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2022 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 11 - CITIES
Chapter 136 - Public Buildings and Works
Section 13601 - Public buildings generally
Universal Citation: 11 PA Cons Stat § 13601 (2022)
§ 13601. Public buildings generally.
(a) Authority of city.--With regard to a public building, a city may, by ordinance, do any of the following:
(1) erect, purchase, establish or maintain the public buildings; or
(2) purchase, take, use, occupy or acquire, by any lawful means, including eminent domain, private land, buildings and property in order to erect, establish or maintain a public building.
(b) Included structures.--For purposes of this chapter, a public building includes not only a building or structure that council deems necessary for the use of the city, but also another building and structure to be used for a public purpose, including a public auditorium, public library, public memorial building and monument.
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