Pennsylvania Act 1997-36 — FIRST CLASS TOWNSHIP CODE, THE - AMEND TAPPING FEES ASSESSMENT

Act text

Session of 1997

No. 1997-36

HB 479

AN ACT

Amending the act of June 24, 1931 (P.L.1206, No.331), entitled "An act concerning townships of the first class; amending, revising, consolidating, and changing the law relating thereto," providing for assessment of tapping fees; and further providing for contracts.

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

Section 1. Section 1502 of the act of June 24, 1931 (P.L.1206, No.331), known as The First Class Township Code, reenacted and amended May 27, 1949 (P.L.1955, No.569), is amended by adding a clause to read:

Section 1502. The corporate power of a township of the first class shall be vested in the board of township commissioners. The board shall have power--

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LXXVII. Assessment of Tapping Fees. To enact, amend and repeal ordinances charging certain enumerated fees to property owners who desire to or are required to connect to any water or sewer system owned or operated by the township, or who desire to increase their usages of such systems, including connection fees, customer facility fees and tapping fees, in accordance with the conditions and restrictions provided in clause (t) of subsection B of section 4 of the act of May 2, 1945 (P.L.382, No.164), known as the "Municipality Authorities Act of 1945." No township may charge any tapping, connection or other similar fee as a condition of connection to a township-owned sewer or water system unless the fee is calculated as provided in the applicable provisions of the "Municipality Authorities Act of 1945."

Section 2. Section 1802(d) of the act is amended by adding a clause to read:

Section 1802. General Regulations Concerning Contracts.--* * *

(d) The contracts or purchases made by the commissioners which shall not require advertising, bidding or price quotations, as hereinbefore provided, are as follows:

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(3.1) Those for used equipment, articles, apparatus, appliances, vehicles or parts thereof being purchased from a public utility.

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Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.

APPROVED--The 25th day of June, A. D. 1997.

THOMAS J. RIDGE