(a) General rule.--Prior to the effective date of a boundary change, an impacted municipality may execute an agreement fully resolving:
(1) Transfers of any funds and indebtedness related to property within the impacted territory.
(2) The sharing of costs associated with the territorial alteration or clarification.
(3) The sharing or division of any tax or fee revenues associated with property within the impacted territory in the year that a territorial alteration occurs.
(4) A resolution of any matters, rights or other issues incident to the transfer of territory.
(b) Exception.--In the event that an agreement under this section is incorporated in an ordinance, sections 725 (relating to adjustment of indebtedness), 726 (relating to judicial adjustment award proceedings), 727 (relating to compensation, expenses and costs), 728 (relating to territory located in multiple counties) and 729 (relating to bond issues) shall not apply.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 53 - MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY
Chapter 7 - Alteration of Territory or Corporate Entity and
Section 711 - Scope of subchapter
Section 714 - Stream boundaries
Section 715 - Boundary change agreement by abutting municipalities
Section 716 - Petition and establishment of disputed boundaries by judicial ascertainment
Section 717 - Judicial ascertainment procedure
Section 718 - Effective date of boundary change
Section 719 - Notification of boundary change
Section 722 - Collection of taxes levied prior to change of boundary and authorized expenditures
Section 723 - Election districts and officers
Section 724 - Governing body agreements
Section 725 - Adjustment of indebtedness
Section 726 - Judicial adjustment award proceedings
Section 727 - Compensation, expenses and costs
Section 728 - Territory located in multiple counties
Section 731 - Short title of subchapter
Section 733 - Procedure for consolidation or merger
Section 734 - Joint agreement of governing bodies
Section 735 - Initiative of electors seeking consolidation or merger without new home rule charter
Section 735.1 - Initiative of electors seeking consolidation or merger with new home rule charter
Section 736 - Conduct of referenda
Section 737 - Consolidation or merger agreement
Section 738 - Effectuation of consolidation or merger
Section 739 - Effect of transition on employees of consolidated or merged municipality