§ 6006. Purposes and powers; general
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 64 Pa.C.S.A. Public Authorities and Quasi-Public CorporationsEffective: February 5, 2004
Effective: February 5, 2004
64 Pa.C.S.A. § 6006
§ 6006. Purposes and powers; general
(a) General powers.--An authority created and continued by this chapter shall exercise the public powers of the Commonwealth as an agency for the purpose, without limitation, by itself or by agreement in cooperation with others, of acquiring, holding, developing, designing, constructing, improving, maintaining, managing, operating, financing, furnishing, fixturing, equipping, repairing, leasing or subleasing, either in the capacity of lessor or lessee or sublessor or sublessee, and owning a convention center or parts of a convention center.
(6) To acquire, hold, develop, design, construct, improve, maintain, manage, operate, furnish, fixture, equip, repair, own, lease or sublease a convention center or parts of a convention center and to make, enter into and award contracts with any person, association, partnership or corporation for the development, design, financing, construction, improvement, maintenance, operation, management, furnishing, fixturing, equipping and repair of a convention center or parts of a convention center.
(10) To borrow money for the purpose of paying the costs of any project and to evidence the debt; make and issue negotiable bonds of the authority; secure the payment of the bonds, or any part of the bonds, by pledge or deed of trust of its revenue, rentals, receipts and contract rights; make contracts with the purchasers or holders of bonds or with other obligees of the authority in connection with any bonds, whether issued or to be issued, as the authority deems advisable; obtain credit enhancement or liquidity facilities in connection with any bonds as the authority determines to be advantageous; and, in general, provide for the security for bonds and the rights of the holders of bonds.
(13) To have the power of eminent domain within a city of the first class. Any condemnation by the authority shall be in the manner provided by the act of June 22, 1964 (Sp.Sess., P.L. 84, No. 6),1 known as the Eminent Domain Code.
(19) To appoint all officers, agents and employees required for the performance of its duties and fix and determine their qualifications, duties and compensation and retain or employ other agents or consultants, including architects, auditors, engineers, private counsel and private consultants, on a contract basis or otherwise for rendering professional or technical services and advice.
(21) To appoint and fix the compensation of chief counsel and assistant counsel to provide it with legal assistance, for which purpose the authority shall not be considered either an executive agency or an independent agency for the purpose of the act of October 15, 1980 (P.L. 950, No. 164),2 known as the Commonwealth Attorneys Act, but shall possess the same status for such purpose as the Auditor General, State Treasurer and the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, except that the provisions of section 204(b) and (f)3 of the Commonwealth Attorneys Act shall not apply to the authority, and, notwithstanding the provisions of 42 Pa.C.S. § 8525 (relating to legal assistance), the authority through its counsel shall defend actions brought against the authority and its officers and employees when acting within the scope of their official duties.
(c) Limitation.--The authority shall have no power to pledge the credit or taxing powers of the Commonwealth, a political subdivision or a city, nor shall any of its obligations be deemed obligations of the Commonwealth, a political subdivision or a city, nor shall the Commonwealth, a political subdivision or a city be liable for the payment of principal or interest on the obligations.
Credits
2004, Feb. 5, P.L. 7, No. 3, § 2, effective Feb. 5, 2004.
Footnotes
26 P.S. § 1-101 et seq. (repealed); see now, 26 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq.
71 P.S. § 732-101 et seq.
71 P.S. § 732-204.
64 Pa.C.S.A. § 6006, PA ST 64 Pa.C.S.A. § 6006
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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