§ 697.2. Legislative findings; declaration of policy
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 55 P.S. Navigation
55 P.S. § 697.2
§ 697.2. Legislative findings; declaration of policy
(8) The creation of a port authority for governance of regional port activities along the Delaware River would provide an effective marketing tool for maintaining existing businesses and attracting new businesses while stimulating international trade and promoting industrial development within this Commonwealth.
(10) It is intended that the port authority created by this act cooperate with local governments, interstate authorities and private enterprise for the purpose of advancing the regional port facilities and port-related projects and activities along the Delaware River for the increased convenience and improved access and welfare of the public, including the furtherance of cooperative state efforts for the unified development and use of port facilities and port-related projects which would benefit the interstate port region.
(b) Declaration of policy.--It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Commonwealth to promote the health, safety, employment, business opportunities and general welfare of the people of this Commonwealth by providing for the creation of a regional port authority, to be known as the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority, which shall exist and operate as a public instrumentality of this Commonwealth for the purpose contained in this act. Such purposes are hereby declared to be public purposes supporting the enactment of all provisions of this act and for which public moneys may be spent and private property may be acquired by the exercise of the power of eminent domain in accordance with the provisions of this act.
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1989, July 10, P.L. 291, No. 50, § 2, imd. effective.
55 P.S. § 697.2, PA ST 55 P.S. § 697.2
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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