SINCE IT WAS ENACTED IN PENNSYLVANIA IN 1987, ACT 47 HAS BEEN USED BY 20 MUNICIPALITIES, GIVING THEM FINANCIAL TOOLS, INCLUDING A RECOVERY PLAN, A WAGE TAX ON NONRESIDENTS AND STATE LOANS AND GRANTS.
Since it was enacted in Pennsylvania in 1987, Act 47 has been used by 20 municipalities, giving them financial tools, including a recovery plan, a wage tax on nonresidents and state loans and grants. The following is a list of cities, the county where they were located and date in which they were declared in distress under Act 47:
Farrell, Mercer County, Nov. 12, 1987
Aliquippa, Beaver County, Dec. 22, 1987
Clairton, Allegheny County, Jan. 19, 1988
Braddock, Allegheny County, June 15, 1988
Franklin, Cambria County, July 26, 1988
Rankin, Allegheny County, Jan. 9, 1989
Duquesne, Allegheny County, June 20, 1991
Scranton, Lackawanna County, Jan. 10, 1992
Johnstown, Cambria County, Aug. 21, 1992
Millbourne, Delaware County, Jan. 7, 1993
Homestead, Allegheny County, March 22, 1993
Chester, Delaware County, April 6, 1995
Greenville, Mercer County, May 8, 2002
West Hazleton, Luzerne County, March 29, 2003
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Dec. 29, 2003
Cities that have received distressed status but have been taken off the list:
Shenandoah, Schuylkill County. Designated May 20,1988; Rescinded April 16, 1993
Ambridge, Beaver County. Designated April 10, 1990; Rescinded April 16, 1993
Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County. Designated Jan. 19, 1988; Rescinded Nov. 10, 1998
East Pittsburgh, Allegheny County. Designated Nov. 13, 1992; Rescinded Dec. 27, 1999
North Braddock, Allegheny County. Designated May 22, 1995; Rescinded April 11, 2003
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