THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY FREEMAN, CUTLER, FARRY, BEAR, B. BOYLE, BRADFORD, CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL, CAUSER, CHRISTIANA, DeLUCA, FABRIZIO, FLECK, FRANKEL, GEIST, GIBBONS, HARKINS, HENNESSEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, JOSEPHS, W. KELLER, KORTZ, KOTIK, KULA, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MANN, MIRABITO, MURT, MUSTIO, MYERS, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PASHINSKI, PAYTON, READSHAW, SANTARSIERO, SCAVELLO, K. SMITH, STABACK, STERN AND WAGNER, JANUARY 27, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 27, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending the act of April 23, 2002 (P.L.298, No.39), entitled

"An act providing for a commercial downtown enhancement

program to be administered by the Department of Community and

Economic Development," further providing for the duration of

grants.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 3(b) of the act of April 23, 2002 (P.L.

298, No.39), known as the Main Street Act, amended October 9,

2008 (P.L.1361, No.99), is amended to read:

Section 3.  Program.

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(b)  Requirements.--The program shall at a minimum include

the following components:

(1)  Basic grants, for up to five years, and, upon

approval by the department, an additional period of up to

five years for administrative costs associated with the

hiring of a manager.

(2)  Downtown reinvestment grants for infrastructure and

structural improvements within the established commercial

downtown, including streets, streetlights, trees, housing,

commercial and residential facades and sidewalks or other

pedestrian-oriented features.

(3)  Plans for marketing and promoting the established

commercial downtown within the Main Street area.

(3.1)  Plans for marketing and promoting residential

opportunities within the Main Street area.

(4)  Plans to leverage additional private and public

investment in the Main Street area.

(5)  Plans to address social or economic concerns within

the Main Street area.

(6)  Plans, to the greatest extent possible, to achieve

consistency with existing revitalization efforts.

(7)  An assessment of the potential need for the

following components:

(i)  The establishment of a neighborhood improvement

district as defined in the act of December 20, 2000 (P.L.

949, No.130), known as the Neighborhood Improvement

District Act.

(ii)  A review of local comprehensive plans and

zoning and other land use ordinances to foster the

viability of the Main Street area.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.