64 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Chapter 60 - Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority

• Chapter Notes
• Section 6001 - Scope Of Chapter
  This chapter deals with convention center authorities in cities of the first class.
• Section 6002 - Findings And Declaration Of Policy
  The General Assembly hereby finds and declares as follows: (1) The health, safety and general welfare of the people of this Commonwealth are directly...
• Section 6003 - Definitions
  The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly...
• Section 6004 - Authority Created; Existing Authority Continued
  A body corporate and politic named the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority is created and continued as a public authority and instrumentality of the Commonwealth...
• Section 6005 - Governing Board
  (a) Appointment.--Power of the authority shall be exercised by a governing board composed of 15 members. Except as provided in section 4 of the...
• Section 6006 - Purposes And Powers; General
  (a) General powers.--An authority created and continued by this chapter shall exercise the public powers of the Commonwealth as an agency for the purpose,...
• Section 6007 - Acquisition Of Lands
  (a) Power.--If the authority deems it necessary for a purpose under this chapter, the authority has the power to acquire any of the following...
• Section 6008 - Purposes And Powers; Bonds
  (a) Authorization.-- (1) Bonds must be authorized by resolution of the board. A resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds must specify all of the...
• Section 6009 - Provisions Of Bonds, Trusts, Indentures And Mortgages
  In connection with the issuance of bonds or the incurring of obligations under leases and in order to secure the payment of the bonds...
• Section 6010 - Remedies Of Obligee Of Authority
  An obligee of the authority has the right, in addition to all other rights which may be conferred on the obligee, subject only to...
• Section 6011 - Additional Remedies Conferrable By Authority
  (a) Additional remedies.--The authority has the power, by its resolution, trust, indenture or mortgage, to confer upon any obligees holding or representing a specified...
• Section 6012 - Moneys Of Authority
  (a) Paid to treasurer.--Unless otherwise provided by law, all money of the authority from whatever source derived shall be paid to the treasurer of...
• Section 6013 - Capital And Operating Budgets
  (a) Capital budget.--At least 90 days before the commencing of the ensuing fiscal year of the authority, the board shall cause to be prepared...
• Section 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...
• Section 6015 - Transfer Of Existing Facilities Or Funds; Making Of Annual Grants And Lease Payments To Authority; Commonwealth Bonds
  § 6015. Transfer of existing facilities or funds; making of annual grants and lease payments to authority; Commonwealth bonds. (a) Authority granted.-- (1) A...
• Section 6016 - Award Of Contracts
  (a) Lowest responsible bidder.--All construction, reconstruction, repairs or work of any nature made by the authority where the entire cost, value or amount of...
• Section 6017 - Interests Of Public Officers, Public Employees And Party Officers
  (a) Restrictions upon authority management-level employees.-- (1) No party officer, public officer, public official, public employee or a member of the immediate family of...
• Section 6018 - Sovereign Immunity
  It is declared to be the intent of the General Assembly that the authority created pursuant to this chapter and its members, officers, officials...
• Section 6019 - Use And Operation Of Convention Center
  The use and operation of the convention center and any parts of a convention center and the operation of the business of the authority...
• Section 6020 - Convention Center Performance Audits; Annual Performance Reports
  § 6020. Convention center performance audits; annual performance reports. (a) Convention center performance audits.--The board shall cause periodic performance audits of the convention center...
• Section 6021 - Limitation Of Powers
  (a) Commonwealth pledge.--The Commonwealth pledges to and agrees with any person, the city, political subdivision or Federal agency subscribing to or acquiring the bonds...
• Section 6022 - Exemption From Taxation
  The effectuation of the authorized purposes of an authority created under this chapter shall be in all respects for the benefit of the people...
• Section 6023 - Lease By Authority
  A convention center or part of a convention center established or continued under this chapter may be leased or subleased by the authority to...
• Section 6024 - Cooperation
  (a) State public bodies and political subdivisions may cooperate.--For the purpose of aiding and cooperating with the authority and in the planning, acquisition, clearance,...
• Section 6025 - Hotel Room Rental Tax; Continuation Of Existing Tax
  (a) Imposition of tax.--The council of the city in which the convention center is located is authorized to impose or continue to impose an...
• Section 6026 - Pennsylvania Convention Center Assistance Fund
  There is established a special fund to be known as the Pennsylvania Convention Center Assistance Fund. The State Treasurer shall be custodian of the...

Last modified: October 8, 2016