PRINTER'S NO. 2117
No. 1706 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY SEMMEL, JUNE 6, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, JUNE 6, 2001
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
2 "An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
3 executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
4 Executive Department thereof and the administrative
5 departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
6 including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
7 Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
8 authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
9 departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
10 duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
11 officers, and of the several administrative departments,
12 boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
13 Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
14 and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
15 certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
16 other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
17 and commissions; and prescribing the manner in which the
18 number and compensation of the deputies and all other
19 assistants and employes of certain departments, boards and
20 commissions shall be determined," further providing for
21 contributions to Korea/Vietnam Memorial National Education
22 Center.
23 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
24 hereby enacts as follows:
25 Section 1. Section 2507(a) and (b) of the act of April 9,
26 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of
27 1929, added July 11, 1996 (P.L.619, No.105), are amended to
1 read:
2 Section 2507. Contribution to Korea/Vietnam Memorial
3 National Education Center.--(a) (1) For tax years 1997, 1998,
4 1999 [and], 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004, the department
5 shall provide a space on the face of the Pennsylvania individual
6 income tax return form whereby an individual may voluntarily
7 designate a contribution of any amount from the individual's tax
8 refund to KVM.
9 (2) The amount designated by an individual on the
10 Pennsylvania individual income tax return form shall be deducted
11 from the tax refund to which such individual is entitled and
12 shall not constitute a charge against the income tax revenues
13 due the Commonwealth.
14 (3) The department shall determine annually the total amount
15 designated by individual taxpayers under this section and shall
16 report the amount to the State Treasurer who shall prepare the
17 appropriate documentation and transfer the designated amount
18 from the General Fund to KVM.
19 (4) The department shall provide adequate information
20 regarding the center and its purposes in its instructions for
21 tax years 1997, 1998, 1999 [and], 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and
22 2004 which accompany Pennsylvania individual income tax return
23 forms to include the address of KVM to which contributions may
24 be sent by taxpayers who wish to make additional contributions
25 to the center.
26 (5) This subsection shall apply solely to taxable years
27 1997, 1998, 1999 [and], 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004.
28 (b) (1) KVM shall use all contributions collected under
29 this section to carry out the following purposes and
30 responsibilities:
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1 (i) Determine and prioritize the funding objectives deemed
2 most necessary to facilitate the development of the center.
3 (ii) Obtain assistance and advice from the Department of
4 Military Affairs, veterans' organizations and the public
5 regarding the development of the center.
6 (iii) Establish projects or programs appropriate to the
7 furtherance of the purposes of this act, and allocate moneys to
8 such public or private organizations selected to implement those
9 programs or projects.
10 (iv) Establish programs to promote the voluntary
11 contribution system set forth in this act and other lawful
12 programs to solicit additional contributions to KVM and allocate
13 moneys to implement the same.
14 (v) Submit a report to the Military and Veterans Affairs
15 Committee of the Senate and the Veterans Affairs and Emergency
16 Preparedness Committee of the House of Representatives by
17 December 31, [2000] 2005, to include a financial analysis and a
18 synopsis of the use of the funds collected under the voluntary
19 contribution system.
20 (2) KVM may use funds collected under this section to
21 develop a program for the sale of public stamps, decals or other
22 items of personal property to the public intended to signify the
23 interest of the purchaser in contributing to the center.
24 * * *
25 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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