SB 737 — An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in municipal authorities, further providing for definitions, providing for public safety authorities and further providing for purposes and powers.

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7371278 2025THE INTRODUCEDGENERAL BYASSEMBLY BAKER,OF KEARNEY,PENNSYLVANIA COMITTA,SENATE BROWN,BILL VOGEL,Session COSTA, STEFANO, CAPPELLETTI AND SCHWANK, MAY 7, 2025 REFERRED TO VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, MAY 7, 2025 AN ACT Amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of theNo. Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in municipal authorities, further providing for definitions, providing for public safety authorities and further providing for purposes and powers.

737 2025 INTRODUCED BY BAKER, KEARNEY, COMITTA, BROWN, VOGEL, COSTA, STEFANO, CAPPELLETTI, SCHWANK AND DUSH, MAY 7, 2025 SENATOR MASTRIANO, VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, AS AMENDED, OCTOBER 27, 2025 AN ACT Amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in municipal authorities, further providing for definitions, providing for public safety authorities and further providing for purposes and powers.

(b) Municipal representation.--A county that creates a public safety authority shall make a reasonable effort to <-- include representatives of the municipalities the county serves in the governance structure of the public safety authority.

§ 7332 (relating to definitions), nothing in this subsection is 20250SB0737PN075820250SB0737PN1278 - 2 - intended to interfere with or relieve the dedicated emergency response organization from an obligation or commitment to respond to a dispatch from a public safety answering point or mutual aid system or to invoice and receive payment from an appropriate party for the services rendered.

(1) Work with relevant stakeholders to develop guidance 20250SB0737PN075820250SB0737PN1278 - 3 - and assistance for counties to create public safety authorities under this section.

<-- (1) the county, by resolution, states that it does not intend to create a public safety authority;

or (2) municipalities in the county petition NOTIFY the <-- county, by passing resolutions, OF THE INTENT to create a <-- public safety authority and the county does not create the <-- authority within 120 days of receiving the petition.

* * * 20250SB0737PN075820250SB0737PN1278 - 4 - (2) The purpose and intent of this chapter being to benefit the people of the Commonwealth by, among other things, increasing their commerce, health, safety and prosperity and not to unnecessarily burden or interfere with existing business by the establishment of competitive enterprises, none of the powers granted by this chapter shall be exercised in the construction, financing, improvement, maintenance, extension or operation of any project or projects or providing financing for insurance reserves which in whole or in part shall duplicate or compete with existing enterprises serving substantially the same purposes.

(ii) for industrial development projects if the authority does not develop industrial projects which will 20250SB0737PN075820250SB0737PN1278 - 5 - compete with existing industries;

or 20250SB0737PN075820250SB0737PN1278 - 6 - (vii) to public safety projects that support existing enterprises serving substantially the same purposes.

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