Pennsylvania § 506 Report of boundary commission, approval by court and certification of line

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 506 — Report of boundary commission, approval by court and certification of line

Pennsylvania § 506

Title 16COUNTIES

PartPART I

Ch. 5FIXING AND RELOCATING LINES AND BOUNDARIES

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16 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 506 (2026).

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(a)Report.--The boundary commission shall prepare a written report containing a map or draft showing the courses and distances of the line ascertained and designated by the commission as the existing county line, or if the commission has been directed to fix and determine a new county line, the map or draft shall instead show the courses and distances of the new county line. A map or draft under this subsection shall show the lands through which the line passes and the buildings in close proximity, together with the roads and streams crossed by or near to the line.

(b)Filing.--The report and map, signed by a majority of the members of the boundary commission, shall be filed in the court of common pleas having been given jurisdiction and, if approved by the court, shall be recorded in th

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(a) Report.--The boundary commission shall prepare a written report containing a map or draft showing the courses and distances of the line ascertained and designated by the commission as the existing county line, or if the commission has been directed to fix and determine a new county line, the map or draft shall instead show the courses and distances of the new county line. A map or draft under this subsection shall show the lands through which the line passes and the buildings in close proximity, together with the roads and streams crossed by or near to the line.

(b) Filing.--The report and map, signed by a majority of the members of the boundary commission, shall be filed in the court of common pleas having been given jurisdiction and, if approved by the court, shall be recorded in the records of the court of common pleas having been given jurisdiction.

(c) Notice.--Written notice shall be given by the boundary commission to the affected counties and to the owners of each land that will be affected by the proposed change of the date the report containing the recommendation of the boundary commission will be considered by the court.

(d) Recording.--A copy of the report and approval shall be certified by the prothonotary to the prothonotary of each county affected, where the report and approval shall be recorded in the records. The line ascertained, surveyed, fixed and marked shall, as of the date of the certification, be the boundary line between the counties.

(e) Approval.--The prothonotary, having determined the matter, shall certify the approval of the court on two copies of the report and map filed in the prothonotary's office and shall, within 30 days, transmit a copy by mail to the:

(1) Secretary of Community and Economic Development;

(2) Secretary of Conservation and Natural Resources; and

(3) Secretary of Transportation.