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Section 13222.1 - Acquisition of existing sanitary sewer systems

11 PA Cons Stat § 13222.1 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) General rule.--A city may, by ordinance, acquire all or part of an existing sanitary sewer system or community subsurface sanitary sewage collection and treatment system.

(b) Means of acquisition.--A city may acquire a sewer system under subsection (a) by any of the following means:

(1) By purchase, when the city and the owner can agree on a price of not more than the actual value of the sanitary sewer system or part of the system to be transferred.

(2) By deed of dedication to the city by the owner of the sanitary sewer system or part of the system.

(3) If the facilities are within the city, by the exercise of eminent domain.

(c) Distribution of assessment costs.--If any sanitary sewer system or community subsurface sanitary disposal collection and treatment system is acquired by purchase or eminent domain under this section, the cost of acquisition may be distributed or assessed under this part when a sanitary sewer system is constructed by the city.

(d) Acquired systems.--A city has the same rights, powers and duties with respect to acquired sanitary sewer systems as the city would have with respect to sanitary sewer systems constructed by the city.

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