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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 11701.257. Postreport procedures

Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Five-year procedures.--The secretary shall, upon written recommendation from the coordinator and after filing a final report under section 255,   1 take one of the following actions:

(1) Terminate the distressed status of the municipality effective 90 days after a determination or final decision requiring termination of status as provided in section 255.1.   2

(2) After filing a final report containing a recommendation under section 255(a)(2), terminate the distressed status of the municipality effective on the date of a final order establishing an unincorporated district under Chapter 4.   3

(3) After filing a final report containing a recommendation under section 255(a)(3), request a determination of a fiscal emergency in accordance with Chapter 6.   4

(b) Exit plan procedures.--The secretary may, after the adoption of a plan under section 256(c)  5 and upon written recommendation of the coordinator:

(1) issue a determination in accordance with section 255.1;  or

(2) request a determination of a fiscal emergency in accordance with Chapter 6.

(c) Postexit plan procedures.--If three years have elapsed since the adoption of an exit plan without a recommendation as provided in subsection (b), the secretary shall terminate the distressed status of the municipality.

1  53 P.S. § 11701.255.
2  53 P.S. § 11701.255.1.
3  53 P.S. § 11701.441 et seq.
4  53 P.S. § 11701.601 et seq.
5  53 P.S. § 11701.256.
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