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PRINTER'S NO. 1850
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1450
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY FREEMAN, JAMES, SCHLOSSBERG, MURT, MATZIE,
BULLOCK, LONGIETTI, DRISCOLL, D. COSTA, KINSEY, V. BROWN,
SIMMONS, McNEILL, THOMAS, SOLOMON AND ROZZI, MAY 25, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MAY 25, 2017
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, 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
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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.
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