1Amending the act of July 7, 1947 (P.L.1368, No.542), entitled,
2as amended, "An act amending, revising and consolidating the
3laws relating to delinquent county, city, except of the first
4and second class and second class A, borough, town, township,
5school district, except of the first class and school
6districts within cities of the second class A, and
7institution district taxes, providing when, how and upon what
8property, and to what extent liens shall be allowed for such
9taxes, the return and entering of claims therefor; the
10collection and adjudication of such claims, sales of real
11property, including seated and unseated lands, subject to the
12lien of such tax claims; the disposition of the proceeds
13thereof, including State taxes and municipal claims recovered
14and the redemption of property; providing for the discharge
15and divestiture by certain tax sales of all estates in
16property and of mortgages and liens on such property, and the
17proceedings therefor; creating a Tax Claim Bureau in each
18county, except counties of the first and second class, to act
19as agent for taxing districts; defining its powers and
20duties, including sales of property, the management of
21property taken in sequestration, and the management, sale and
22disposition of property heretofore sold to the county
23commissioners, taxing districts and trustees at tax sales;
24providing a method for the service of process and notices;
25imposing duties on taxing districts and their officers and on
26tax collectors, and certain expenses on counties and for
27their reimbursement by taxing districts; and repealing
28existing laws," in sale of property, providing for optional
29county demolition and rehabilitation fund.

30The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
31hereby enacts as follows:

1Section 1. The act of July 7, 1947 (P.L.1368, No.542), known
2as the Real Estate Tax Sale Law, is amended by adding a section
3to read:

4Section 631. Optional County Demolition and Rehabilitation
5Fund.--(a) Each county of the first, second, second A, third,
6fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth class and home rule
7charter county of these classes that imposes the fee authorized
8under subsection (b) shall establish a county demolition and
9rehabilitation fund.

10(b) The governing body of the county may, by resolution or
11ordinance, authorize the tax claim bureau of that county to
12charge and collect a fee not to exceed ten per centum (10%) for
13each property sold at tax sale. The fee raised shall be
14deposited into the county demolition and rehabilitation fund to
15be used exclusively for the demolition or rehabilitation, or
16both, of dilapidated buildings on blighted property situate in
17the county.

18Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.