§ 6024. Cooperation.

(a) State public bodies and political subdivisions may cooperate.--For the purpose of aiding and cooperating with the authority and in the planning, acquisition, clearance, relocation, development, design, construction, rehabilitation, leasing, subleasing, alteration, expansion, financing, improvement, management or operation of a convention center or parts of a convention center, any State public body, political subdivision or the city may, upon terms with or without consideration as it determines, do any of the following:

(1) Dedicate, sell, convey, lease or otherwise transfer any of its property or any interest in its property, real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, to the authority.

(2) Cause parking, recreational or community facilities or any other works which it is otherwise empowered to undertake to be furnished in or adjacent to any area selected for a convention center or parts of a convention center.

(3) Furnish, dedicate, close, pave, install, grade, regrade, plan or replan streets, roads, roadways, alleys, sidewalks or other places which it is otherwise empowered so to do.

(4) Enter into agreements extending over any period with the authority or with the Federal Government.

(5) Do all things necessary or convenient to aid and cooperate in the development, acquisition, design, construction, improvement, maintenance, management, operation, furnishing, fixturing, equipping, repairing, financing, owning, leasing and subleasing of a convention center or parts of convention center.

(6) In connection with any public improvements made by any State public body, political subdivision or the city, in exercising the powers granted in this subsection, to incur the entire expense of the improvement.

(b) Documents.--The Secretary of General Services is authorized, with the approval of the Governor and Attorney General, to execute and deliver on behalf of the Commonwealth conveyances, deeds and leases authorized under this chapter or under the former provisions of the act of June 27, 1986 (P.L.267, No.70), known as the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority Act, formerly codified at 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 59 (relating to Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority).

(c) City may contract with authority.--In connection with a convention center or parts of a convention center, the city may contract with the authority or the Federal Government with respect to any sums which the authority or the Federal Government may agree to pay during any year or period of years to the city for the improvements, services and facilities to be provided by it for the benefit of the authority, convention center or parts of a convention center or the persons occupying such area. The absence of a contract for such payments shall not relieve the city from the duty to furnish for the benefit of the authority, convention center or parts of a convention center or the persons occupying the area customary improvements and services and facilities as the city usually furnishes without a service fee.

(d) State and city may designate authority as its agent.-- The State or the city may, by written agreement, designate the authority as its agent within the authority's field of operation to perform any specified activity or to administer any specified program which the State or the city is authorized by law to do. Any such activities or programs must be in furtherance of the public purposes specified in this chapter. Such activities include development, acquisition, design, construction, improvement, maintenance, leasing, management or operation of a convention center or parts of a convention center.

(e) Powers in addition to other powers.--The powers conferred by this section shall be in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law.