THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY CALTAGIRONE, CREIGHTON, DAY, DONATUCCI, GEIST, GILLESPIE, GODSHALL, MAHONEY, MURT, STURLA, SWANGER AND YOUNGBLOOD, AUGUST 10, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, AUGUST 10, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

Statutes, further providing for specific powers of department

and local authorities.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 6109(h) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:

§ 6109.  Specific powers of department and local authorities.

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(h)  Delegation of powers in cities of the second and third 

class.--

(1)  Notwithstanding any contrary provision of 53 Pa.C.S.

Ch. 55 or this title, beginning on January 1, 2005, the

parking authority of a city of the second class shall enforce

and administer all ordinances and resolutions enacted or

adopted by the city of the second class pursuant to the

powers specified under subsection (a)(1) and those certain

stopping, standing and parking provisions provided in

sections 3351 (relating to stopping, standing and parking

outside [of] business and residence districts), 3353

(relating to prohibitions in specified places) and 3354

(relating to additional parking regulations).

(1.1)  Notwithstanding a provision of 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 55

or this title to the contrary, beginning on January 1, 2012,

the parking authority of a city of the third class may

enforce and administer ordinances and resolutions enacted or

adopted by the city of the third class under the powers

specified under subsection (a)(1) and those certain stopping,

standing and parking provisions provided in sections 3351,

3353 and 3354.

(2)  Beginning on March 1, 2005, the parking authority of

a city of the second class shall enter into an agreement with

the city of the second class for the transfer of a portion of

the fines, penalties and costs collected pursuant to this

subsection, which the parking authority board deems

reasonable, to the city of the second class.

(2.1)  Beginning on March 1, 2012, the parking authority

of a city of the third class may enter into an agreement with

the city of the third class for the transfer of a portion of

the fines, penalties and costs collected under this

subsection, which the parking authority board deems

reasonable, to the city of the third class.

(3)  As used in this subsection, the following words and

phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this

paragraph:

"Administer."  To provide any services or materials

necessary to enforce any ordinance or resolution enacted in

order to regulate or prohibit the stopping, standing or

parking of motor vehicles in a city of the second class or

those certain stopping, standing and parking provisions

provided in sections 3351, 3353 and 3354, including, but not

limited to:

(i)  The installation and maintenance of all

equipment, including parking meters, on and along

highways, streets and roadways.

(ii)  The installation and maintenance of all

signage, including signage for handicapped parking,

residential permit parking and loading areas, on and

along highways, streets and roadways.

(iii)  The operation and management of any

handicapped parking, residential parking and loading area

permit programs.

(iv)  The adjudication of all disputed parking

violation notices or citations issued through enforcement

by the parking authority in a city of the second class.

"Enforce."  The issuance of parking violation notices or

citations, the immobilization, towing and impoundment of

motor vehicles and the collection of fines, penalties and

costs, including independent collection agency fees, for

violations of any ordinance or resolution enacted in order to

regulate or prohibit the stopping, standing or parking of

motor vehicles in a city of the second class and those

certain stopping, standing and parking provisions provided in

sections 3351, 3353 and 3354.

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