Title 64, PUBLIC AUTHORITIES AND QUASI-PUBLIC CORPORATIONS

(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 construction, reconstruction, repairs or work, including labor and materials, shall exceed $25,000, except construction,…

(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 a party officer, public officer or public official shall be employed as a management-level authority employe…

It is declared to be the intent of the General Assembly that the authority created pursuant to this chapter and its members, officers, officials and employees shall enjoy sovereign and official immunity as provided in 1 Pa.C.S. § 2310 (relating to sovereign immunity reaffirmed; s…

The use and operation of the convention center and any parts of a convention center and the operation of the business of the authority shall be subject to the rules and regulations adopted by the authority. The authority shall not be authorized to do anything which will impair th…

(a) Convention center performance audits.--The board shall cause periodic performance audits of the convention center to be conducted and completed at least 90 days after the end of every third fiscal year beginning with the fiscal year ending in 2004, six months prior to the ter…

(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 to be issued by the authority for the construction or improvement of a convention center or parts of a convent…

The effectuation of the authorized purposes of an authority created under this chapter shall be in all respects for the benefit of the people of this Commonwealth, for the increase of their commerce and prosperity and for the improvement of their health and living conditions. The…

A convention center or part of a convention center established or continued under this chapter may be leased or subleased by the authority to and from the city. The city is empowered to enter into leases, subleases or both. A lease or sublease may be made for a specified or unlim…

(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, relocation, development, design, construction, rehabilitation, leasing, subleasing, alteration, expansion, …

(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 excise tax on the consideration received by each operator of a hotel within the city from each transaction of renting a room or rooms to acco…

There is established a special fund to be known as the Pennsylvania Convention Center Assistance Fund. The State Treasurer shall be custodian of the Pennsylvania Convention Center Assistance Fund, which shall be subject to the provisions of law applicable to funds listed in secti…

This chapter relates to the development and expansion of broadband services, including to unserved and underserved areas of this Commonwealth.

The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Applicant." An entity that submits an application for a grant under section 6124 (relating to grant applications and pr…

(a) Establishment.--The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority is established as an independent authority. The authority shall be an instrumentality of the Commonwealth and a body corporate and politic, with corporate succession. The exercise by the authority of the powers …

(a) Composition.--The board shall consist of members selected as follows: (1) The Secretary of Agriculture or a designee who shall be an employee of the Department of Agriculture. (2) The Secretary of Community and Economic Development or a designee who shall be an employee of th…

The accounts and books of the authority, including its receipts, disbursements, contracts, mortgages, investments and other matters relating to its finances, operations and affairs, shall be examined and audited by the Auditor General.

The board shall provide the Governor and the General Assembly with an annual report by March 31 of each year detailing all projects funded under section 6123 (relating to grant awards generally). The annual report shall be published and maintained on the authority's publicly acce…

The authority may establish accounts for the deposit of money available to the authority for the purposes of this chapter.

(a) Use.--The board shall use the money available to the authority to fund the program as necessary. (b) Administrative expenses.--The authority shall use the money available to the authority to pay the administrative expenses of the department and the authority incurred under th…

The authority shall have and may exercise all powers necessary or appropriate to carry out and effectuate the authority's purposes under this chapter, including the following: (1) Adopt bylaws, if necessary. (2) Make and execute contracts, grants and other instruments. (3) Apply …

(a) Single point of contact.--The authority shall aim to serve as a single point of contact for entities wishing to engage in broadband development and deployment in this Commonwealth, including coordination of public and private efforts to avoid overbuild in any given geographic…

(a) Authorization.--The authority shall award grants under one or more programs established by the authority to fund projects, and the amount of the grants shall be limited to the money available to the authority. The authority shall aim to disburse all money available before dis…

(a) Application period.--The authority shall establish an application period during which applications for grants under section 6123 (relating to grant awards generally) may be submitted to the authority. The application period under this subsection shall be for a period of no le…