Pennsylvania Act 1994-55 — THIRD CLASS CITY CODE, THE - AMEND

Act text

Session of 1994

No. 1994-55

HB 194

AN ACT

Amending the act of June 23, 1931 (P.L.932, No.317), entitled "An act relating to cities of the third class; and amending, revising, and consolidating the law relating thereto," further providing for sales of real and personal property to certain entities; and providing for demotion of fire chiefs and deputy fire chiefs.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 1919 of the act of June 23, 1931 (P.L.932, No.317), known as The Third Class City Code, reenacted and amended June 28, 1951 (P.L.662, No.164) and added June 16, 1993 (P.L.97, No.21), is amended to read:

Section 1919. Sales of Real and Personal Property to Certain Entities.--Any provision of this act requiring advertising for bids and sale to the highest bidder shall not apply where city real or personal property is to be sold to a county, city, borough, town, township, home rule municipality, institution district, school district, volunteer fire company, volunteer ambulance service or volunteer rescue squad located within the city, or municipal authority pursuant to the act of May 2, 1945 (P.L.382, No.164), known as the "Municipality Authorities Act of 1945," a housing authority pursuant to the act of May 28, 1937 (P.L.955, No.265) , known as the "Housing Authorities Law," an urban redevelopment authority pursuant to the act of May 24, 1945 (P.L.991, No.385) , known as the "Urban Redevelopment Law," a parking authority pursuant to the act of June 5, 1947 (P.L.458, No.208) , known as the "Parking Authority Law," a port authority pursuant to the act of December 6, 1972 (P.L.1392, No.298) , known as the "Third Class City Port Authority Act," or a corporation not for profit engaged in community industrial development. Any provision of this act requiring advertising for bids and sale to the highest bidder shall not apply where real property is to be sold to a corporation not for profit organized as a public library for its exclusive use as a library, to a medical service corporation not for profit, to a housing corporation not for profit, to the Commonwealth or to the Federal Government. When real property is to be sold to a corporation not for profit organized as a public library for its exclusive use as a library or to a medical service corporation not for profit or to a housing corporation not for profit, council may elect to accept a nominal consideration for the sale as it shall deem appropriate. Real property sold pursuant to this section shall be subject to the condition that when the property is not used for the purposes of the conveyance, the property shall revert to the city.

Section 2. The act is amended by adding a section to read:

Section 2101.1. Demotion of Fire Chief and Deputy Fire Chief.--The fire chief and deputy fire chief may be demoted without cause but not to any rank lower than the rank which he held at the time of his designation as fire chief or deputy fire chief.

Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.

APPROVED--The 1st day of July, A. D. 1994.

ROBERT P. CASEY