Section 6. Advances to Redevelopment Authority.--When any redevelopment authority, which is created to operate within any city or county, becomes authorized to transact business and exercise its powers, the city council or the county commissioners, as the case may be, may make such appropriations to an authority out of any moneys in such city or county treasury not appropriated to some other purposes as is deemed necessary to assist an authority in carrying out its public purposes. Any State public body located in whole or in part within the field of operation of a redevelopment authority shall have the power from time to time to lend or donate money to the authority. Said State public body may issue general obligation bonds for the purpose of obtaining funds for local contributions required by any Federal law pertaining to redevelopment.
(6 amended May 20, 1949, P.L.1628, No.490)
Section 6.1 Designation of Redevelopment Authorities as Agents; Purpose.--The Commonwealth, any State public body or private entity by written agreement approved by the governing body of the city or county, as the case may be, may designate a redevelopment authority as its agent within the authority's field of operation to perform any specified activity or to administer any specified program which the Commonwealth, such State public body or private entity is authorized by law to do: Provided, however, That any such activities or programs shall be in furtherance of the public purposes specified in the Urban Redevelopment Law of this Commonwealth. Such activities may include, without being limited to, redevelopment, renewal, rehabilitation, housing, conservation, urban beautification or comprehensive programs for the development of entire sections or neighborhoods. It is the purpose and intent of this section of the act to authorize the Commonwealth, any State public body or authority to do any and all things necessary or desirable to secure the financial aid or cooperation of the Federal government in any of their operations.
(6.1 added June 19, 1967, P.L.987, No.440)