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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY PETRI, CALTAGIRONE, D. COSTA, DeWEESE, EVERETT, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, HENNESSEY, KILLION, MAJOR, MICOZZIE, MURT, O'NEILL, RAPP, READSHAW, SANTARSIERO, SCAVELLO, VULAKOVICH AND WAGNER, SEPTEMBER 14, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Authorizing the incurring of indebtedness, with the approval of |
2 | the electors, of up to $150,000,000 for the preservation of |
3 | land for open-space uses and for the mitigation of flood |
4 | hazards. |
5 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
6 | hereby enacts as follows: |
7 | Section 1. Referendum. |
8 | Pursuant to the provisions of section 7(a)(3) of Article VIII |
9 | of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, the question of incurring |
10 | indebtedness of up to $150,000,000 for the preservation of land |
11 | for open-space uses and for the mitigation of flood hazards |
12 | shall be submitted to electors at the next primary, municipal or |
13 | general election following the effective date of this act. |
14 | Section 2. Certification. |
15 | The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall certify the question |
16 | to the county boards of elections. |
17 | Section 3. Form of question. |
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1 | The question shall be in the following form: |
2 | Do you favor authorizing the Commonwealth to borrow up to |
3 | $150,000,000 for the preservation of land for open-space |
4 | uses and for the mitigation of flood hazards? |
5 | Section 4. Conduct of referendum. |
6 | The election shall be conducted in accordance with the act of |
7 | June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania |
8 | Election Code, except that: |
9 | (1) Any requirements for advertising or notice related |
10 | to the question are hereby waived. |
11 | (2) The requirement for a statement pursuant to section |
12 | 201.1 of the Pennsylvania Election Code is hereby waived. |
13 | (3) Any authority of the Secretary of the Commonwealth |
14 | to determine the form of the question is abrogated. |
15 | Section 5. Use of bond proceeds. |
16 | Proceeds of borrowing shall be used as determined by the |
17 | General Assembly by law for the mitigation of flood hazards and |
18 | to promote the purposes of the act of January 19, 1968 (1967 |
19 | P.L.922, No.442), entitled, as amended, "An act authorizing the |
20 | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the local government units |
21 | thereof to preserve, acquire or hold land for open space uses." |
22 | Section 6. Effective date. |
23 | This act shall take effect immediately. |
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