An Act amending Titles 8 (Boroughs and Incorporated Towns), 11 (Cities) and 16 (Counties) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in corporate power relating to boroughs, further providing for specific powers; in veterans' affairs relating to boroughs, further providing for care and erection of memorials; in corporate powers relating to third class cities, providing for control, maintenance and repair of memorials; in veterans' affairs relating to third class cities, further providing for ...

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HB 1738 amends state law to give borough councils, third‑class city councils and county commissioners the power to build, repair, and care for monuments honoring military veterans and first‑responders. It also allows those governments to accept private donations and to appropriate public money for those purposes. The changes standardize how localities support and preserve such memorials.

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