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(a) Commission.--If a city intends to continue the water and sewer service previously provided by the authority to municipalities outside the city, the city must obtain approval of the commission prior to:
(1) termination of an authority;
(2) conveyance of a project of the authority to the city under 53 Pa.C.S. § 5622 (relating to conveyance by authorities to municipalities or school districts of established projects); or
(3) transfer of reserves, assets or funds from an authority to the city.
(b) Other municipalities.--
(1) A city must obtain approval from 75% of the municipalities which have service agreements with or whose residents previously received water or sewer services, or both, from the authority prior to:
(i) termination of the authority;
(ii) conveyance of a project of the authority under 53 Pa.C.S. § 5622; or
(iii) transfer of reserves, assets or funds from the authority to the city.
(2) Approval under paragraph (1) is as follows:
(i) The approval must be in the form of a resolution.
(ii) The resolution must be adopted at a public meeting by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the governing body of the municipality.
(iii) The result of an affirmative vote under subparagraph (ii) must be transmitted to the city within 48 hours of the vote.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 3102.302. Approvals - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-53-ps-municipal-and-quasimunicipal-corporations/pa-st-sect-53-3102-302/
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