Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 7 - Alteration of Territory or Corporate Entity and
Section 724 - Governing body agreements


(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

Extra - Chapter Notes

Section 711 - Scope of subchapter

Section 712 - Definitions

Section 713 - Interpretation

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 720 - Monuments

Section 721 - Wards

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 729 - Bond issues

Section 731 - Short title of subchapter

Section 732 - Definitions

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

Section 740 - Procedures

Section 741 - Court review of transitional plan