Section 42201 - Authorities established(a)General rule.--A body corporate and politic to be known as the Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority for (name of city) is established as a public authority and instrumentality of the Commonwealth for each city that shall exercise public powers of the Commonwealth as an agency and instrumentality thereof. The exercise by the authority of the powers conferred by this act is declared to be and shall for all purposes be deemed and held to be the performance of an essential public function.(b)Separate authorities.--A separate intergovernmental cooperation authority shall be established for each city. 2018, Oct. 24, P.L. 751, No. 124, § 201, imd. effective.