PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2220 PRINTER'S NO. 3493
No. 1750 Session of 1975
INTRODUCED BY MESSRS. DiCARLO, BENNETT, YAHNER, SHUMAN,
R. W. WILT, COLE, TURNER, A. C. FOSTER, ENGLEHART, DeMEDIO,
BRUNNER, CIMINI, HOPKINS, SCHEAFFER, HILL, BRANDT, MANMILLER,
E. H. SMITH, NOYE, ANDERSON, HALVERSON, KISTLER, GRIECO,
SPENCER, HEPFORD, LETTERMAN, GLEASON, WHELAN, DORR, DeVERTER,
L. E. SMITH AND DREIBELBIS, SEPTEMBER 24, 1975
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 15, 1976
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of May 21, 1943 (P.L.571, No.254), entitled, as
2 amended, "An act relating to assessment for taxation in
3 counties of the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth
4 classes; designating the subjects, property and persons
5 subject to and exempt from taxation for county, borough,
6 town, township, school, except in cities and county
7 institution district purposes; and providing for and
8 regulating the assessment and valuation thereof for such
9 purposes; creating in each such county a board for the
10 assessment and revision of taxes; defining the powers and
11 duties of such boards; providing for the acceptance of this
12 act by cities; regulating the office of ward, borough, town
13 and township assessors; abolishing the office of assistant
14 triennial assessor in townships of the first class; providing
15 for the appointment of a chief assessor, assistant assessors
16 and other employes; providing for their compensation payable
17 by such counties; prescribing certain duties of and certain
18 fees to be collected by the recorder of deeds and municipal
19 officers who issue building permits; imposing duties on
20 taxables making improvements on land and grantees of land;
21 prescribing penalties; and eliminating the triennial
22 assessment," further regulating the valuation or assessment
23 of real estate subject to sewer abatement CONNECTION BAN <--
24 orders.
25 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
26 hereby enacts as follows:
1 Section 1. The act of May 21, 1943 (P.L.571, No.254), known
2 as "The Fourth to Eighth Class County Assessment Law," is
3 amended by adding a section to read:
4 Section 204. Temporary Assessment Change for Real Estate
5 Subject to a Sewer Abatement CONNECTION BAN Order.--When a <--
6 department or agency of the Commonwealth or a municipality has
7 ordered the abatement of real estate development A SEWER <--
8 CONNECTION BAN because of a lack of adequate sewage treatment
9 facilities, the real estate affected by the order shall be
10 reassessed for the duration of the abatement. ORDER OR FOR TWO <--
11 YEARS, WHICHEVER IS THE SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME. The reassessment
12 shall be based on the best use of the land during the period of
13 abatement. THE REASSESSMENT. <--
14 SECTION 2. THIS ACT SHALL APPLY TO SEWER CONNECTION BANS IN <--
15 EFFECT ON AND AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT. THE TWO-YEAR
16 PERIOD OF REASSESSMENT SHALL BEGIN ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
17 ACT FOR SEWER CONNECTION BANS IMPOSED ON OR BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE
18 DATE OF THIS ACT.
19 Section 2. 3. This act shall take effect immediately. <--
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