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| PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 391, 1039 | PRINTER'S NO. 2093 |
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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY PILEGGI, ALLOWAY, EICHELBERGER, ERICKSON, ORIE, FONTANA, YAW, SOLOBAY, WAUGH, RAFFERTY, SMUCKER, FOLMER, EARLL, PIPPY, MENSCH AND BROWNE, FEBRUARY 4, 2011 |
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| AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, APRIL 3, 2012 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania |
2 | Consolidated Statutes, in municipalities municipal | <-- |
3 | authorities, further providing for money. |
4 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5 | hereby enacts as follows: |
6 | Section 1. Section 5612 of Title 53 of the Pennsylvania |
7 | Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read: |
8 | § 5612. Money of authority. |
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10 | (a.1) Prohibition.-- |
11 | (1) Money of the authority may not be used for any |
12 | grant, loan or other expenditure for any purpose other than a |
13 | service or project directly related to the mission or purpose |
14 | of the authority as set forth in the articles of |
15 | incorporation or in the resolution or ordinance establishing |
16 | the authority under section 5603 (relating to method of |
17 | incorporation). |
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1 | (2) A ratepayer to an authority shall have a cause of |
2 | action in the court of common pleas where the authority is |
3 | located to seek the return of money expended in violation of |
4 | paragraph (1) from the recipient. |
5 | (3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the following: | <-- |
6 | (i) A monetary contribution to a nonprofit community |
7 | organization or activity that does not exceed $1,000. |
8 | (ii) An in-kind service, including the provision of |
9 | water or other resources to a nonprofit community |
10 | organization or activity, the value of which does not |
11 | exceed $1,000. |
12 | (iii) An agreement for the joint purchase and use of |
13 | equipment. |
14 | (iv) An agreement for the sharing of equipment |
15 | during emergency situations. |
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17 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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