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Aid from Federal Government - 74 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1753

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     § 1753.  Aid from Federal Government.
        In addition to the powers conferred upon any authority by
     other provisions of this chapter, the authority is empowered to
     borrow or accept money or accept grants or other financial
     assistance from any Federal agency for or in aid of the
     authority's operations. It is the purpose and intent of this
     chapter to authorize the authority, and the authority is so
     authorized, to do any and all things necessary or desirable to
     secure the financial aid or cooperation of any Federal agency in
     any of the authority's operations. These things may include,
     without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power to
     change or revise rates, fares and charges, to make relocation
     payments to families, businesses and nonprofit organizations, to
     provide an areawide transportation plan or program for the
     development of a comprehensive and coordinated mass
     transportation system for the metropolitan area, to carry out
     research, development and demonstration projects and to provide
     a share of the cost of any project and all as may be required by
     any Federal law or by the requirements of any Federal agency
     authorized to administer any Federal program of aid to any mass
     transportation program.

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