§ 3000.3033. Purposes and powers
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 16 P.S. Counties
16 P.S. § 3000.3033
§ 3000.3033. Purposes and powers
(14) To mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise encumber any of its property, real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, and its revenues or receipts, including, but not limited to, any tax revenues or interest the authority may have in any lease or sublease of regional destination facilities or parts of regional destination facilities.
(21) To appoint and fix the compensation of chief counsel and assistant counsel, who shall not be required to be employes of the authority, to provide it with legal assistance. 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 employes when acting within the scope of their official duties.
(c) The authority, upon making a finding that it is necessary or convenient to acquire any real or personal property in the central city for its immediate or future use for purposes related to the construction of regional destination facilities or related developments, may acquire property by the exercise of the power of eminent domain pursuant to the act of June 22, 1964 (Sp.Sess., P.L. 84, No. 6),1 known as the “Eminent Domain Code,” and for those purposes shall have the power of eminent domain. The authority may use its eminent domain power to acquire property already devoted to a public use, except that the power may not be used to acquire property owned or used by the Commonwealth. The board shall not exercise the authority's eminent domain power without the approval of the mayor of the central city and the members of the board appointed pursuant to section 3032(b)(1) and (3).2
(1) The authority shall have no power to pledge the credit or taxing powers of the Commonwealth or any other government agency, except the credit of the authority, nor shall any of the bonds of the authority be deemed a debt or liability of the Commonwealth or of any other government agency, except as otherwise agreed by the Commonwealth or a government agency.
(3) Notwithstanding any provision of this article or any other act to the contrary or of any implication that may be drawn from this article or any other act, the Commonwealth and all other government agencies, except the authority, shall have no legal or moral obligation for the payment of any expenses or obligations of the authority, including, but not limited to, bond principal and interest, the funding or refunding of any reserve and any administrative or operating expenses whatsoever, except as otherwise agreed to by the Commonwealth or another government agency.
(4) Bonds of the authority shall contain a prominent statement of the limitations set forth in this subsection and a further statement to the effect that obligees of the authority shall have no recourse, either legal or moral, to the Commonwealth or to any other government agency for payment of the bonds, except as otherwise agreed to by the Commonwealth or another government agency.
(5) The authority shall not assume the responsibility of employing personnel directly engaged in the operation of regional destination facilities described in clauses (1) and (4) of the definition of “regional destination facility” but may enter into contracts for the operation, maintenance and ongoing improvement of those facilities with public and private organizations that have expertise in operating the type of facility involved.
Credits
1955, August 9, P.L. 323, No. 130, § 3033, added 1997, June 18, P.L. 179, No. 18, § 4, imd. effective.
Footnotes
26 P.S. § 1-101 et seq. (repealed); see now, 26 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq.
16 P.S. § 3000.3032(b)(1) and (3).
16 P.S. § 3000.3033, PA ST 16 P.S. § 3000.3033
Current through Act 13 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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