PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2840 PRINTER'S NO. 3481
No. 2064 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY BOYD, PYLE, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, ARMSTRONG, RUBLEY,
HICKERNELL, HERMAN, YUDICHAK, YOUNGBLOOD, E. Z. TAYLOR,
TIGUE, GINGRICH, MACKERETH, KOTIK, MUNDY, CRAHALLA, GOOD,
SONNEY, THOMAS, MILLARD, ARGALL, DALLY, KIRKLAND, B. SMITH,
DENLINGER, SCHRODER, REICHLEY AND SIPTROTH, OCTOBER 17, 2005
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, FEBRUARY 1, 2006
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of February 1, 1966 (1965 P.L.1656, No.581),
2 entitled "An act concerning boroughs, and revising, amending
3 and consolidating the law relating to boroughs," further
4 providing for intergovernmental cooperation, joint ownership
5 and maintenance.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 2711 of the act of February 1, 1966 (1965
9 P.L.1656, No.581), known as The Borough Code, is amended to
10 read:
11 Section 2711. Intergovernmental Cooperation, Joint Ownership
12 and Maintenance.--[Any two or more boroughs, or a borough with
13 any city or township, or a borough with a county, may jointly
14 acquire property for, and operate and maintain, any recreation
15 places. Any borough or boroughs shall have power to join with
16 any school district in equipping, operating and maintaining
17 recreation places, and may appropriate money therefor.] (a) For
1 the purpose of acquiring property for, creating, equipping,
2 operating and OR maintaining a park, playground, playfield, <--
3 gymnasium, public bath, swimming pool or indoor recreation
4 center or public recreation area and facility to serve the <--
5 residents of the borough SIMILAR FACILITY OR PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC <--
6 USE, the borough may cooperate or join with any one or more of
7 any of the following:
8 (1) A local government in accordance with 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 23
9 Subch. A (relating to intergovernmental cooperation).
10 (2) A nonprofit corporation.
11 (b) A borough cooperating or joining with a nonprofit
12 corporation in the construction, equipping and maintenance of a <--
13 recreational facility, AS AUTHORIZED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) AND <--
14 except as otherwise provided by law, shall comply with
15 applicable statutory requirements governing competitive bidding,
16 written or telephonic price quotations and execution of
17 contracts.
18 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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