PRINTER'S NO. 3487
No. 2587 Session of 1982
INTRODUCED BY COCHRAN, STAIRS AND F. E. TAYLOR, JUNE 9, 1982
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, JUNE 9, 1982
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of May 6, 1968 (P.L.117, No.61), entitled, as
2 amended, "An act providing for grants to be made by the
3 Commonwealth for the construction, rehabilitation,
4 alteration, expansion, or improvement of certain site
5 development facilities and assistance in the acquisition of
6 land located in designated impoverished urban areas; imposing
7 duties and powers on the Secretary of Commerce and the
8 Department of Commerce; and making an appropriation,"
9 providing for economically distressed counties and
10 communities and department regulations.
11 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12 hereby enacts as follows:
13 Section 1. The act of May 6, 1968 (P.L.117, No.61), known as
14 the "Site Development Act," is amended by adding a section to
15 read:
16 Section 4.1. Economically Distressed Counties, Economically
17 Distressed Communities.--In the case of applications from
18 economically distressed counties or economically distressed
19 communities as defined by department regulations, the amount of
20 any project grant made under the authority of section 3 shall
21 not exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000).
22 Section 2. Section 5 of the act is amended to read:
1 Section 5. Departmental Regulations.--The secretary is
2 hereby authorized to promulgate necessary rules and regulations,
3 and prescribe conditions and procedures to effectuate the grant
4 program authorized herein, except for rules and regulations
5 which would require a local matching financial contribution
6 representing a percentage of the actual amount of the grant
7 awarded when the applicant is an economically distress county or
8 economically distressed community as defined by department
9 regulations, in order to assure compliance with the stated
10 policy and objectives of this act. In the administration of this
11 program no grant shall be made in connection with any project
12 unless it is determined that the project:
13 (1) Will aid directly in the industrial development or travel
14 development of the community;
15 (2) Is directly related to an industrial or travel
16 development site;
17 (3) Is not inconsistent with an existing development plan for
18 the municipality;
19 (4) Could not otherwise be financed;
20 (5) Will strengthen the income-producing capability of the
21 municipality, and
22 (6) Is necessary to orderly community development.
23 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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