(a) Short title of subpart.--This subpart shall be known and may be cited as the Local Government Unit Debt Act.
(b) Scope of subpart.--This subpart shall apply to all local government units.
(c) Exemption of bonds and notes from taxation in this Commonwealth.--This section is the Commonwealth's pledge to and agreement with a person, firm, corporation or Federal agency subscribing to or acquiring any bonds or notes, including tax anticipation notes issued by any local government unit under this subpart, the act of June 25, 1941 (P.L.159, No.87), known as the Municipal Borrowing Law, or the act of July 12, 1972 (P.L.781, No.185), known as the Local Government Unit Debt Act, that the bonds or notes, their transfer and the income therefrom, including any profits made on their sale, shall be free from taxation for State and local purposes within this Commonwealth. This exemption does not apply to gift, inheritance, succession or estate taxes or any other taxes not levied directly on the bonds or notes, their transfer, the income therefrom or the realization of profits on their sale. The exemption under this subsection of profits made on the sale of bonds or notes does not apply to bonds or notes issued on or after February 1, 1994 (the effective date of section 2901 of the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971).
(d) Exclusive procedure.--A local government unit may borrow money on bonds or notes, including tax anticipation notes, only as provided in this subpart. This subpart provides an exclusive and uniform system on the subjects covered by this subpart.
(May 5, 1998, P.L.301, No.50, eff. 60 days)
1998 Amendment. Act 50 amended subsec. (c).
References in Text. The act of June 25, 1941 (P.L.159, No.87), known as the Municipal Borrowing Law, referred to in subsec. (c), was repealed by the act of July 12, 1972 (P.L.781, No.185).
The act of July 12, 1972 (P.L.781, No.185), known as the Local Government Unit Debt Act, referred to in subsec. (c), was repealed by the act of December 19, 1996 (P.L.1158, No.177).
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