SENATE AMENDED PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 905, 1512 PRINTER'S NO. 2263
No. 815 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY RYAN, PERZEL, DeWEESE, FEESE, BLAUM AND GANNON, FEBRUARY 26, 2001
SENATOR BRIGHTBILL, RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, IN SENATE, AS AMENDED, JUNE 18, 2001
AN ACT 1 Amending Title 1 (General Provisions) of the Pennsylvania 2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for notice for local 3 or special legislation; REESTABLISHING THE BOARD OF <-- 4 COMMISSIONERS ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS; AND MAKING REPEALS. 5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 6 hereby enacts as follows: 7 Section 1. Section 1102(a) and (e) of Title 1 of the 8 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read: 9 § 1102. Publication of notice of application for local or 10 special legislation. 11 (a) General rule.--No local or special bill[, either] to 12 [repeal or] enact a local or special statute, shall be passed by 13 the General Assembly, unless notice of the intention to apply 14 therefor shall be published, once a week for four successive 15 weeks, in not less than two newspapers of general circulation, 16 and also in the legal journal, if any, published in the county 17 or in each of the several counties where the matter or thing
1 affected may be. Where the matter or thing affected is in a 2 municipality, publication shall be made in two newspapers of 3 general circulation published in such municipality, if any, and, 4 if none, then in two newspapers published in the county, and, in 5 either event, also in the legal journal, if any, published in 6 the county. Where only one newspaper of general circulation is 7 published in a county or in a municipality, publication in such 8 one newspaper and in the legal journal, if any, shall be deemed 9 sufficient. 10 * * * 11 (e) Exception from notice requirement.--Notice shall not be 12 required to be given under this section of a proposal to repeal 13 a local or special statute by [a] any of the following: 14 (1) A general bill which codifies, compiles or revises 15 the law or any part thereof. 16 (2) A bill which: 17 (i) only eliminates obsolete statutory provisions; 18 and 19 (ii) makes specific reference in its title to that 20 elimination. 21 SECTION 2. TITLE 1 IS AMENDED BY ADDING A PART TO READ: <-- 22 PART VII. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 23 CHAPTER 24 31. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS 25 CHAPTER 31 26 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS 27 SEC. 28 3101. DEFINITIONS. 29 3102. BOARD ESTABLISHED. 30 3103. POWERS AND DUTIES. 20010H0815B2263 - 2 -
1 § 3101. DEFINITIONS. 2 THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND PHRASES WHEN USED IN THIS CHAPTER 3 SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM IN THIS SECTION: 4 "BOARD." THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS. 5 § 3102. BOARD ESTABLISHED. 6 (A) ESTABLISHMENT.--THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ON UNIFORM 7 STATE LAWS IS REESTABLISHED WITHIN THE OFFICE OF GENERAL 8 COUNSEL. 9 (B) COMPOSITION.--THE BOARD SHALL BE COMPOSED OF SEVEN 10 COMMISSIONERS, LEARNED IN THE LAW: 11 (1) THE GOVERNOR SHALL APPOINT THREE COMMISSIONERS. 12 (2) THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE SHALL 13 APPOINT ONE COMMISSIONER. 14 (3) THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SHALL 15 APPOINT ONE COMMISSIONER. 16 (4) THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL SERVE AS AN EX OFFICIO 17 COMMISSIONER. 18 (5) THE GENERAL COUNSEL SHALL SERVE AS AN EX OFFICIO 19 COMMISSIONER. 20 (C) TERMS.-- 21 (1) A COMMISSIONER UNDER SUBSECTION (B)(1) SHALL SERVE A 22 TERM OF FOUR YEARS, CALCULATED FROM THE DATE OF APPOINTMENT. 23 (2) A COMMISSIONER UNDER SUBSECTION (B)(2) OR (3) SHALL 24 SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY. 25 (D) OFFICERS.--THE GENERAL COUNSEL SHALL SERVE AS CHAIRMAN 26 OF THE BOARD. 27 (E) QUORUM.--FOUR COMMISSIONERS CONSTITUTE A QUORUM. 28 § 3103. POWERS AND DUTIES. 29 THE BOARD HAS THE FOLLOWING POWERS AND DUTIES: 30 (1) TO EXAMINE SUBJECTS IT DEEMS NECESSARY. 20010H0815B2263 - 3 -
1 (2) TO ASCERTAIN THE BEST MEANS TO EFFECT AN 2 ASSIMILATION AND UNIFORMITY OF STATE LEGISLATION THROUGHOUT 3 THE UNITED STATES ON THE SUBJECTS EXAMINED UNDER PARAGRAPH 4 (1). 5 (3) TO MEET WITH THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF 6 COMMISSIONERS ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS, AT ANNUAL AND OTHER 7 SESSIONS, TO: 8 (I) PROMOTE UNIFORMITY OF STATE LEGISLATION IN THE 9 UNITED STATES; AND 10 (II) JOIN THE CONFERENCE IN MEASURES DEEMED MOST 11 EXPEDIENT TO ADVANCE THE OBJECTIVE OF PARAGRAPHS (1) AND 12 (2). 13 SECTION 3. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ON UNIFORM 14 STATE LAWS ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT SHALL CONTINUE AS 15 COMMISSIONERS FOR THE BALANCE OF THEIR TERMS. 16 SECTION 4. THE FOLLOWING ACTS AND PARTS OF ACTS ARE REPEALED 17 TO THE EXTENT SPECIFIED: 18 SECTION 1 OF THE ACT OF APRIL 20, 1917 (P.L.90, NO.55), 19 ENTITLED "AN ACT VALIDATING, TO THE EXTENT ONLY THAT WORK HAS 20 BEEN ACTUALLY DONE, CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO BY ANY COUNTY UNDER 21 THE ACT OF ASSEMBLY DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL, APPROVED MAY 22 ELEVENTH, ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND NINE, ENTITLED 'AN ACT 23 PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF 24 PUBLIC HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, AND TUNNELS IN THE SEVERAL COUNTIES OF 25 THIS COMMONWEALTH; AUTHORIZING THE TAKING OF PROPERTY FOR SUCH 26 IMPROVEMENT, AND PROVIDING FOR THE COMPENSATION THEREFOR AND THE 27 DAMAGES RESULTING FROM SUCH TAKING; PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF 28 THE COSTS AND EXPENSES INCURRED IN SUCH CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, 29 AND MAINTENANCE; AND AUTHORIZING THE LEVY OF A TAX AND THE 30 ISSUANCE OF BONDS TO PROVIDE A FUND FOR SAID PURPOSE,' AND 20010H0815B2263 - 4 -
1 PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT BY THE COUNTY OF SUCH WORK AS WAS DONE
2 PRIOR TO THE DATE ON WHICH SAID ACT WAS DECLARED
3 UNCONSTITUTIONAL BY THE SUPREME COURT," ABSOLUTELY.
4 SECTION 202 OF THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1923 (P.L.498, NO.274),
5 KNOWN AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, TO THE EXTENT THAT IT PLACES
6 THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS IN THE
7 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
8 SECTIONS 404 AND 910 OF THE ACT OF APRIL 9, 1929 (P.L.177,
9 NO.175), KNOWN AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF 1929, ABSOLUTELY.
10 Section 2 5. This act shall take effect immediately. <--
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