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Authorizing The Philadelphia Municipal Authority (the "Authority"), incorporated pursuant to the Municipality Authorities Act (as amended from time to time, the "Act"), 53 Pa. C. S. Ch. 56, to undertake any project (as defined in the Act) that the Authority is specifically authorized to undertake from time to time by ordinance of the City Council and authorizing and directing the Authority to adopt and file with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania such amendments to the Articles of Incorporation of the Authority as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Ordinance.
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WHEREAS, By Ordinance approved December 23, 1975 (1975 Ordinances, p. 1572), City Council authorized the organization of the Equipment Leasing Authority of Philadelphia pursuant to the provisions of the Act; and
WHEREAS, By Ordinance approved March 24, 1983 (1983 Ordinances, p. 513), the name of the Equipment Leasing Authority of Philadelphia was changed to "The Philadelphia Municipal Authority", and the powers of the Authority were expanded to include the acquisition, holding, construction, improvement, maintenance, operation, ownership and leasing of facilities for the collection, removal or disposal of ashes, garbage, rubbish and other refuse materials by incineration, landfill or other methods, steam heating plants and distribution systems, and incinerator plants; and
WHEREAS, By Ordinance approved July 9, 1984 (1984 Ordinances, p. 768), the powers of the Authority were expanded to include the acquisition, holding, construction, improvement, maintenance, ownership and leasing of facilities and equipment for the conduct of judicial proceedings and/or facilities and equipment for the incarceration, detention, correction and rehabilitation of prisoners; and
WHEREAS, By Ordinances approved March 25, 1988 (1988 Ordinances, p. 58), and August 3, 1989 (1989 Ordinances, p. 1317), the powers of the Authority were expanded to include the acquisition, holding,...
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