§ 13240. Building joint sewers
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 11 Pa.C.S.A. CitiesEffective: January 25, 2016
Effective: January 25, 2016
11 Pa.C.S.A. § 13240
Formerly cited as PA ST 53 P.S. § 38240
§ 13240. Building joint sewers
(c) Joint sewer board.--The cities and other municipalities or municipal authorities joining or contemplating joining in an improvement under subsection (a) in order to facilitate the securing of preliminary surveys and estimates and the building of the improvement may, by ordinance or resolution, provide for the appointment of a joint sewer board composed of one representative from each of the cities and other municipalities or municipal authorities joining, which shall act generally as the advisory and administrative agency in securing surveys and estimates, the construction of the improvement and its subsequent operation and maintenance.
(g) Compensation for board members.--The members of the joint sewer board shall receive compensation for attending meetings of the board, as shall be fixed in the budget prepared by the board for submission to and adoption by the cities and other municipalities or municipal authorities as provided in subsection (h).
(i) Power of board.--The joint sewer board shall have the power to adopt rules and regulations to govern its proceedings and shall prepare and suggest any practical measures and plans by means of which the joint improvement may be carried to successful completion, and the future development of the system, so as to conform to a general plan, is assured and safeguarded.
(1) If it is necessary to acquire, appropriate, injure or destroy private property of any kind to build any joint sewer improvement and the private property cannot be acquired by purchase or gift, the right of eminent domain shall vest in the city or other municipalities or municipal authorities where the property is located.
(2) If it is necessary to acquire, injure or destroy property of any kind in any territory not within the limits of any of the cities and other municipalities or municipal authorities joining in the improvement, subject to the limitations in 26 Pa.C.S. § 206 (relating to extraterritorial takings), the right of eminent domain shall be vested in any city and other municipalities or municipal authorities joining in the sewer improvement.
(l) Damages.--Damages for any property taken, injured or destroyed shall be assessed as provided by the general laws relating to the cities and other municipalities or municipal authorities exercising the right of eminent domain and, pursuant to the procedures of 26 Pa.C.S. (relating to eminent domain) if applicable, shall be paid by cities and other municipalities or municipal authorities joining in the same proportion as other costs of the improvement.
(m) Indebtedness.--Each of the cities joining in an improvement authorized by this section shall have power to incur or increase its indebtedness, in accordance with 53 Pa.C.S. Pt. VII Subpt. B1 (relating to indebtedness and borrowing), for the purpose of paying its share or portion of the costs of the improvement.
Credits
2015, Nov. 24, P.L. 242, No. 67, § 1, effective in 60 days [Jan. 25, 2016].
Footnotes
53 Pa.C.S.A. § 8001 et seq.
11 Pa.C.S.A. § 13240, PA ST 11 Pa.C.S.A. § 13240
Current through the end of the 2023 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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