Posted: | February 6, 2014 11:12 AM |
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From: | Representative Martin T. Causer |
To: | All House members |
Subject: | Cosponsor - Forest Reserves Municipal Relief Law |
In the near future I intend to introduce legislation to amend the Forest Reserves Municipal Relief Law. The legislation would increase the payment in lieu of taxes paid to local municipalities, school districts and counties that host state land under the control of DCNR, the PA Game Commission and the PA Fish and Boat Commission. Under current law the payment in lieu of taxes is $3.60 per acre divided equally among the three taxing bodies. Under my proposal the payment would be increased to $5.40 per acre and still be divided equally among the host municipalities. This legislation is important for areas of the commonwealth that have large tracts of state-owned land that are exempt from taxation and therefore have a significantly limited tax base. I would welcome your cosponsorship of this legislation. |
Introduced as HB2112