§ 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 of this Commonwealth, for the increase of their commerce and prosperity and for the improvement of their health and living conditions. The authority will, as a public instrumentality of the Commonwealth, be performing essential governmental functions. In effectuating such purposes, the authority shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon a convention center or part of a convention center or upon property acquired or used or permitted to be used by an authority for such purposes. Bonds issued by an authority and the transfer of and income from bonds, including profit made on the sale of bonds, shall be free from State and local taxation within this Commonwealth. This exemption shall not extend to gift, estate, succession or inheritance taxes or any other taxes not levied directly on the bonds, the transfer of bonds, the income from bonds or the realization of profits on the sale of bonds.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 64 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES AND QUASI-PUBLIC CORPORATIONS
Chapter 60 - Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority
Section 6001 - Scope of chapter
Section 6002 - Findings and declaration of policy
Section 6004 - Authority created; existing authority continued
Section 6005 - Governing board
Section 6006 - Purposes and powers; general
Section 6007 - Acquisition of lands
Section 6008 - Purposes and powers; bonds
Section 6009 - Provisions of bonds, trusts, indentures and mortgages
Section 6010 - Remedies of obligee of authority
Section 6011 - Additional remedies conferrable by authority
Section 6012 - Moneys of authority
Section 6013 - Capital and operating budgets
Section 6014 - Expansion financing
Section 6016 - Award of contracts
Section 6017 - Interests of public officers, public employees and party officers
Section 6018 - Sovereign immunity
Section 6019 - Use and operation of convention center
Section 6020 - Convention center performance audits; annual performance reports
Section 6021 - Limitation of powers
Section 6022 - Exemption from taxation
Section 6023 - Lease by authority
Section 6025 - Hotel room rental tax; continuation of existing tax
Section 6026 - Pennsylvania Convention Center Assistance Fund