PRINTER'S NO. 1283
No. 1111 Session of 1985
INTRODUCED BY OLASZ, CLARK, MANDERINO, PETRARCA, TELEK, PERZEL,
MICHLOVIC, TRELLO, DeLUCA, DAWIDA, DUFFY, MRKONIC, VAN HORNE,
GAMBLE, BOOK, SALOOM, LAUGHLIN, EVANS, DeWEESE, LIVENGOOD,
LEVDANSKY, PETRONE, GRUITZA, F. E. TAYLOR, CAWLEY AND TIGUE,
MAY 1, 1985
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON URBAN AFFAIRS, MAY 1, 1985
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 21, 1939 (P.L.626, No.294), entitled
2 "An act providing for and regulating the assessment and
3 valuation of all subjects of taxation in counties of the
4 second class; creating and prescribing the powers and duties
5 of a Board of Property Assessment, Appeals and Review;
6 imposing duties on certain county and city officers;
7 abolishing the board for the assessment and revision of taxes
8 in such counties; and prescribing penalties," providing that
9 the county pay a portion of appraisal costs along with the
10 municipality and school district in certain appeals.
11 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12 hereby enacts as follows:
13 Section 1. The act of June 21, 1939 (P.L.626, No.294),
14 referred to as the Second Class County Assessment Law, is
15 amended by adding a section to read:
16 Section 10.1. When an appeal is taken by a municipality or
17 school district of any assessment dealing with property value
18 made by the board, the county shall pay seventy-five percent
19 (75%) of the costs for an independent appraisal to be used by
20 the board in the appeal and the remaining twenty-five percent
1 (25%) of the costs shall be shared equally between the
2 municipality and the affected school district or school
3 districts.
4 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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