§ 4301. Short title of chapter and general provisions
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 62 Pa.C.S.A. Procurement
62 Pa.C.S.A. § 4301
§ 4301. Short title of chapter and general provisions
(b) Legislative findings.--It is hereby determined by the General Assembly to reaffirm the legislative findings contained in the act of November 26, 1978 (P.L. 1303, No. 315),1 known as the Public Facilities Concession Regulation Act, and codified in this chapter:
(1) It is and has been the policy of this Commonwealth to require and encourage public agencies to own and operate a variety of public facilities for the conduct of public business and for the health, education, protection, transportation, recreation, entertainment and cultural advancement of the people of this Commonwealth.
(4) The general welfare of the people of this Commonwealth requires that concessionaires operating in public facilities offer to the public goods and services of good quality at reasonable prices. The General Assembly therefore declares it to be the policy of this Commonwealth that all public officers and agencies should, at all times, make efforts to see that concessionaires in public facilities provide goods and services of high quality at reasonable prices in order to protect the public and encourage use of public facilities.
(d) Purpose of chapter.--This chapter is intended as remedial legislation designed to promote the general welfare, protect the public and encourage full and proper use of public facilities. Each provision of this chapter is intended to receive a liberal construction as will best effectuate those purposes, and no provision is intended to receive a strict or limited construction.
Credits
1998, May 15, P.L. 358, No. 57, § 1, effective in 180 days.
Footnotes
69 P.S. § 2501 et seq. (repealed); see now, this chapter.
62 Pa.C.S.A. § 4301, PA ST 62 Pa.C.S.A. § 4301
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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