PRINTER'S NO. 4689
No. 2967 Session of 2006
INTRODUCED BY DALEY, CALTAGIRONE, DeLUCA, DERMODY, HANNA,
HARRIS, MUSTIO, PETRONE, PISTELLA, READSHAW, ROBERTS,
SANTONI, SOLOBAY, SURRA, THOMAS, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, MELIO,
PALLONE AND SIPTROTH, OCTOBER 3, 2006
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, OCTOBER 3, 2006
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), entitled,
2 as amended, "An act relating to the finances of the State
3 government; providing for the settlement, assessment,
4 collection, and lien of taxes, bonus, and all other accounts
5 due the Commonwealth, the collection and recovery of fees and
6 other money or property due or belonging to the Commonwealth,
7 or any agency thereof, including escheated property and the
8 proceeds of its sale, the custody and disbursement or other
9 disposition of funds and securities belonging to or in the
10 possession of the Commonwealth, and the settlement of claims
11 against the Commonwealth, the resettlement of accounts and
12 appeals to the courts, refunds of moneys erroneously paid to
13 the Commonwealth, auditing the accounts of the Commonwealth
14 and all agencies thereof, of all public officers collecting
15 moneys payable to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof,
16 and all receipts of appropriations from the Commonwealth,
17 authorizing the Commonwealth to issue tax anticipation notes
18 to defray current expenses, implementing the provisions of
19 section 7(a) of Article VIII of the Constitution of
20 Pennsylvania authorizing and restricting the incurring of
21 certain debt and imposing penalties; affecting every
22 department, board, commission, and officer of the State
23 government, every political subdivision of the State, and
24 certain officers of such subdivisions, every person,
25 association, and corporation required to pay, assess, or
26 collect taxes, or to make returns or reports under the laws
27 imposing taxes for State purposes, or to pay license fees or
28 other moneys to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof,
29 every State depository and every debtor or creditor of the
30 Commonwealth," further providing, in budget implementation,
31 for the Department of Community and Economic Development.
32 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
1 hereby enacts as follows:
2 Section 1. Section 1719-B of the act of April 9, 1929
3 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, added July 5, 2006
4 (P.L.296, No. 66), is amended to read:
5 Section 1719-B. Department of Community and Economic
6 Development.
7 (a) Allocations.--Funds appropriated for community
8 revitalization and development are subject to the following:
9 (1) There shall be an allocation of 25% of the funds
10 appropriated for each of the following:
11 (i) The majority party in the Senate.
12 (ii) The minority party in the Senate.
13 (iii) The majority party in the House of
14 Representatives.
15 (iv) The minority party in the House of
16 Representatives.
17 (2) Of the allocation under paragraph (1):
18 (i) party leadership in each chamber shall reserve
19 80% for projects of Statewide scope and merit; and
20 (ii) 20% shall be equally divided among the members
21 of the party in that chamber.
22 (b) General Appropriations Act.--The following shall apply
23 to appropriations for the [Department of Community and Economic
24 Development] department in the General Appropriation Act:
25 (1) Grants from funds appropriated for community
26 revitalization and assistance shall be awarded only after
27 program guidelines, schedules and application procedures are
28 established by the department and published in the
29 Pennsylvania Bulletin.
30 (2) No more than 20% of funds appropriated for grants
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1 under the act of May 20, 1949 (P.L.1633, No.493), known as
2 the Housing and Redevelopment Assistance Law, shall be
3 allocated to any one political subdivision.
4 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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