Pennsylvania Act 2004-16 — URBAN REDEVELOPMENT LAW - FURTHER DEFINING "CITY"

Act text

Session of 2004

No. 2004-16

HB 349

AN ACT

Amending the act of May 24, 1945 (P.L.991, No.385), entitled "An act to promote elimination of blighted areas and supply sanitary housing in areas throughout the Commonwealth; by declaring acquisition, sound replanning and redevelopment of such areas to be for the promotion of health, safety, convenience and welfare; creating public bodies corporate and politic to be known as Redevelopment Authorities; authorizing them to engage in the elimination of blighted areas and to plan and contract with private, corporate or governmental redevelopers for their redevelopment; providing for the organization of such authorities; defining and providing for the exercise of their powers and duties, including the acquisition of property by purchase, gift or eminent domain; the leasing and selling of property, including borrowing money, issuing bonds and other obligations, and giving security therefor; restricting the interest of members and employes of authorities; providing for notice and hearing; supplying certain mandatory provisions to be inserted in contracts with redevelopers; prescribing the remedies of obligees of redevelopment authorities; conferring certain duties upon local planning commissions, the governing bodies of cities and counties, and on certain State officers, boards and departments," further defining "city."

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 3(c) of the act of May 24, 1945 (P.L.991, No.385), known as the Urban Redevelopment Law, is amended to read:

Section 3. Definitions.--The following terms where used in this act, shall have the following meanings, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning.

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(c) "City."--Any city of the first, second, second class A or third class. The term shall also include any borough with a population large enough for the borough to qualify for a charter as a city, separately from any town, township or other borough, under section 201 of the act of June 23, 1931 (P.L.932, No.317) , known as "The Third Class City Code," for all purposes of this act. "The city" shall mean the particular city or such qualified borough for which a particular Authority is created.

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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.

APPROVED--The 24th day of March, A. D. 2004.

EDWARD G. RENDELL