§ 6930.2. Legislative findings and policy
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations
53 P.S. § 6930.2
§ 6930.2. Legislative findings and policy
(1) The General Assembly previously found in the enactment of the act of May 24, 1945 (P.L. 991, No. 385),1 known as the Urban Redevelopment Law, that, among other things, there exist in urban communities in this Commonwealth areas which have become blighted because of:
(b) Purpose.--It is found and declared that, in order to maintain the public health, safety, morals and welfare of the people of this Commonwealth generally, and to increase their commerce, welfare and prosperity, and in order to further remedy the conditions found to exist in this Commonwealth as declared in the Urban Redevelopment Law, it is essential to provide new employment opportunities to prevent, arrest and alleviate blighted, decayed and substandard areas in municipalities, to increase the tax base and to improve the general economy of this Commonwealth. It is the purpose of this act to provide an additional and alternative means to finance public facilities and residential, commercial and industrial development and revitalization, all to the public benefit and good, in the manner provided in this act.
Credits
1990, July 11, P.L. 465, No. 113, § 2, imd. effective.
Footnotes
35 P.S. § 1701 et seq.
53 P.S. § 6930.2, PA ST 53 P.S. § 6930.2
Current through Act 13 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
End of Document |