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§ 2601. Powers

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 8 Pa.C.S.A. Boroughs and Incorporated TownsEffective: June 17, 2014

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 8 Pa.C.S.A. Boroughs and Incorporated Towns
Part I. Boroughs (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 26. Wharves and Docks
Effective: June 17, 2014
8 Pa.C.S.A. § 2601
Formerly cited as PA ST 53 P.S. § 47601
§ 2601. Powers
Currentness
(a) Construction and repair.--Boroughs shall have the power to construct and repair wharves and docks and may acquire, by purchase or condemnation, real estate along navigable waters and within the borough limits as needed for the construction. Prior to any condemnation, a borough shall enact an ordinance authorizing the same.
(b) Additional powers.--Boroughs have the following additional powers:
(1) To regulate, fix and enforce the collection of the rate of wharfage for all public wharves and docks within its limits.
(2) To regulate the anchoring of vessels, boats or rafts within the borough limits.
(3) To regulate the depositing of freight on the public wharves.

Credits

2014, April 18, P.L. 432, No. 37, § 1, effective in 60 days [June 17, 2014].
8 Pa.C.S.A. § 2601, PA ST 8 Pa.C.S.A. § 2601
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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