PRINTER'S NO. 581
No. 458 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY KAUFFMAN, CALTAGIRONE, GEORGE, M. KELLER, KILLION,
McILHATTAN, RAPP, ROCK, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO AND SIPTROTH,
MARCH 6, 2007
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MARCH 6, 2007
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), entitled, as
2 reenacted and amended, "An act concerning townships of the
3 second class; and amending, revising, consolidating and
4 changing the law relating thereto," further providing for
5 appropriations for hospitals and for tourism promotion
6 agencies.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Sections 1526 and 1544 of the act of May 1, 1933
10 (P.L.103, No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code,
11 reenacted and amended November 9, 1995 (P.L.350, No.60), are
12 amended to read:
13 Section 1526. Hospitals.--The board of supervisors may
14 appropriate [not exceeding one dollar ($1) for each township
15 resident] moneys each year toward the erection, maintenance or
16 support of any medical center or hospital building facilities.
17 If the total cost of the purchase or erection exceeds one
18 hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), approval by the appropriate
19 health planning agency is required. [The number of residents is
1 determined from the latest official census.]
2 Section 1544. Tourist Promotion Agencies.--The board of
3 supervisors may appropriate moneys [not in excess of ten cents
4 (10¢) for each resident of the township, as determined by the
5 latest official census,] to any tourist promotion agency, as
6 defined in the act of April 28, 1961 (P.L.111, No.50), known as
7 the "Tourist Promotion Law," to assist the agencies in carrying
8 out tourist promotional activities.
9 Section 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2008.
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