Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 60 - Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority
Section 6022 - Exemption from taxation

§ 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

Extra - Chapter Notes

Section 6001 - Scope of chapter

Section 6002 - Findings and declaration of policy

Section 6003 - Definitions

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 6015 - Transfer of existing facilities or funds; making of annual grants and lease payments to authority; Commonwealth bonds

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 6024 - Cooperation

Section 6025 - Hotel room rental tax; continuation of existing tax

Section 6026 - Pennsylvania Convention Center Assistance Fund