{"data":{"id":"us-pa/11-pa.c.s.-13601","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"11 Pa.C.S. § 13601","heading":"Public buildings generally.","body":"(a) Authority of city.--With regard to a public building, a city may, by ordinance, do any of the following:\n(1) erect, purchase, establish or maintain the public buildings; or\n(2) purchase, take, use, occupy or acquire, by any lawful means, including eminent domain, private land, buildings and property in order to erect, establish or maintain a public building.\n(b) Included structures.--For purposes of this chapter, a public building includes not only a building or structure that council deems necessary for the use of the city, but also another building and structure to be used for a public purpose, including a public auditorium, public library, public memorial building and monument.","path":["Title 11 - CITIES","PART V THIRD CLASS CITIES","CHAPTER 136 PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=11\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=136\u0026sctn=1\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2025-03-10 (Statute Update stamp, 11 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:30:53Z","sha256":"39fcd33824783ea77d9b86010846ffcd6a368551e435a5287b40637f67e351c1","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/11-pa.c.s.-13590","next":"us-pa/11-pa.c.s.-13603"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}