{"data":{"id":"us-pa/73-pa.c.s.-7320","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"73 Pa.C.S. § 7320","heading":"Maintenance by township and funds.","body":"(a) Responsibility.--The township shall pay:\n(1) the cost and expense of caring for shade trees after planting; and\n(2) the expense of publishing the notice under sections 7317 (relating to notice of work) and 7318 (relating to payment by owners and assessment).\n(b) Certification.--The shade tree commission shall annually certify costs and expenses under subsection (a) to the board of commissioners.\n(c) Appropriation.--Instead of levying the tax authorized under the general tax levying powers of this part, the board of commissioners may provide for the expenses under subsection (a) by an appropriation equal to the amount certified under subsection (b).","path":["Title 73 - TOWNSHIPS","PART II FIRST CLASS TOWNSHIP CODE","CHAPTER 73 PARKS, RECREATION CENTERS, SHADE TREES AND FORESTS","SUBCHAPTER B SHADE TREE COMMISSION"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=73\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=73\u0026sctn=20\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-06-23 (Statute Update stamp, 73 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:35:38Z","sha256":"a271bf741c1b4e31ca21e63f217ab7d079c25f16d585d872ad8312b730665973","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/73-pa.c.s.-7319","next":"us-pa/73-pa.c.s.-7321"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}