§ 7513. Agreements among political subdivisions.

(a) General rule.--Where a local organization has jurisdiction in an area including all or parts of more than one political subdivision which does not include the whole area of any county, the political subdivisions, all or part of which lie within the jurisdiction of the organization, shall, before paying any expenses of the organization, enter into an agreement designating one of the political subdivisions as the agent of each of them for the purpose of paying the expenses of the local organization. The agreement shall also set forth the proportionate share of the expenses of the organization to be paid by each political subdivision party to the agreement and an estimate of the amount required to be appropriated by each of them for the purpose of paying the expenses. The agreement shall be effective when approved by the corporate authorities of each of the political subdivisions by a majority vote and each of the subdivisions shall thereupon make an appropriation pursuant to section 7511 (relating to appropriations by political subdivisions) sufficient to pay its share of the expenses of the organization.

(b) Counties.--Where the local organization has jurisdiction in an area including the whole area of one or more counties which is not coterminous with any one county, before paying any expenses of the organization, the counties, all or part of which lie within the jurisdiction of the organization, shall enter into an agreement in the manner and form provided in subsection (a) and with like effect, and no other political subdivision lying within the jurisdiction of the organization shall be a party to the agreement.

Cross References. Section 7513 is referred to in sections 7511, 7515 of this title.