PRINTER'S NO. 928
No. 796 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY MARSICO, BALDWIN, BROWNE, CAPPELLI, CREIGHTON,
DALLY, DeWEESE, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GEIST, GEORGE, GILLESPIE,
HARHAI, HARPER, HERSHEY, HORSEY, KOTIK, McNAUGHTON,
R. MILLER, S. MILLER, PAYNE, RUBLEY, SAYLOR, SCHRODER,
B. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STEIL, STURLA, E. Z. TAYLOR AND TIGUE,
MARCH 10, 2003
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MARCH 10, 2003
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), entitled,
2 as amended, "An act to empower cities of the second class A,
3 and third class, boroughs, incorporated towns, townships of
4 the first and second classes including those within a county
5 of the second class and counties of the second through eighth
6 classes, individually or jointly, to plan their development
7 and to govern the same by zoning, subdivision and land
8 development ordinances, planned residential development and
9 other ordinances, by official maps, by the reservation of
10 certain land for future public purpose and by the acquisition
11 of such land; to promote the conservation of energy through
12 the use of planning practices and to promote the effective
13 utilization of renewable energy sources; providing for the
14 establishment of planning commissions, planning departments,
15 planning committees and zoning hearing boards, authorizing
16 them to charge fees, make inspections and hold public
17 hearings; providing for mediation; providing for transferable
18 development rights; providing for appropriations, appeals to
19 courts and penalties for violations; and repealing acts and
20 parts of acts," further defining "multimunicipal plan."
21 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
22 hereby enacts as follows:
23 Section 1. The definition of "multimunicipal plan" in
24 section 107(a) of the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247),
25 known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code,
1 reenacted and amended December 21, 1988 (P.L.1329, No.170) and
2 added June 22, 2000 (P.L.483, No.67), is amended to read:
3 Section 107. Definitions.--(a) The following words and
4 phrases when used in this act shall have the meanings given to
5 them in this subsection unless the context clearly indicates
6 otherwise:
7 * * *
8 "Multimunicipal plan," a plan developed and adopted by any
9 number of contiguous municipalities, including a joint municipal
10 plan as authorized by this act[.], except that all of the
11 municipalities particpating in the plan need not be contiguous,
12 if all of them are within the same school district.
13 * * *
14 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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