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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Declaration of policy.--The General Assembly finds and declares that funding the development of sites for businesses to locate or expand within this Commonwealth by assisting in reduction of development risk, including interest, through the authority, is in the best interest of this Commonwealth.
(b) Authority.--Notwithstanding any other law, the following shall apply:
(1) The department, with the prior approval of the office, may be a project applicant under the Financing Law and may apply to the authority for money from the program. The Commonwealth Financing Authority may be a project applicant under the Financing Law and may apply to the authority for money to fund projects that the Commonwealth Financing Authority may fund under the Multimodal Transportation Funding Program and to fund projects under the PA Small Water and Sewer Program.
(2) The authority may issue bonds under the Financing Law, consistent with this article, to finance: the program which will provide funds for regional planning efforts as well as the redevelopment, reuse or revitalization of a previously utilized site for future use by businesses or others or the development of an undeveloped site in this Commonwealth; projects under the Multimodal Transportation Funding Program; and, projects under the PA Small Water and Sewer Program.
(c) Debt or liability.--
(1) Bonds issued under this article shall not be a debt or liability of the Commonwealth and shall not create or constitute any indebtedness, liability or obligation of the Commonwealth.
(2) Bond obligations and bond administrative expenses shall be payable solely from money pledged or available for repayment as authorized under this article. This paragraph shall include the proceeds of the issuance of bonds.
(3) Each bond shall contain on its face a statement that:
(i) the authority is obligated to pay the principal or interest on the bonds only from the money pledged or available for repayment as authorized under this article;
(ii) neither the Commonwealth nor any political subdivision is obligated to pay the principal or interest; and
(iii) neither the full faith and credit of the Commonwealth or any political subdivision is pledged to the payment of the principal or interest on the bonds.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 72 P.S. Taxation and Fiscal Affairs § 1803-A. Bond issuance - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-72-ps-taxation-and-fiscal-affairs/pa-st-sect-72-1803-a/
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