Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

53 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2315 (2026)

Effect of joint cooperation agreements.

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§ 2315. Effect of joint cooperation agreements.

Any joint cooperation agreement shall be deemed in force as to any local government when the agreement has been adopted by ordinance or resolution by all cooperating local governments. After adoption by all cooperating local governments, the agreement shall be binding upon the local government, and its covenants may be enforced by appropriate remedy by any one or more of the local governments against any other local government which is a party to the agreement.

(Nov. 7, 2019, P.L.613, No.80, eff. 60 days)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 2009–2019 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Hlubin, M., Aplt., 208 A.3d 1032 (Pa. 2019).

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Commonwealth v. Hlubin, M., Aplt., 208 A.3d 1032 (Pa. 2019). · cites it 2× “53 Pa.C.S. § 2315. Turning to the other statute at issue in this appeal, in Commonwealth v.”

Summit Twp. Indus. & Econ. Dev. Auth. v. Cnty. of Erie, 980 A.2d 191 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2009). · cites it 2× “53 Pa.C.S. § 2315 (Effect of joint cooperation agreements) provides: Any joint cooperation agreement shall be deemed in force as to any local government when the agreement has been adopted by ordinance by all cooperating local governments.”

Commonwealth v. Hlubin, 165 A.3d 1 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2017). “See 53 Pa.C.S. § 2315 (joint cooperation agreement deemed in force when it has been adopted by ordinance by cooperating local governments).”

Maxatawny Twp. v. Kutztown Borough, 113 A.3d 895 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2015). “In response, Kutztown filed an answer with new matter and a counterclaim against Maxatawny, Maxatawny Township’s supervisors, and Maxatawny Township Municipal Authority’s members, seeking a writ of mandamus under Section 2315 of the General Local Government Code, 53 Pa.C.S. §…”

Com. v. Hlubin, M. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2016). “After adoption by all cooperating local governments, the agreement shall be binding upon the local government, and its covenants may be enforced by appropriate remedy by any one or more of the local governments against any other local government which is a party to the agreement.”

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