§ 5622. Conveyance by authorities to municipalities or school districts of established projects.
(a) Project.--If a project established under this chapter by a board appointed by a municipality
is of a character which the municipality has power to establish, maintain or operate
and the municipality desires to acquire the project, it may by appropriate resolution
or ordinance adopted by the proper authorities signify its desire to do so, and the
authorities shall convey by appropriate instrument the project to the municipality
upon the assumption by the municipality of all the obligations incurred by the authorities
with respect to that project.
(b) Public school project.--A public school project undertaken under this chapter may be acquired by a school
district to which the project was leased if the school district by appropriate resolution
signifies a desire to do so. An authority shall convey the public school project to
the school district by appropriate instrument upon the assumption by the school district
of all the obligations incurred by the authority with respect to that project.
(c) Conveyance.--An authority formed by any county for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving,
maintaining or operating any project for the benefit of any one or more but not all
of the cities, boroughs, towns and townships of the county may, with the approval
of the board of county commissioners of the county, convey the project to the cities,
boroughs, towns or townships of the county for the benefit of which the project was
acquired, constructed, improved, maintained or operated or to any authority organized
by such cities, boroughs, towns or townships for the purpose of taking over such project.
All such conveyances shall be made subject to any and all obligations incurred by
the authority with respect to the project conveyed.
(d) Reserves.--Following transfer of a project pursuant to this section, the municipality, including
an incorporated town or home rule municipality, which has acquired the project shall
retain the reserves received from the authority which have been derived from operations
in a separate fund, and the reserves shall only be used for the purposes of operating,
maintaining, repairing, improving and extending the project. Money received from the
authority which represents the proceeds of financing shall be retained by the municipality
in a separate fund which shall only be used for improving or extending the project
or other capital purposes related to it.
(Dec. 17, 2001, P.L.926, No.110, eff. imd.)
2001 Amendment. Act 110 amended subsec. (b), retroactive to June 19, 2001.
Notes of Decisions
Salem Twp. Mun. Auth. v. Twp. of Salem, 820 A.2d 888 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2003).
· cites it 2× “The Municipality Authorities Act (Authorities Act), 53 Pa.C.S. § 5622(a), authorized the Township to dissolve the Authority.”
City of Lebanon v. Commonwealth, 912 A.2d 338 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2006).
· cites it 2× “On December 9, 2005, the City, acting pursuant to 53 Pa.C.S. § 5622, 3 adopted an ordinance directing the Authority to transfer its assets to the City.”
In Re: Chester Water Auth; Cross Aplt. Chester Co. (Pa. 2026).
· cites it 17× “at 36 (quoting 53 Pa.C.S. § 5622(a)). CWA argues that its project “has evolved from providing water service at inception almost exclusively within the limits of the City to a ‘facility or undertaking’ primarily outside and beyond the City” and, through “expansions financed by…”
In Re: Chester Water Auth; Cross Aplt. Chester Co. (Pa. 2026).
· cites it 17× “at 36 (quoting 53 Pa.C.S. § 5622(a)). CWA argues that its project “has evolved from providing water service at inception almost exclusively within the limits of the City to a ‘facility or undertaking’ primarily outside and beyond the City” and, through “expansions financed by…”
In Re: Chester Water Auth; Cross Aplt. Chester Co. (Pa. 2026).
· cites it 17× “at 36 (quoting 53 Pa.C.S. § 5622(a)). CWA argues that its project “has evolved from providing water service at inception almost exclusively within the limits of the City to a ‘facility or undertaking’ primarily outside and beyond the City” and, through “expansions financed by…”
In Re: Chester Water Auth. Trust ~ Appeal of: City of Chester (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2021).
· cites it 7× “The narrow issue for our consideration is whether section 5622(a) of the Municipality Authorities Act (MAA),2 53 Pa.C.S. §5622(a), authorizes (or, more appropriately, continues to authorize) a municipality to obtain the assets of a water authority that it created—a water…”
Cnty. of Delaware, PA v. Delaware Cnty. Reg'l Water Quality Control Auth. (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2022).
· cites it 6× “2021) (en banc),1 this Court reconfirmed that a municipality, per section 5622(a) of the Municipality Authorities Act (MAA),2 53 Pa.C.S. §5622(a),3 possesses the unilateral power to dissolve and/or obtain an authority that it had created or the authority’s assets.”
In Re: Chester Water Auth Pet: Chester W. Auth (Pa. 2022).
“The issues, as stated by Petitioner, are: [519-522 MAL 2021 and 569-572 MAL 2021] - 2 (1) Does the City of Chester have the right to seize the assets of Chester Water Authority pursuant to Section 5622(a) of the Municipal Authorities Act, 53 Pa.C.S. § 5622(a), and sell those…”
In Re: Chester Water Auth Pet: Chester W. Auth (Pa. 2022).
“The issues, as stated by Petitioner, are: [519-522 MAL 2021 and 569-572 MAL 2021] - 2 (1) Does the City of Chester have the right to seize the assets of Chester Water Authority pursuant to Section 5622(a) of the Municipal Authorities Act, 53 Pa.C.S. § 5622(a), and sell those…”
In Re: Chester Water Auth Pet: Chester W. Auth (Pa. 2022).
“The issues, as stated by Petitioner, are: [519-522 MAL 2021 and 569-572 MAL 2021] - 2 (1) Does the City of Chester have the right to seize the assets of Chester Water Authority pursuant to Section 5622(a) of the Municipal Authorities Act, 53 Pa.C.S. § 5622(a), and sell those…”
In Re: Chester Water Auth Pet: Chester Cnty. (Pa. 2022).
“The issues, as stated by Petitioner, are: [519-522 MAL 2021 and 569-572 MAL 2021] - 2 (1) Does the City of Chester have the right to seize the assets of Chester Water Authority pursuant to Section 5622(a) of the Municipal Authorities Act, 53 Pa.C.S. § 5622(a), and sell those…”
In Re: Chester Water Auth Pet: Chester Cnty. (Pa. 2022).
“The issues, as stated by Petitioner, are: [519-522 MAL 2021 and 569-572 MAL 2021] - 2 (1) Does the City of Chester have the right to seize the assets of Chester Water Authority pursuant to Section 5622(a) of the Municipal Authorities Act, 53 Pa.C.S. § 5622(a), and sell those…”
— 53 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5622(a) — 15 cases
Salem Twp. Mun. Auth. v. Twp. of Salem, 820 A.2d 888 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2003).
“The Municipality Authorities Act (Authorities Act), 53 Pa.C.S. § 5622(a), authorized the Township to dissolve the Authority.”
In Re: Chester Water Auth; Cross Aplt. Chester Co. (Pa. 2026).
“at 36 (quoting 53 Pa.C.S. § 5622(a)). CWA argues that its project “has evolved from providing water service at inception almost exclusively within the limits of the City to a ‘facility or undertaking’ primarily outside and beyond the City” and, through “expansions financed by…”
In Re: Chester Water Auth; Cross Aplt. Chester Co. (Pa. 2026).
“at 36 (quoting 53 Pa.C.S. § 5622(a)). CWA argues that its project “has evolved from providing water service at inception almost exclusively within the limits of the City to a ‘facility or undertaking’ primarily outside and beyond the City” and, through “expansions financed by…”
In Re: Chester Water Auth; Cross Aplt. Chester Co. (Pa. 2026).
“at 36 (quoting 53 Pa.C.S. § 5622(a)). CWA argues that its project “has evolved from providing water service at inception almost exclusively within the limits of the City to a ‘facility or undertaking’ primarily outside and beyond the City” and, through “expansions financed by…”
In Re: Chester Water Auth. Trust ~ Appeal of: City of Chester (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2021).
“The narrow issue for our consideration is whether section 5622(a) of the Municipality Authorities Act (MAA),2 53 Pa.C.S. §5622(a), authorizes (or, more appropriately, continues to authorize) a municipality to obtain the assets of a water authority that it created—a water…”
— 53 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5622(d) — 3 cases
In Re: Chester Water Auth; Cross Aplt. Chester Co. (Pa. 2026).
“at 36 (quoting 53 Pa.C.S. § 5622(a)). CWA argues that its project “has evolved from providing water service at inception almost exclusively within the limits of the City to a ‘facility or undertaking’ primarily outside and beyond the City” and, through “expansions financed by…”
In Re: Chester Water Auth; Cross Aplt. Chester Co. (Pa. 2026).
“at 36 (quoting 53 Pa.C.S. § 5622(a)). CWA argues that its project “has evolved from providing water service at inception almost exclusively within the limits of the City to a ‘facility or undertaking’ primarily outside and beyond the City” and, through “expansions financed by…”
In Re: Chester Water Auth; Cross Aplt. Chester Co. (Pa. 2026).
“at 36 (quoting 53 Pa.C.S. § 5622(a)). CWA argues that its project “has evolved from providing water service at inception almost exclusively within the limits of the City to a ‘facility or undertaking’ primarily outside and beyond the City” and, through “expansions financed by…”
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