PRINTER'S NO. 578
No. 556 Session of 1977
INTRODUCED BY MOORE, LEWIS, STAPLETON, STAUFFER, MESSINGER,
FLEMING, ORLANDO, TILGHMAN AND HOPPER, MARCH 22, 1977
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MARCH 22, 1977
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of August 9, 1971 (P.L.286, No.74), entitled
2 "An act providing for the custody and control of abandoned
3 and unclaimed property; providing for its disposition;
4 imposing powers and duties on the Secretary of Revenue; and
5 imposing penalties," providing for disposition of abandoned
6 and unclaimed land and imposing powers and duties on counties
7 in connection therewith.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. The act of August 9, 1971 (P.L.286, No.74), known
11 as the "Disposition of Abandoned and Unclaimed Property Act," is
12 amended by adding a section to read:
13 Section 3.1. Abandoned and Unclaimed Land Subject to Custody
14 and Control of the County.--Notwithstanding any other provision
15 of this act, the proceeds from the sale of any abandoned or
16 unclaimed real property sold by a county for delinquent taxes
17 shall be held in the custody of the county treasurer for a
18 period of three years at the end of which time the balance so
19 held shall be distributed pro rata based on the millage imposed
20 between the school district, the local municipality and the
1 county.
2 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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