PRINTER'S NO. 40
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.50
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY BOROWSKI, MADSEN, KRUEGER, SAPPEY, KAZEEM, KHAN,
GIRAL, KENYATTA, PROBST, SANCHEZ, BURGOS, HILL-EVANS, KUZMA,
CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, SHUSTERMAN, MALAGARI AND DONAHUE,
JANUARY 14, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 14, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of April 14, 2006 (P.L.85, No.28), entitled "An
act requiring State and local approval for terminations or
transfers by municipal authorities; authorizing and requiring
cities, boroughs, townships, municipal authorities and public
utility companies engaged in the supplying of water to shut
off the supply of water for nonpayment of sewer, sewerage or
sewage treatment rentals, rates or charges imposed by
municipal authorities organized by counties of the second
class, by cities of the second class, by cities of the second
class A, by cities of the third class, by boroughs or by
townships of the first or second class; authorizing and
requiring them to supply to such authorities lists of metered
water readings and flat-rate water bills and other data;
authorizing them to act as billing and collecting agents for
such authorities; conferring certain powers upon the
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission in connection
therewith; requiring certain procedures to be followed in
residential buildings; and making a related repeal," in
municipal authority approval of actions, further providing
for definitions.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The definitions of "authority" and "city" in
section 301 of the act of April 14, 2006 (P.L.85, No.28), known
as the Water Services Act, are amended to read:
Section 301. Definitions.
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26 The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Authority." A body politic and corporate which meets all of
the following:
(1) Is established by a city and incorporated under any
of the following:
(i) The former act of June 28, 1935 (P.L.463,
No.191), entitled, "An act providing, for a limited
period of time, for the incorporation, as bodies
corporate and politic, of 'Authorities' for
municipalities; defining the same; prescribing the
rights, powers, and duties of such Authorities;
authorizing such Authorities to acquire, construct,
improve, maintain, and operate projects, and to borrow
money and issue bonds therefor; providing for the payment
of such bonds, and prescribing the rights of the holders
thereof; conferring the right of eminent domain on such
Authorities; authorizing such Authorities to enter into
contracts with and to accept grants from the Federal
Government or any agency thereof; and for other
purposes."
(ii) The former act of May 2, 1945 (P.L.382,
No.164), known as the Municipality Authorities Act of
1945.
(iii) 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 56 (relating to municipal
authorities).
(2) Provides water [ and] or sewer services in accordance
with all of the following:
(i) The water or sewer services, or both, are
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30 provided, either by an agreement with a municipality or
directly, to users who are residents of one or more
municipalities outside the boundaries of the city.
(ii) The total number of residents of municipalities
which are outside the boundaries of the city and in which
water or sewer services, or both, are offered or provided
exceeds by at least 50% the number of residents who
reside within the boundaries of the city.
(3) Owns:
(i) a sewer, sewer system or parts of a sewer or
sewer system or sewage treatment works; [ and] or
(ii) a waterworks, water supply works or water
distribution system.
"City." A city of the third class , including a city of the
third class which has adopted a home rule charter [ and has a
population of not more than 30,000 ].
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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