PRINTER'S NO. 2514
No. 1959 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY TULLI, GANNON, LAUGHLIN, FLEAGLE, BELARDI, WILT,
TIGUE, CORRIGAN, WOJNAROSKI, MELIO, TRELLO, STABACK, WALKO,
SEYFERT AND BENNINGHOFF, OCTOBER 28, 1997
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, OCTOBER 28, 1997
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of May 2, 1945 (P.L.382, No.164), entitled "An
2 act providing for the incorporation as bodies corporate and
3 politic of 'Authorities' for municipalities, counties and
4 townships; prescribing the rights, powers and duties of such
5 Authorities heretofore or hereafter incorporated; authorizing
6 such Authorities to acquire, construct, improve, maintain and
7 operate projects, and to borrow money and issue bonds
8 therefor; providing for the payment of such bonds, and
9 prescribing the rights of the holders thereof; conferring the
10 right of eminent domain on such Authorities; authorizing such
11 Authorities to enter into contracts with and to accept grants
12 from the Federal Government or any agency thereof; and
13 conferring exclusive jurisdiction on certain courts over
14 rates," further providing for powers of an authority.
15 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
16 hereby enacts as follows:
17 Section 1. Subsection B of section 4 of the act of May 2,
18 1945 (P.L.382, No.164), known as the Municipality Authorities
19 Act of 1945, is amended by adding a clause to read:
20 Section 4. Purposes and Powers; General.--* * *
21 B. Every Authority is hereby granted, and shall have and may
22 exercise all powers necessary or convenient for the carrying out
23 of the aforesaid purposes, including but without limiting the
1 generality of the foregoing, the following rights and powers:
2 * * *
3 (h.3) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act,
4 no Authority that provides water service shall have the power to
5 impose a standby charge on owners of residential, commercial or
6 industrial structures equipped with automatic fire protection
7 systems.
8 (2) This clause shall not prevent an Authority from charging
9 for the actual cost of a water main connection required for
10 installation of an automatic fire protection system.
11 (3) The term "standby charge," as used in this clause, shall
12 mean an amount however styled, in addition to the regular rate,
13 assessed against the owner of a structure for the reason that
14 the structure is equipped with an automatic fire protection
15 system.
16 * * *
17 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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