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Sewage construction payments to municipalities - 27 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6109

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     § 6109.  Sewage construction payments to municipalities.
        (a)  Certain payments permitted.--A county or other
     municipality, municipal authority or school district receiving
     payments on the effective date of this chapter pursuant to the
     act of August 20, 1953 (P.L.1217, No.339), entitled "An act
     providing for payments by the Commonwealth to municipalities
     which have expended money to acquire and construct sewage
     treatment plants in accordance with the Clean Streams Program
     and the act, approved the twenty-second day of June, one
     thousand nine hundred thirty-seven (Pamphlet Laws 1987), and
     making an appropriation," shall continue to receive all
     outstanding payments being funded under that act for the
     acquisition or construction of sewage treatment plants from the
     Commonwealth from funds appropriated for this purpose provided
     that the sewage treatment plant operations implement odor
     abatement programs as necessary.
        (b)  Equipment and plants.--Payments under this section for
     equipment and plants shall be discontinued upon the replacement,
     abandonment or removal from service of the equipment and plants.
        (c)  Certain payment prohibited.--No municipality, municipal
     authority or school district which is not presently receiving
     payments under the act of August 20, 1953 (P.L.1217, No.339),
     entitled "An act providing for payments by the Commonwealth to
     municipalities which have expended money to acquire and
     construct sewage treatment plants in accordance with the Clean
     Streams Program and the act, approved the twenty-second day of
     June, one thousand nine hundred thirty-seven (Pamphlet Laws
     1987), and making an appropriation," may apply for or receive
     payments under that act. No new or additional costs of equipment
     or acquisition of sewage treatment plants for which construction
     has not commenced prior to the effective date of this chapter
     may be included in a request for payment by a municipality,
     municipal authority or school district. For purposes of this
     section, construction shall be deemed to have commenced when:
            (1)  the applicant has applied for or received a permit
        under the act of June 22, 1937 (P.L.1987, No.394), known as
        The Clean Streams Law, for construction or modification of
        the sewage treatment plant;
            (2)  the applicant has applied for or received
        construction financing or has dedicated capital funds for an
        identified project before January 1, 2000, and the
        appropriate construction permit under The Clean Streams Law
        has been applied for or received before January 1, 2001; or
            (3)  if a construction permit under The Clean Streams Law
        is not required, a signed contract or purchase order for an
        eligible acquisition or construction expense has been validly
        executed.

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