HOUSE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1220 PRINTER'S NO. 2607
No. 1048 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY CORMAN, RHOADES, PECORA, STOUT AND AFFLERBACH,
JUNE 12, 1989
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
NOVEMBER 14, 1990
AN ACT
1 Repealing section 2.2 of AMENDING the act of May 29, 1935 <--
2 (P.L.244, No.102), entitled "An act creating a Local
3 Government Commission to study and report on functions of
4 local government; their allocation and elimination; the cost
5 of local government and means of reducing it; and the
6 consolidation of local government; and making an
7 appropriation," FURTHER PROVIDING FOR REGULATIONS AND <--
8 REPEALING PROVISIONS relating to responsibility for printing.
9 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10 hereby enacts as follows:
11 Section 1. Section 2.2 of the act of May 29, 1935 (P.L.244, <--
12 No.102), referred to as the Local Government Commission Law, is
13 repealed.
14 SECTION 1. SECTION 2.1(B) OF THE ACT OF MAY 29, 1935 <--
15 (P.L.244, NO.102), REFERRED TO AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
16 COMMISSION LAW, AMENDED FEBRUARY 22, 1978 (P.L.5, NO.2), IS
17 AMENDED TO READ:
18 SECTION 2.1. * * *
19 (B) THE COMMISSION SHALL [PROMULGATE REGULATIONS] ADOPT A
1 STATEMENT OF POLICY RELATING TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE
2 AFOREMENTIONED CODES WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE RESTRICTIONS
3 PLACED UPON OR FIXED FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF OTHER PUBLICATIONS
4 OF THE COMMONWEALTH. INITIALLY, THE COMMISSION SHALL DISTRIBUTE
5 AN UPDATED COPY OF THE APPROPRIATE CODE TO EACH ELECTED OFFICIAL
6 OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNED BY THE SPECIFIC CODE AND
7 SUCH APPOINTED OFFICIALS OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS AS THE
8 COMMISSION IN ITS DISCRETION DEEMS NECESSARY. THEREAFTER THE
9 [REGULATIONS] STATEMENT OF POLICY SHALL PROVIDE FOR FREE
10 DISTRIBUTION UPON REQUEST, OF AT LEAST ONE COPY OF EVERY
11 PUBLICATION PRINTED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THIS ACT TO EACH:
12 1. POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNED BY SUCH CODE;
13 2. COUNTY FOR USE OF ITS LAW LIBRARY;
14 3. MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY;
15 4. LAW SCHOOL LIBRARY WHICH PURSUANT TO RULES OF COURT
16 RECEIVES COPIES OF PRINTED BRIEFS AND RECORDS FILED IN THE
17 SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA;
18 5. STATE LAW LIBRARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA.
19 A STATEMENT OF POLICY ADOPTED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION MAY
20 AMEND, REPEAL, SUSPEND OR REPLACE INCONSISTENT PROVISIONS OF ANY
21 RULE, REGULATION, POLICY, GUIDELINE OR INTERPRETATION PREVIOUSLY
22 PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSION CONCERNING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE
23 AFOREMENTIONED CODES.
24 * * *
25 SECTION 2. SECTION 2.2 OF THE ACT IS REPEALED.
26 Section 2 3. This act shall take effect immediately. <--
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