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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 9502. Findings and purposes

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

(a) The General Assembly finds that the rapid expansion of the urban areas and urban population of the Commonwealth have caused severe problems in urban and suburban development and that there is a need to:

(1) Provide special training in skills needed for economic and efficient community development;  and

(2) Carry out research in new or improved methods of dealing with community development problems.

(b) Pursuant to these findings, the General Assembly states that the purpose of this act is to:

(1) Provide for special training to technical and professional people who are, or are training to be, employed by a governmental or public body which has responsibility for community development problems;  and

(2) Authorize research needed for dealing with community development problems.

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