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Local Government Law Library

The Local Government Law Library provides quick and easy access to primary laws enacted by the Legislature that affect local governments. The Law Library is arranged alphabetically. The documents are in a .pdf format and can be read by anyone with the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.

• Home Rule Charter and Optional Plan Law (.pdf)
  As adopted and amended through August 2007
• Intergovernmental Cooperation Law (.pdf)
  As adopted and amended through February 2007
• Local Tax Enabling Act (.pdf)
  As adopted and amended through February 2007
• Municipal Consolidation or Merger Act (.pdf)
  As adopted and amended through August 2007
• Municipalities Planning Code – Law (.pdf)
  As adopted and amended through August 2007
• Right to Know Law (.pdf)
  As adopted and amended through August 2007
• Sunshine Act (.pdf)
  As adopted and amended through August 2007
• Uniform Construction Code (.pdf)
  As adopted and amended through May 2007

For information about land use laws in Pennsylvania, refer to this website.