PRINTER'S NO. 1674
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1543
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY ZIMMERMAN, T. DAVIS, ROZZI, GREINER, HILL-EVANS,
MALONEY, JONES AND MILLARD, JUNE 3, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, JUNE 3, 2021
AN ACT
Amending Title 11 (Cities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in city engineer, further providing for appointment
of city engineer, providing for waiver and further providing
for control of engineering matters, for duties, for
certifying commencement and completion of municipal
improvements and for entering upon property for surveys; in
surveys and surface support in coal mining areas, further
providing for survey of mines and for operators to furnish
maps and contents; and, in corporate powers, further
providing for regulation of division fences, party walls and
foundations.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 11501 of Title 11 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 11501. Appointment of city [engineer] engineers.
[Council shall provide for the manner of appointment and
compensation of the city engineer. The] Subject to section
11501.1 (relating to waiver), council shall appoint, through a
competitive bid process, and determine the compensation of at
least two city engineers. A city engineer shall be a registered
professional engineer in this Commonwealth and shall serve at
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