§ 698.25. Powers
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 55 P.S. NavigationEffective: February 20, 2001
Effective: February 20, 2001
55 P.S. § 698.25
§ 698.25. Powers
(6) To acquire, purchase, hold, lease as lessee and use any franchise, license, property, whether real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, or any interest therein, necessary or desirable for carrying out the purposes of the commission and to sell, lease as lessor, transfer, convey and dispose of any property or interest therein at any time acquired by the commission.
(9) To borrow money, make and issue negotiable notes, bonds, refunding bonds and other evidences of indebtedness or obligations of the commission and to secure the payment of such bonds, or any part thereof, by pledge or deed of trust of all or any of its revenues, rentals and receipts and to make such agreements with the purchasers or holders of such bonds or with others in connection with any such bonds, whether issued or to be issued, as the commission shall deem advisable and, in general, to provide for the security for the bonds and the rights of the holders thereof.
(10) To apply for and to accept gifts, grants, loans, appropriations, contributions or property of any nature or kind whatsoever from the United States of America, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, political subdivisions, municipalities, foundations, or public or private agencies, individuals, associations, partnerships or corporations.
(14) To enter into contracts for group insurance for the benefit of its employees and to set up a retirement or pension fund or any other employee benefit arrangement for such employees, including, without limitation, enrollment in the Commonwealth retirement system established pursuant to 71 Pa.C.S. Pt. XXV (relating to retirement for State employees and officers).
(15) To provide for membership in any official, industrial, commercial or trade association or any other organizations concerned with such purposes for receptions of officials or others as may contribute to the advancement of the port district and any industrial development therein and for such other public relations activities as will promote the same and such activities shall be considered a public purpose.
(19) To enter into agreements with any public utility operating a railroad or any other transportation facility wholly or partially within the port district for the joint or exclusive use of any property of the commission or the public utility, or the establishment of routes over the rights-of-way of the public utility or the commission, or the establishment of joint rights.
(23) Subject to the provisions of section 5.1,1 to fix, alter, charge and collect fees, rates, rentals and other charges for port facilities and port-related projects of the commission at reasonable rates to be determined exclusively by the commission, subject to appeal, for the purpose of providing for the payment of the expenses of the commission, the acquisition, construction, improvement, repair and maintenance of the port facilities, port-related projects and properties of the commission and the payment of the principal and interest on obligations of the commission and to comply fully with the terms and provisions of any agreements made with the purchasers or holders of any such obligations.
(24) To have and exercise the power of eminent domain within the port district in the manner prescribed by the act of June 22, 1964 (Sp.Sess., P.L. 84, No. 6),2 known as the Eminent Domain Code, including the taking of property of a utility not necessary or useful to the primary function of the utility, and pursue its purposes and exercise its powers and commission under this act to locate port facilities, port-related projects and recreational facilities within the port district, notwithstanding any zoning, land use planning or building ordinance, code or regulation adopted or enacted by a political subdivision under the authority of any statute or under the authority of any home rule charter authorized and adopted under any statute or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
(25) To establish carrier routes and services between port facilities and port terminals, including water routes and water services, as it deems necessary for the efficient operation of port facilities, provided that the commission shall not engage in the transportation of property by motor vehicle from port facilities or port terminals to other points within this Commonwealth or the port district without the approval of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission or in violation of the regulations of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
(3) The Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof shall not be liable for the payment of principal or interest on obligations of the commission, except payments for any leases between the Commonwealth or such political subdivisions and the commission relating to property owned or occupied by the commission.
(5) A comptroller shall be appointed in accordance with the provisions of section 214 of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L. 177, No. 175),3 known as The Administrative Code of 1929.
Credits
1992, Dec. 14, P.L. 818, No. 133, § 5, imd. effective. Amended 2000, Dec. 20, P.L. 988, No. 140, § 1, effective in 60 days.
Footnotes
55 P.S. § 698.25a.
26 P.S. § 1-101 et seq. (repealed); see 26 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq.
71 P.S. § 74.
55 P.S. § 698.25, PA ST 55 P.S. § 698.25
Current through the end of the 2023 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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