APPENDIX TO TITLE 64

PUBLIC AUTHORITIES AND QUASI-PUBLIC CORPORATIONS

Supplementary Provisions of Amendatory Statutes

2004, FEBRUARY 5, P.L.7, NO.3

§ 3. Continuation of prior law.

The following shall apply:

(1) The authority established under the former provisions of section 4 of the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority Act, formerly codified at 53 Pa.C.S. § 5904, shall be deemed for all purposes to be the authority created and continued in 64 Pa.C.S. § 6004 and shall exercise those powers, functions and duties and be governed by the provisions applicable to the authority created under 64 Pa.C.S. § 6004. Nothing in 64 Pa.C.S. Ch. 60 shall be construed to alter or modify in any respect any contract, bond or other obligation of the authority entered into prior to the effective date of this chapter.

(2) The authority created or existing under 64 Pa.C.S. Ch. 60, including the authority established under the former provisions of section 4 of the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority Act, formerly codified at 53 Pa.C.S. § 5904, shall, without the necessity of action or assignment by it or any other person:

(i) continue in the rights and responsibilities of the authority existing under the former provisions of the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority Act, formerly codified at 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 59, for all purposes, including, but not limited to, receipt of all grants, gifts, appropriations, subsidies or other payments;

(ii) continue to be the owner, lessor or lessee of any real or personal property and enjoy and be subject to any and all rights and responsibilities appurtenant thereto of the authority existing under the former provisions of the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority Act, formerly codified at 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 59, including, but not limited to, all assets, property, real and personal, tangible and intangible, all leases, easements and all evidences of ownership or other interest, in part or in whole, and all records and other evidences pertaining thereto; and

(iii) continue to be obligated with respect to all debt, labor agreements and all other contractual obligations of the authority existing under the former provisions of the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority Act, formerly codified at 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 59, which debt, labor agreements and other contractual obligations are hereby ratified and shall be valid, binding and enforceable under 64 Pa.C.S. Ch. 60.

(3) It is hereby declared to be the intent of the General Assembly that the authority created and continuing under 64 Pa.C.S. Ch. 60, including the authority established under the former provisions of section 4 of the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority Act, formerly codified at 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 59, and the members, officers, officials and employees of any of them, shall continue to enjoy sovereign and official immunity as provided in 1 Pa.C.S. § 2310 and shall remain immune from suit except as provided by and subject to the provision of 42 Pa.C.S. Ch. 85 Subch. B.

Explanatory Note. Act 3 added Parts I and II of Title 64.

§ 4. Applicability of law.

The following shall apply:

(1) The members of the governing board created and continued under 64 Pa.C.S. § 6004 appointed pursuant to the former provisions of 53 Pa.C.S. § 5911(a)(1) through (6) as of February 4, 2004, are hereby ratified and confirmed and shall be all of the following:

(i) Deemed to have been appointed under 64 Pa.C.S. § 6005(a).

(ii) Entitled to serve the terms of office prescribed by the former provisions of 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 59.

(iii) Considered valid members of the board for all purposes.

(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to increase the total number of appointments to the board which an appointing authority is entitled to make under 64 Pa.C.S. § 6005(a).

§ 6. Notice of availability of State funds.

When State funds are made available to the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority, the authority shall transmit a notice of the availability to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

2004, APRIL 1, P.L.163, NO.22

§ 3. Legislative findings and declarations.

The General Assembly finds and declares that authorized investments, loans and guarantees made under 64 Pa.C.S. Ch. 15, whereby the authority becomes a joint owner, member, limited partner or stockholder in, lender to or guarantor of obligations of a company, corporation, limited partnership, company, association or other lawful business organization, are outside the scope of the original intent of and do not violate the prohibition set forth in section 8 of Article VIII of the Constitution of Pennsylvania.

Explanatory Note. Act 22 added Part II and renumbered Part II to Part III of Title 64.

§ 4. Appropriation for prevention of military base realignment and closure.

Money appropriated to the Department of Community and Economic Development for the prevention of military base realignment and closure shall be used for all of the following:

(1) The development of a Statewide strategy.

(2) Grants for economic impact studies, environmental impact studies, encroachment studies, community and regional interaction with military bases, infrastructure needs at military bases and job training needs at or near military bases. Grants shall be awarded by the Base Retention and Conversion Pennsylvania Action Committee.

2004, NOVEMBER 30, P.L.1708, NO.218

§ 6. Applicability.

The following shall apply:

(1) In order to facilitate the repair or rehabilitation of existing water and wastewater systems, the Commonwealth shall, by December 31, 2005, incur not less than $50,000,000 nor more than $100,000,000 of additional debt from the debt authorized under the act of March 16, 1992 (P.L.10, No.5), known as the Small Water Systems Assistance Act, and approved by the electorate at the April 28, 1992, General Election. The additional debt shall be incurred by the issuance of general obligation bonds issued in accordance with section 17 of the act of March 1, 1988 (P.L.82, No.16), known as the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority Act.

(2) Proceeds from the sale of bonds required by paragraph (1) shall be transferred to the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority.

(3) The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority shall use the proceeds from the sale of bonds required by paragraph (1) to finance projects of existing water and wastewater systems which, when complete, do any of the following:

(i) Repair, rehabilitate or modernize existing water or wastewater systems to meet environmental or public health standards.

(ii) Eliminate existing combined or sanitary wastewater overflow problems.

(iii) Construct water or wastewater infrastructure to improve public health or eliminate environmental concerns.

(iv) Construct wastewater infrastructure utilizing nutrient reduction technology.

Explanatory Note. Act 218 amended or added sections 1504, 1543, 1552 and 1558 of Title 64.

2008, OCTOBER 9, P.L.1517, NO.125

§ 3. Department of Community and Economic Development reports.

The Department of Community and Economic Development shall provide annually, as determined beginning one year from the effective date of this act, to the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, a written report stating the impact and number of loans originated, purchased, held and assigned by the farm credit lender or other commercial lender during the corresponding most recent one-year period. The report shall be posted on the department's Internet website.

Explanatory Note. Act 125 amended sections 1504 and 1552 of Title 64.