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Expansion financing - 64 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6014

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     § 6014.  Expansion financing.
        (a)  Commonwealth funds.--Any grants of Commonwealth funds to
     the authority or for use by the authority to finance any
     expansion or substantial renovation of the convention center
     shall be subject to the requirements of this section.
        (b)  Managerial audit.--
            (1)  If the board has not initiated or completed a
        managerial audit within 12 months prior to the effective date
        of this section, the board shall initiate a managerial audit
        of the convention center to be performed by an independent
        auditor. The audit shall examine all of the following:
                (i)  payroll and personnel practices;
                (ii)  equipment controls and security;
                (iii)  management activities;
                (iv)  management control systems;
                (v)  cost overruns for conventions held at the
            convention center;
                (vi)  labor productivity;
                (vii)  comparison of costs with convention centers in
            other states;
                (viii)  work rules;
                (ix)  appropriate benchmarks for evaluation of
            convention center performance;
                (x)  rebooking rates; and
                (xi)  any other items proposed by the board.
            (2)  The board shall order subsequent independent
        managerial audits no later than 90 days after the end of
        every third fiscal year beginning with the fiscal year ending
        in 2004.
        (c)  Code of conduct.--The board shall establish a code of
     conduct and a system to enforce the code of conduct.
        (d)  Customer service.--The board shall do all of the
     following:
            (1)  Establish dispute resolution mechanisms for the use
        of customers of the convention center.
            (2)  Adopt a plan for documenting, investigating and
        resolving customer complaints.
            (3)  Implement the systematic collection of customer
        feedback and monitor customer satisfaction.
            (4)  Adopt a system of program measures and benchmarks to
        evaluate changes in customer satisfaction over time. The
        program measures shall include customer perspectives on labor
        jurisdiction disputes, overall labor environment and labor
        efficiency.
        (e)  Release.--Prior to the release of any Commonwealth funds
     to finance any expansion or substantial renovation, the
     Secretary of the Budget in his sole discretion shall certify to
     the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the
     House of Representatives that the board has complied with
     subsections (b), (c) and (d).
        (f)  Financial plan.--The authority shall submit a proposed
     financial plan for an expansion or substantial renovation of the
     convention center to the Governor, the President pro tempore of
     the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
     Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority. The
     financial plan shall be considered a public record. The
     Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority shall
     prepare a detailed analysis on the fiscal impact and financial
     risks for the expansion or substantial renovation and provide
     the detailed analysis to the Governor, the President pro tempore
     of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
     The analysis shall be considered a public record.

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