Pennsylvania Statutes Title 16 Pa.C.S.A. Counties § 15399c. Appropriations for reservoirs and water resources

(1) The county commissioners may borrow, appropriate and expend money for the construction, acquisition by purchase, lease or otherwise, operation and maintenance of dams, reservoirs, wells and other facilities for the utilization of surface, subsurface and groundwater resources and all related structures, appurtenances and equipment necessary for the use of dams, reservoirs, wells and other facilities.

(2) The county commissioners may acquire by purchase, lease, gift or the exercise of power of eminent domain, sites for a facility listed under paragraph (1) in accordance with the following:

(1) agreements for the regulation of withdrawals, diversions and sales of waters from dams, reservoirs, wells and other facilities, subject to the approval of Federal, State or interstate agencies which may have primary jurisdiction over water resources. Dams, wells and reservoirs acquired by purchase, lease or otherwise or constructed by the county commissioners may not be used for the generation of electric energy; and

(2) contracts or long-range cooperative programs with Federal, State, interstate and local government agencies or public utilities for the development and use of the county's water resources.

(1) It shall be lawful for any county to execute agreements and contracts as deemed necessary or advisable with an authority organized by the county to:

(2) An agreement, contract, grant, conveyance, lease, assignment, encumbrance, mortgage or pledge under paragraph (1) shall not be construed to prevent the affected county from using tax revenues for the purpose of maintaining, repairing, altering, inspecting or improving the dams, reservoirs, wells and related facilities.