When the Governor signed Senate Bill No. 612 as Act No. 112 on December 12, 2000, he laid to rest an issue for authorities that had been addressed in several Bills over the preceding years. However, what started as an amendment to the Municipal Authorities Act, to solve an authority problem, now contains provisions applicable to municipalities.
History
The remote ancestor of this bill was introduced following an attempt by an authority in Chester County to acquire an office building in the City of Harrisburg and lease it to a State agency. That type of project probably would have been illegal under the Authorities Act anyway, but this amendment makes it clear that authorities may not acquire projects "solely for revenue producing purposes", subject to certain limitations.
