THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY ROSS, BOYD, SAYLOR, SWANGER, TALLMAN, MICOZZIE AND MURT, DECEMBER 20, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON URBAN AFFAIRS, DECEMBER 20, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending the act of July 10, 1987 (P.L.246, No.47), entitled "An

act empowering the Department of Community Affairs to declare

certain municipalities as financially distressed; providing

for the restructuring of debt of financially distressed

municipalities; limiting the ability of financially

distressed municipalities to obtain government funding;

authorizing municipalities to participate in Federal debt

adjustment actions and bankruptcy actions under certain

circumstances; and providing for consolidation or merger of

contiguous municipalities to relieve financial distress,"

defining "arbitration settlement."

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 103 of the act of July 10, 1987 (P.L.246,

No.47), known as the Municipalities Financial Recovery Act, is

amended by adding a definition to read:

Section 103.  Definitions.

The following words and phrases when used in this act shall

have the meanings given to them in this section unless the

context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Arbitration settlement."  Adjustment or settlement of a

collective bargaining grievance or dispute. The term includes an

arbitration award or other determination.

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Section 2.  The addition of the definition of "arbitration

settlement" in section 103 of the act shall apply retroactively

to September 8, 1987.

Section 3.  This act shall take effect immediately.