TAPPING FEES:
How will Act 57 affect your authority?
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On December 30, 2003, Governor Rendell signed House Bill 51 into law as Act 57. This legislation is intended to update Act 203 of 1990 by clarifying and defining its ambiguous language regarding tapping fees and other water/sewer fees imposed by municipal authorities. In large measure, Act 57 accomplishes this goal, but it also goes well beyond it by adding new powers, new computational alternatives, and new authority procedures.

While no single article can fully address all of the changes in language, additional powers, and computational considerations that are included in this act, the following paragraphs attempt to provide a broad overview of these changes to make you aware of the impact the act will have on your municipal authority. Click on any of the links below to begin.

Timeline of Compliance
Addition of New Powers
Provision of Computational Alternatives
Changes in Authority Procedures
Other Provisions
Summary of Differences between Act 203 & Act 57

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