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§ 2201. Authority of boroughs

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 22. Storm Sewers and Watercourses
Effective: June 17, 2014
8 Pa.C.S.A. § 2201
Formerly cited as PA ST 53 P.S. § 47201
§ 2201. Authority of boroughs
Currentness
(a) General rule.--Any borough may, by ordinance, after obtaining any required permit from the Department of Environmental Protection or other Federal or State entity do the following:
(1) Widen and deepen any watercourse running through or within the borough and erect dykes, retaining walls and embankments along the watercourse as may be necessary to prevent the water from overflowing the banks.
(2) Confine and pave any watercourse or portion thereof, other than a navigable stream.
(3) Engage in channel improvement through the construction and maintenance of storm sewers and the accumulation and discharge of water into storm sewers.
(4) Vacate or alter the course or channel of any watercourse, other than a navigable stream.
(5) Acquire, operate and maintain areas for the infiltration, detention or retention of storm water and for other methods of storm water management authorized by the Department of Environmental Protection.
(b) Authorization and consent.--For any purpose set forth in subsection (a), a borough may enter upon and condemn property and materials as may be necessary. No borough may confine and pave, vacate or alter any watercourse used by any municipality, municipal authority or water company as a source of supply unless the municipality, municipal authority or water company shall first consent to the confining and paving, vacation or alteration.

Credits

2014, April 18, P.L. 432, No. 37, § 1, effective in 60 days [June 17, 2014].
8 Pa.C.S.A. § 2201, PA ST 8 Pa.C.S.A. § 2201
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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