PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 397 PRINTER'S NO. 1471
No. 382 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY TILGHMAN, FEBRUARY 6, 1997
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, NOVEMBER 17, 1997
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 28, 1953 (P.L.723, No.230), entitled,
2 as amended, "An act relating to counties of the second class
3 and second class A; amending, revising, consolidating and
4 changing the laws relating thereto," providing counties of
5 the second class A with the power to make grants to
6 townships, boroughs and nonprofit corporations ORGANIZATIONS <--
7 for parks, recreation areas, open space projects and such
8 other outdoor projects and for historic and museum projects.
9 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10 hereby enacts as follows:
11 Section 1. Section 2199.12 of the act of July 28, 1953
12 (P.L.723, No.230), known as the Second Class County Code, is
13 amended to read:
14 Section 2199.12. Appropriations to Municipalities for Parks,
15 Recreation Areas, etc.--The board of commissioners of any county
16 of the second class A may appropriate from county funds moneys
17 for grants to assist boroughs or townships within the county as
18 well as nonprofit corporations ORGANIZATIONS in the purchase <--
19 [or], acquisition, improvement, equipping or landscaping,
20 including the planting of shrubs and shade trees, of lands [or],
1 buildings [or both] and facilities, and in the case of buildings
2 and facilities, demolition of such, for parks, recreation areas,
3 open space projects and other such outdoor projects and for
4 historic or museum projects. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, <--
5 THE TERM "NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS" SHALL MEAN ENTITIES WHICH ARE
6 TAX EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF
7 1986, (PUBLIC LAW 99-514, 26 U.S.C. § 501(A)) AS AMENDED (OR ANY
8 SUCCESSOR PROVISION THERETO); NOT OPERATED FOR PROFIT; AND
9 ORGANIZED TO:
10 (1) PRESERVE OR CONSERVE OPEN SPACE, NATURAL RESOURCES OR
11 NATURAL HABITATS;
12 (2) PROMOTE OUTDOOR RECREATION AND THE ACQUISITION AND
13 DEVELOPMENT OF FACILITIES RELATED THERETO; OR
14 (3) PRESERVE SITES OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE.
15 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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