CHAPTER 56
MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES
Sec.
5601. Short title of chapter.
5602. Definitions.
5603. Method of incorporation.
5604. Municipalities withdrawing from and joining in joint authorities.
5605. Amendment of articles.
5606. School district projects.
5607. Purposes and powers.
5608. Bonds.
5609. Bondholders.
5610. Governing body.
5611. Investment of authority funds.
5612. Money of authority.
5613. Transfer of existing facilities to authority.
5614. Competition in award of contracts.
5615. Acquisition of lands, water and water rights.
5616. Acquisition of capital stock.
5617. Use of projects.
5618. Pledge by Commonwealth.
5619. Termination of authority.
5620. Exemption from taxation and payments in lieu of taxes.
5621. Constitutional construction.
5622. Conveyance by authorities to municipalities or school districts of established projects.
5623. Revival of an expired authority.
Enactment. Chapter 56 was added June 19, 2001, P.L.287, No.22, effective immediately.
Special Provisions in Appendix. See sections 2 and 4 of Act 22 of 2001 in the appendix to this title for special provisions
relating to applicability to authorities incorporated under former laws and continuation
of Municipality Authorities Act of 1945.
Cross References. Chapter 56 is referred to in sections 1103, 13B53 of Title 4 (Amusements); sections
1105.1, 25B01 of Title 8 (Boroughs and Incorporated Towns); sections 10102, 12434
of Title 11 (Cities); sections 2102, 3402, 3902 of Title 12 (Commerce and Trade);
section 16106 of Title 16 (Counties); section 206 of Title 26 (Eminent Domain); section
1504 of Title 64 (Public Authorities and Quasi-Public Corporations); sections 3201,
3208 of Title 66 (Public Utilities); section 3101 of Title 72 (Taxation and Fiscal
Affairs); section 1102 of Title 73 (Townships).
§ 5601. Short title of chapter.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Municipality Authorities Act.
Notes of Decisions
Com., Dep v. Cromwell Tp., Huntingdon Cty., 32 A.3d 639 (Pa. 2011).
“In January 2005, the Orbisonia Rockhill Joint Municipal Authority ("ORJMA"), an authority organized pursuant to the Municipalities Authorities Act, 53 Pa. C.S. § 5601 et seq., operated the public sewage system for residents of both boroughs.”
Commonwealth, Dep't of Env't Prot. v. Cromwell Twp., 32 A.3d 639 (Pa. 2011).
“In January 2005, the Orbisonia Rockhill Joint Municipal Authority (“ORJ-MA”), an authority organized pursuant to the Municipalities Authorities Act, 53 Pa. C.S. § 5601 et seq., operated the public sewage system for residents of both boroughs.”
Seda-Cog Jt. Rail Auth. v. Carload Express, Inc., 185 A.3d 1232 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2018).
“The Authority is subject to the Municipal Authorities Act (Act), 53 Pa. C.S. §§ 5601 - 5623. The trial court agreed with the Authority that a vote of seven of its board members in favor, three against, and six abstaining was insufficient to award an operating agreement to…”
Nicoletti v. Allegheny Cnty. Airport Auth., 841 A.2d 156 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2004).
“However, the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945 was repealed and replaced on June 19, 2001, prior to the filing of the instant declaration of taking, by the Municipality Authorities Act, 53 Pa.C.S. §§ 5601 5622. The Authority’s power to condemn property by eminent domain is…”
In Re Lower Bucks Hosp., 471 B.R. 419 (Bankr. E.D. Pa. 2012).
“The Authority is a body organized under the Pennsylvania Municipality Authorities Act, 53 Pa. Cons.Stat. Ann. §§ 5601 et seq. for the purpose of acquiring, holding, constructing, financing, improving, maintaining, operating, owning or leasing projects for health centers.”
Dominion Prods. & Servs., Inc. v. Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Auth., 44 A.3d 697 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2011).
“The Municipality Authorities Act is now found at 53 Pa.C.S. § 5601 et seq. 2 . At the last status conference, it was agreed that I would initially address only the preliminary objections raising these challenges to the Amended Agreement.”
Harrisburg Auth. v. CIT Capital USA, Inc., 869 F. Supp. 2d 578 (M.D. Penn. 2012).
“Plaintiffs also assert that THA’s execution of the RSA was an ultra vires act in violation of THA’s authority and Pennsylvania’s Municipal Authorities Act (“MAA”), 53 Pa. Cons.Stat. § 5601, et seq., in that THA agreed to pay for a license for which it had already paid in full…”
Burkley v. Mun. Auth., 991 F. Supp. 2d 669 (W.D. Pa. 2014).
· cites it 2× “1 at 2, ¶ 3); 53 Pa. Cons.Stat. § 5601 et seq. 2 The Authority provides sewage and water services to *671 customers in Westmoreland County.”
Pomicter v. Luzerne Cnty. Convention Ctr. Auth., 322 F. Supp. 3d 558 (M.D. Penn. 2018).
“53 Pa. C.S. §§ 5601 et seq. 8. Plaintiffs are bringing a facial challenge to the Revised Protest Policy, arguing that the leafletting, voice amplification, and profanity restrictions are unconstitutional as a matter of law.”
Capital City Cab Serv., Inc. v. Susquehanna Area Reg. Airport Airport Auth., 470 F. Supp. 2d 462 (M.D. Penn. 2006).
“Defendant Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority (“SARAA”) is a municipal authority enacted pursuant to the Municipal Authorities Act of 1945, as amended, 53 Pa. Cons.Stat. § 5601 et seq., and charged with the operation of Harrisburg International Airport (“HIA”), located…”
Capital City Cab Serv. Inc. v. Susquehanna Area Reg'l Airport Auth., 70 Pa. D. & C.4th 501 (2004).
“the court erred, as a matter of law, in awarding interim equitable relief authorizing Capital City to provide outbound taxi service at Harrisburg International Airport despite SARAA’s termination of its contract with Capital City and issuance of directive prohibiting Capital…”
— 53 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5601(a)(1) — 3 cases
— 53 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5601(d) — 1 case
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