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        PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2208                      PRINTER'S NO. 3455

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 1674 Session of 2007


        INTRODUCED BY FREEMAN, BEYER, MANN, BLACKWELL, BRENNAN, COHEN,
           FRANKEL, GERGELY, JAMES, KORTZ, KOTIK, MAHONEY, MENSCH,
           R. MILLER, MURT, PASHINSKI, SAINATO, SIPTROTH, SOLOBAY,
           THOMAS, YOUNGBLOOD AND K. SMITH, JULY 3, 2007

        AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON URBAN AFFAIRS, HOUSE OF
           REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MARCH 18, 2008

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of May 28, 1937 (P.L.955, No.265), entitled, as
     2     amended, "An act to promote public health, safety, morals,
     3     and welfare by declaring the necessity of creating public
     4     bodies, corporate and politic, to be known as housing
     5     authorities to engage in slum clearance, and to undertake
     6     projects, to provide dwelling accommodations for persons of
     7     low income; providing for the organization of such housing
     8     authorities; defining their powers and duties; providing for
     9     the exercise of such powers, including the acquisition of
    10     property by purchase, gift or eminent domain, the renting and
    11     selling of property, and including borrowing money, issuing
    12     bonds, and other obligations, and giving security therefor;
    13     prescribing the remedies of obligees of housing authorities;
    14     authorizing housing authorities to enter into agreements,
    15     including agreements with the United States, the
    16     Commonwealth, and political subdivisions and municipalities
    17     thereof; defining the application of zoning, sanitary, and
    18     building laws and regulations to projects built or maintained
    19     by such housing authorities; exempting the property and
    20     securities of such housing authorities from taxation; and
    21     imposing duties and conferring powers upon the State Planning
    22     Board, and certain other State officers and departments,"
    23     further providing for powers of authority.

    24     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    25  hereby enacts as follows:
    26     Section 1.  Section 10(ee) of the act of May 28, 1937
    27  (P.L.955, No.265), known as the Housing Authorities Law, added

     1  October 4, 1978 (P.L.1008, No.215), is amended to read:
     2     Section 10.  Powers of an Authority.--An Authority shall
     3  constitute a public body, corporate and politic, exercising
     4  public powers of the Commonwealth as an agency thereof, which
     5  powers shall include all powers necessary or appropriate to
     6  carry out and effectuate the purpose and provisions of this act,
     7  including the following powers, in addition to others herein
     8  granted:
     9     * * *
    10     (ee)  In a city of the second or third [IN] EXCEPT IN A CITY   <--
    11  OF THE [SECOND] FIRST class, to appoint police officers who
    12  shall [have the same rights, powers and duties as other peace     <--
    13  officers in the Commonwealth] EXERCISE THE SAME POWERS THAT MAY   <--
    14  BE EXERCISED UNDER AUTHORITY OF LAW OR ORDINANCE BY THE POLICE
    15  OF THE MUNICIPALITIES WHEREIN THE AUTHORITY IS LOCATED,
    16  INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE POWERS CONFERRED PURSUANT
    17  TO 42 PA.C.S. CH. 89 SUBCH. D (RELATING TO MUNICIPAL POLICE
    18  JURISDICTION) with respect to the property and enforcing order
    19  on and adjacent to the grounds and buildings of the Authority:
    20  Provided, That said police officers complete the same course of
    21  instruction as is required for municipal police officers by [the  <--
    22  act of June 18, 1974 (P.L.359, No.120), referred to as the
    23  Municipal Police Education and Training Law] 53 PA.C.S. CH. 21    <--
    24  SUBCH. D (RELATING TO MUNICIPAL POLICE EDUCATION AND TRAINING).
    25     * * *
    26     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.



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