PRINTER'S NO. 3120

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 2381 Session of 1982


        INTRODUCED BY LLOYD, MILLER, BELFANTI, KUKOVICH, KOWALYSHYN,
           RYBAK, McVERRY, HALUSKA, GANNON, BLAUM, PISTELLA, MORRIS,
           MICHLOVIC, CLARK, LASHINGER, MICOZZIE, PRATT, SNYDER,
           GREENWOOD AND LESCOVITZ, MARCH 30, 1982

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, MARCH 30, 1982

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of March 11, 1971 (P.L.104, No.3), entitled, as
     2     reenacted and amended, "An act providing property tax or rent
     3     rebate and inflation dividends to certain senior citizens,
     4     widows, widowers and permanently disabled persons with
     5     limited incomes; establishing uniform standards and
     6     qualifications for eligibility to receive rebates and
     7     dividends; providing for transportation assistance grants and
     8     grants to area agencies on aging for services to older
     9     persons; and imposing duties upon the Department of Revenue,"
    10     further providing for the allowable percentage of real
    11     property tax rebate or rent rebate.

    12     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    13  hereby enacts as follows:
    14     Section 1.  Subsection (a.1) of section 4, act of March 11,
    15  1971 (P.L.104, No.3), known as the "Senior Citizens Rebate and
    16  Assistance Act," reenacted and amended June 16, 1975 (P.L.7,
    17  No.4) and amended March 10, 1982 (No.56), is amended to read:
    18     Section 4.  Property Tax; Rent Rebate and Inflation Cost.--
    19     (a.1)  The amount of any claim for property tax rebate or
    20  rent rebate in lieu of property taxes for real property taxes or
    21  rent due and payable during calendar year 1981 and thereafter


     1  shall be determined in accordance with the following schedule:
     2                             [Percentage of Real Property Taxes or
     3                             Rent Rebate in Lieu of
     4     Household Income        Property Taxes Allowed as Rebate
     5      $    0 - $4,999                        100%
     6       5,000 -  5,999                         80
     7       6,000 -  6,999                         60
     8       7,000 -  7,999                         40
     9       8,000 -  8,999                         20
    10       9,000 - 11,999                         10]
    11      $    0 - $4,999                        100%
    12       5,000 -  5,499                         90
    13       5,500 -  5,999                         80
    14       6,000 -  6,499                         70
    15       6,500 -  6,999                         60
    16       7,000 -  7,499                         50
    17       7,500 -  7,999                         40
    18       8,000 -  8,499                         30
    19       8,500 -  8,999                         20
    20       9,000 - 11,999                         10
    21     * * *
    22     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.






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