PRINTER'S NO. 246
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
275
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY MEHAFFIE, KINSEY, SOLOMON, ULLMAN, FREEMAN, RYAN,
MURT, MILLARD, ROTHMAN, PICKETT AND SAYLOR, JANUARY 29, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 29, 2019
AN ACT
Amending the act of July 10, 1987 (P.L.246, No.47), entitled "An
act empowering the Department of Community and Economic
Development to assist municipalities in avoiding financial
distress; 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; authorizing certain taxes; and providing for
the disincorporation of municipalities and the establishment
of unincorporated service districts," in Early Intervention
Program, further providing for definitions, for program
objectives and for authorization; in municipal financial
distress, further providing for limitation of status; and
making an editorial change.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The heading of Chapter 1-A of the act of July 10,
1987 (P.L.246, No.47), known as the Municipalities Financial
Recovery Act, is amended to read:
CHAPTER 1-A
[EARLY INTERVENTION] STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PLANNING PROGRAM
Section 2. The definition of "program" in section 101-A of
the act is amended to read:
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Section 101-A. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
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"Program." The [Early Intervention] Strategic Management
Planning Program established by this chapter.
Section 3. Sections 102-A introductory paragraph, 103-A and
254(a)(2)(i) of the act are amended to read:
Section 102-A. Program objectives.
The [Early Intervention] Strategic Management Planning
Program established by this chapter provides a municipality with
a preemptive step for the purpose of seeking guidance and
assistance from the Commonwealth to develop long-term financial
management, administrative, service delivery and economic
development strategies that the municipality can implement to
avert a fiscal crisis and provide fiscal stability. The specific
objectives of the [Early Intervention] Strategic Management
Planning Program include the following and are meant to:
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Section 103-A. Authorization.
The [Early Intervention] Strategic Management Planning
Program is established to authorize the center to provide
guidance and assistance through grants to a municipality seeking
to ensure fiscal stability by developing and implementing long-
term financial, managerial and economic development strategies.
Section 254. Limitation of status.
(a) Termination date.--
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(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to:
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(i) prohibit a municipality from participating in
[an early intervention program] the Strategic Management
Planning Program as provided in Chapter 1-A or reentering
distressed status in accordance with this act after a
termination of status in accordance with this subchapter.
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Section 4. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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