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| AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL NO. 907 |
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| Printer's No. 1243 |
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1 | Amend Bill, page 1, line 30, by striking out "in special |
2 | funds," and inserting |
3 | providing for time for filing returns for certain sales and use |
4 | taxpayers; establishing a restricted account within the |
5 | Agricultural College Land Scrip Fund; in borrowing for capital |
6 | facilities, further providing for definitions, for Neighborhood |
7 | Improvement Zone Fund, for Keystone Opportunity Zone and for |
8 | duration and providing for Commonwealth pledges and for |
9 | confidentiality, providing for financially distressed |
10 | municipalities and for Keystone Special Development Zones; in |
11 | education tax credits, making an editorial change and providing |
12 | for Department of Revenue and for Department of Community and |
13 | Economic Development; in special funds, further providing for |
14 | funding and |
15 | Amend Bill, page 1, line 31, by inserting after "investments" |
16 | ; providing for 2011-2012 budget implementation and |
17 | restrictions; in general budget implementation, further |
18 | providing for executive offices and for the Auditor General, |
19 | providing for Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority |
20 | Accounts, further providing for the Pennsylvania Higher |
21 | Education Assistance Agency, repealing provisions related to the |
22 | Legislative Department, providing for the Catastrophic Loss |
23 | Benefits Continuation Fund and further providing for the State |
24 | Gaming Fund; in 2010-2011 budget implementation, further |
25 | providing for the Department of Education; providing for audits; |
26 | and making related repeals |
27 | Amend Bill, page 2, lines 1 through 3, by striking out all of |
28 | said lines and inserting |
29 | Section 1. The act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known |
30 | as The Fiscal Code, is amended by adding sections to read: |
31 | Section 202.2. Time for Filing Returns for Certain Sales and |
32 | Use Taxpayers.--(a) Notwithstanding section 217 of the act of |
33 | March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the "Tax Reform Code of |
34 | 1971," after May 31, 2011, for every sales and use tax licensee |
35 | whose total sales and use tax reported or required to be |
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1 | reported for the third calendar quarter of the preceding year |
2 | equals or exceeds twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), the |
3 | licensee shall, on or before the twentieth day of each month, |
4 | file a single sales and use tax return consisting of all of the |
5 | following: |
6 | (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), an amount equal to |
7 | fifty per centum of the licensee's total sales and use tax |
8 | liability reported or required to be reported for the same month |
9 | in the preceding calendar year if the licensee was a monthly |
10 | sales and use tax filer. If the licensee was a quarterly or |
11 | semi-annual sales and use tax filer, an amount equal to fifty |
12 | per centum of the licensee's average total sales and use tax |
13 | liability reported or required to be reported for that tax |
14 | period in the preceding calendar year. The average total sales |
15 | and use tax liability shall be the total sales and use tax |
16 | liability reported or required to be reported for the tax period |
17 | divided by the number of months in that tax period. For |
18 | licensees that were not in business during the same month in the |
19 | preceding calendar year or were in business for only a portion |
20 | of that month, an amount equal to fifty per centum of the |
21 | average total sales and use tax liability reported or required |
22 | to be reported for each tax period the licensee has been in |
23 | business. If the licensee is filing a sales and use tax |
24 | liability for the first time with no preceding tax periods, the |
25 | amount shall be zero. |
26 | (2) For a return due June 20, 2011, the percentage used in |
27 | the calculation under paragraph (1) shall be fifty-five per |
28 | centum. |
29 | (3) An amount equal to the sales and use taxes due for the |
30 | preceding month, less any amounts paid in the preceding month as |
31 | required by paragraph (1). |
32 | (b) The sales and use tax required to be reported under this |
33 | section shall be due and payable by the licensee on the day the |
34 | return is required to be filed and all payments must accompany |
35 | the return. |
36 | (c) The department shall determine whether the amounts |
37 | reported under this section shall be remitted as one combined |
38 | payment or as two separate payments. |
39 | (d) The department may require the filing of the returns and |
40 | the payments for filers under this section by electronic means |
41 | approved by the department. |
42 | (e) If a licensee required to remit payments under this |
43 | section fails to make a timely payment or makes a payment which |
44 | is less than the required amount, the department may, in |
45 | addition to any applicable penalties, impose an additional |
46 | penalty equal to five per centum of the amount due under this |
47 | section which was not timely paid. The penalty under this |
48 | subsection shall be determined when the tax return is filed for |
49 | the tax period. |
50 | (f) A reference in statute or regulation to section 217 of |
51 | the "Tax Reform Code of 1971" shall also be deemed a reference |
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1 | to this section. |
2 | Section 507. Restricted Account within Agricultural College |
3 | Land Scrip Fund.--(a) A restricted account is hereby |
4 | established within the Agricultural College Land Scrip Fund for |
5 | the purpose of funding agricultural research programs and |
6 | agricultural extension services. |
7 | (b) The restricted account established under this section |
8 | shall consist of such moneys as are appropriated or transferred |
9 | to the restricted account. |
10 | (c) Following an appropriation or transfer, the State |
11 | Treasurer shall pay, on an equal monthly basis during the fiscal |
12 | year, the money in the restricted account to the Commonwealth's |
13 | land grant university for agricultural research programs and for |
14 | agricultural extension services. |
15 | (d) Money deposited in the Agricultural College Land Scrip |
16 | Fund prior to the effective date of this section, and the |
17 | interest earned thereon, shall be paid pursuant to the act of |
18 | April 1, 1863 (P.L.213, No.227), entitled "An act to accept the |
19 | grant of Public Lands, by the United States, to the several |
20 | states, for the endowment of Agricultural Colleges," and the act |
21 | of May 7, 1923 (P.L.145, No.110), entitled "An act providing for |
22 | the redemption and cancellation of the bond issued under the |
23 | act, approved April third, one thousand eight hundred and |
24 | seventy-two (Pamphlet Laws, thirty-nine), entitled 'An act |
25 | directing the sale of the bonds composing the Agricultural |
26 | College land script fund, and authorizing the issue of a new |
27 | bond in lieu thereof, and abolishing the board commissioners |
28 | created by act of April first, one thousand eight hundred and |
29 | sixty-three,' and for the investment of the moneys in the fund |
30 | resulting from such redemption, and the payment of the interest |
31 | therefrom by the Sinking Fund Commission to Pennsylvania State |
32 | College." |
33 | Section 1.1. The definition of "contracting authority" in |
34 | section 1602-B of the act, added October 9, 2009 (P.L.537, |
35 | No.50), is amended and the section is amended by adding |
36 | definitions to read: |
37 | Section 1602-B. Definitions. |
38 | The following words and phrases when used in this article |
39 | shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the |
40 | context clearly indicates otherwise: |
41 | "Bonds." Includes notes, instruments, refunding notes and |
42 | bonds and other evidences of indebtedness or obligations. |
43 | * * * |
44 | "Contracting authority." An authority created under 53 |
45 | Pa.C.S. Ch. 56 (relating to municipal authorities) for the |
46 | purpose of designating a neighborhood improvement zone and |
47 | constructing a facility or other authority created under the |
48 | laws of this Commonwealth which is eligible to apply for and |
49 | receive redevelopment assistance capital grants under Chapter 3 |
50 | of the act of February 9, 1999 (P.L.1, No.1), known as the |
51 | Capital Facilities Debt Enabling Act[, and which is under a |
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1 | contract with the Office of the Budget to receive those grants]. |
2 | "Department." The Department of Revenue of the Commonwealth. |
3 | * * * |
4 | Section 1.2. Section 1604-B(b) introductory paragraph and |
5 | (9), (c) introductory paragraph, (d) and (e) of the act, added |
6 | October 9, 2009 (P.L.537, No.50), are amended and the section is |
7 | amended by adding subsections to read: |
8 | Section 1604-B. Neighborhood Improvement Zone Fund. |
9 | * * * |
10 | (a.1) Certification.-- |
11 | (1) Within 30 days of the end of each calendar year, |
12 | each qualified business shall file a report with the |
13 | department which complies with all of the following: |
14 | (i) States each State tax, calculated in accordance |
15 | with subsection (b), which was paid by the qualified |
16 | business in the prior calendar year. |
17 | (ii) Lists each State tax refund which complies with |
18 | all of the following: |
19 | (A) The refund is for a tax: |
20 | (I) set forth in subsection (b); and |
21 | (II) certified as paid under subsection (b). |
22 | (B) The refund was received in the prior |
23 | calendar year by the qualified business. |
24 | (iii) Is in a form and manner required by the |
25 | department. |
26 | (2) In addition to any penalties imposed under the act |
27 | of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code |
28 | of 1971, for failure to timely pay State taxes, failure to |
29 | file a timely and complete report under paragraph (1) shall |
30 | result in the imposition of a penalty of 10% of all State |
31 | taxes, calculated in accordance with subsection (b), which |
32 | were payable by the qualified business in the prior calendar |
33 | year. |
34 | (3) Any penalty imposed under this subsection shall be |
35 | imposed, assessed and collected by the department under the |
36 | provisions for imposing, assessing and collecting penalties |
37 | under Article II of the Tax Reform Code of 1971. When the |
38 | penalty is received, the money shall be transferred from the |
39 | General Fund to the fund. |
40 | (4) Within 30 days of the end of each calendar year, |
41 | each qualified business shall file a report with the local |
42 | taxing authority reporting all local taxes, calculated in |
43 | accordance with subsection (b), which were paid by the |
44 | qualified business in the prior calendar year. The report |
45 | from each qualified business shall also list any local tax |
46 | refunds of taxes set forth in subsection (b) received in the |
47 | prior calendar year by the qualified business and any refunds |
48 | related to the local taxes as calculated in accordance with |
49 | subsection (b). The report shall be in a form and manner |
50 | required by the department. |
51 | (b) Calculation.--Within 60 days of the end of each |
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1 | [quarter] calendar year, the [Department of Revenue shall |
2 | calculate the amounts under this subsection for improvement and |
3 | development in the neighborhood improvement zone, the facility |
4 | complex and the facility. The contracting authority shall |
5 | provide good faith estimates of quarterly amounts to be |
6 | calculated in a form and manner required by the Department of |
7 | Revenue. The Department of Revenue] department shall [estimate |
8 | the quarterly amounts, subject to an annual reconciliation, and |
9 | shall] certify the amounts of State taxes paid, less any State |
10 | tax refunds received, by the qualified businesses filing reports |
11 | under subsection (a.1)(1) to the Office of the Budget [within 90 |
12 | days of the end of a fiscal quarter]. Beginning in 2012 and in |
13 | each calendar year thereafter, by November 1, the department |
14 | shall calculate, in accordance with this subsection, amounts of |
15 | State taxes actually received by the Commonwealth from each |
16 | qualified business that filed a report under subsection (a.1)(1) |
17 | in the prior calendar year; and the department shall certify the |
18 | amounts received to the office. An entity collecting a local tax |
19 | within the neighborhood improvement zone shall, within 30 days |
20 | of the end of [a fiscal quarter] each calendar year, submit all |
21 | of the local taxes [collected that are to be calculated under |
22 | this subsection] that are to be calculated under this subsection |
23 | and which were paid in the prior calendar year, less any |
24 | certified local tax refunds received by a qualified business in |
25 | the prior calendar year, to the State Treasurer [for transfer] |
26 | to be deposited in the fund under subsection (d). This |
27 | subsection shall not apply to any taxes subject to a valid |
28 | pledge or security interest entered into in order to secure debt |
29 | service on bonds if the pledge or security interest was entered |
30 | into prior to May 1, 2011, and is still in effect. The following |
31 | shall be the amounts calculated and certified: |
32 | * * * |
33 | (9) Except for a tax levied against real property and |
34 | notwithstanding any other law, an amount equal to any tax |
35 | imposed by the Commonwealth or any of its political |
36 | subdivisions on a qualified business engaged in an activity |
37 | within the neighborhood improvement zone or directly or |
38 | indirectly on any sale or purchase of goods or services, |
39 | where the point of sale or purchase is within the |
40 | neighborhood improvement zone. |
41 | (c) [Income] State tax liability apportionment.--For the |
42 | purpose of making the calculations under subsection (b), the |
43 | [taxable income of a corporation that is] State tax liability of |
44 | a qualified business shall be apportioned to the neighborhood |
45 | improvement zone by multiplying the Pennsylvania [taxable |
46 | income] State tax liability by a fraction, the numerator of |
47 | which is the property factor plus the payroll factor plus the |
48 | sales factor and the denominator of which is three, in |
49 | accordance with the following: |
50 | (d) Transfers.-- |
51 | (1) Within ten days of receiving [notification] |
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1 | certification under subsection (b), the Secretary of the |
2 | Budget shall direct the State Treasurer to, notwithstanding |
3 | any other law, transfer the amounts [calculated] certified |
4 | under subsection (b) from the General Fund to the fund. |
5 | Beginning in 2013 and in each year thereafter, the amounts |
6 | certified by the secretary to the State Treasurer and the |
7 | amounts transferred by the State Treasurer to the fund shall |
8 | be determined as follows: |
9 | (i) Add amounts certified by the department under |
10 | subsection (b) for the prior calendar year. |
11 | (ii) Subtract from the sum under subparagraph (i) |
12 | any State tax refunds paid as certified by the department |
13 | under subsection (b). |
14 | (iii) Add to the difference under subparagraph (ii) |
15 | any amounts certified under subsection (b) with respect |
16 | to the second prior calendar year. |
17 | (iv) Subtract from the sum under subparagraph (iii) |
18 | any amounts certified under subsection (b) which are less |
19 | than the amounts previously certified under subsection |
20 | (b) with respect to the second prior calendar year. |
21 | (2) The State Treasurer shall provide [quarterly |
22 | payments] an annual transfer to the contracting authority |
23 | until the bonds issued to finance and refinance the |
24 | improvement and development of the neighborhood improvement |
25 | zone and the construction of the [contracted] facility or |
26 | facility complex are retired. [The payment in each quarter] |
27 | Each annual transfer to the contracting authority shall be |
28 | equal to the balance of the fund on the [last day of the |
29 | prior calendar quarter] date of the transfer under paragraph |
30 | (1). |
31 | (e) Restriction on use of funds.--Funds transferred under |
32 | subsection (d): |
33 | (1) May only be utilized for payment of debt service on |
34 | bonds issued for the improvement and development of all or |
35 | any part of the neighborhood improvement zone and the purpose |
36 | of constructing a facility or facility complex, for payment |
37 | of debt service on bonds issued to refund those bonds and to |
38 | replenish amounts required in any debt service reserve funds |
39 | established to pay debt service on bonds. The term of a bond |
40 | to be refunded shall not exceed the maximum term permitted |
41 | for the original bond issued for the improvement or |
42 | development of the neighborhood improvement zone and the |
43 | construction of a facility or facility complex. |
44 | (2) May not be utilized for purposes of renovating or |
45 | repairing a facility or facility complex, except for capital |
46 | maintenance and improvement projects. |
47 | * * * |
48 | (g) Excess money.--Within 30 days of the end of each |
49 | calendar year, any money remaining in the fund at the end of the |
50 | prior calendar year after the required payments under subsection |
51 | (d)(2) were made in the prior calendar year shall be refunded in |
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1 | the following manner: |
2 | (1) Money shall first be returned to the General Fund to |
3 | the extent that the excess money is part of the transfer |
4 | under subsection (d)(1). |
5 | (2) Money shall next be paid to the contracting |
6 | authority to the extent that the amounts paid under |
7 | subsection (d)(2) consisted of local taxes. The contracting |
8 | authority shall return the money to the appropriate entities |
9 | collecting local tax who submitted the local taxes to the |
10 | State Treasurer under subsection (b). |
11 | Section 1.3. Sections 1605-B and 1606-B of the act, added |
12 | October 9, 2009 (P.L.537, No.50), are amended to read: |
13 | Section 1605-B. Keystone Opportunity Zone. |
14 | [Within 30 days of the effective date of this section] Before |
15 | September 1, 2011, the city shall apply to the [department] |
16 | Department of Community and Economic Development to decertify |
17 | and remove the designation of all or part of the Keystone |
18 | Opportunity Zone [in accordance with] on behalf of all political |
19 | subdivisions. The provisions of section 309 of the act of |
20 | October 6, 1998 (P.L.705, No.92), known as the Keystone |
21 | Opportunity Zone, Keystone Opportunity Expansion Zone and |
22 | Keystone Opportunity Improvement Zone Act shall be deemed |
23 | satisfied as to all political subdivisions. The [department] |
24 | Department of Community and Economic Development shall act on |
25 | the application within 30 days. |
26 | Section 1606-B. Duration. |
27 | The neighborhood improvement zone shall be in effect for a |
28 | period equal to [the length of time of the bonds that are |
29 | initially issued.] one year following retirement of all bonds |
30 | issued to finance or refinance the improvement and development |
31 | of the neighborhood improvement zone or the construction of the |
32 | facility or the facility complex. The maximum term of the bond, |
33 | including the refunding of the bond, shall not exceed 30 years. |
34 | Section 1.4. The act is amended by adding sections to read: |
35 | Section 1607-B. Commonwealth pledges. |
36 | If and to the extent that the contracting authority pledges |
37 | amounts required to be transferred to the fund under section |
38 | 1604-B for the payment of bonds issued by the contracting |
39 | authority, until all bonds secured by the pledge of the |
40 | contracting authority, together with the interest on the bonds, |
41 | are fully paid or provided for, the Commonwealth pledges to and |
42 | agrees with any person, firm, corporation or government agency, |
43 | whether in this Commonwealth or elsewhere, and to and with any |
44 | Federal agency subscribing to or acquiring the bonds issued by |
45 | the contracting authority that the Commonwealth itself will not, |
46 | nor will it authorize any government entity to, abolish or |
47 | reduce the size of the neighborhood improvement zone; to amend |
48 | or repeal section 1604-B(a.1), (b) or (d); to limit or alter the |
49 | rights vested in the contracting authority in a manner |
50 | inconsistent with the obligations of the contracting authority |
51 | with respect to the bonds issued by the contracting authority; |
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1 | or to otherwise impair revenues to be paid under this article to |
2 | the contracting authority necessary to pay debt service on |
3 | bonds. Nothing in this section shall limit the authority of the |
4 | Commonwealth or any government entity to change the rate, tax |
5 | bases or any subject of any specific tax or repealing or |
6 | enacting any tax. |
7 | Section 1608-B. Confidentiality. |
8 | Notwithstanding any law providing for the confidentiality of |
9 | tax records, the contracting authority and the local taxing |
10 | authorities shall have access to any reports and certifications |
11 | filed under this article, and the contracting authority shall |
12 | have access to any State or local tax information filed by a |
13 | qualified business in the Neighborhood Improvement Zone solely |
14 | for the purpose of documenting the certifications required by |
15 | this article. Any other use of the tax information shall be |
16 | prohibited as provided under law. |
17 | Section 1.5. The act is amended by adding an article to |
18 | read: |
19 | ARTICLE XVI-D.1 |
20 | FINANCIALLY DISTRESSED MUNICIPALITIES |
21 | Section 1601-D.1. Administrative oversight. |
22 | (a) Scope.--This section applies to a city of the third |
23 | class which is determined to be financially distressed under |
24 | section 203 of the act of July 10, 1987 (P.L.246, No.47), known |
25 | as the Municipalities Financial Recovery Act. |
26 | (b) Limitation on bankruptcy.--Notwithstanding any other |
27 | provision of law, including section 261 of the Municipalities |
28 | Financial Recovery Act, no distressed city may file a petition |
29 | for relief under 11 U.S.C. Ch. 9 (relating to adjustment of |
30 | debts of a municipality) or any other Federal bankruptcy law, |
31 | and no government agency may authorize the distressed city to |
32 | become a debtor under 11 U.S.C. Ch. 9 or any other Federal |
33 | bankruptcy law. |
34 | (c) Penalty.--If a city subject to this section fails to |
35 | comply with subsection (b), all Commonwealth funding to the city |
36 | shall be suspended. |
37 | (d) Expiration.--This section shall expire July 1, 2012. |
38 | Section 1.6. Article XVI-F heading of the act, added July 6, |
39 | 2010 (P.L.279, No.46), is amended to read: |
40 | ARTICLE XVI-F |
41 | [(RESERVED)] |
42 | KEYSTONE SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT ZONE |
43 | Section 1.7. The act is amended by adding sections to read: |
44 | Section 1601-F. Scope of article. |
45 | This article relates to the Keystone Special Development Zone |
46 | program. |
47 | Section 1602-F. Definitions. |
48 | The following words and phrases when used in this article |
49 | shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the |
50 | context clearly indicates otherwise: |
51 | "Affiliate." As follows: |
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1 | (1) An entity which is part of the same "affiliated |
2 | group," as defined in section 1504(a) of the Internal Revenue |
3 | Code of 1986 (Public Law 99-514, 26 U.S.C. § 1504(a)), as a |
4 | Keystone Special Development Zone employer; or |
5 | (2) An entity that would be part of the same "affiliated |
6 | group" except that the entity or the Keystone Special |
7 | Development employer is not a corporation. |
8 | "Department." The Department of Community and Economic |
9 | Development of the Commonwealth. |
10 | "Employee." An individual who: |
11 | (1) is employed in this Commonwealth by a Keystone |
12 | Special Development Zone employer, or its predecessor, after |
13 | the effective date of this article; |
14 | (2) is employed for at least 35 hours per week by a |
15 | Keystone Special Development Zone employer; and |
16 | (3) spends at least 90% of his or her working time for |
17 | the Keystone Special Development Zone employer at the |
18 | Keystone Special Development Zone location. |
19 | "Full-time equivalent employee." The whole number of |
20 | employees, rounded down, that equals the sum of: |
21 | (1) the total paid hours, including paid time off and |
22 | family leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 |
23 | (Public Law 103-3, 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.), of all of a |
24 | Keystone Special Development Zone employer's employees |
25 | classified as nonexempt during the Keystone Special |
26 | Development Zone employer's tax year divided by 2000; and |
27 | (2) a total number arrived at by adding, for each |
28 | Keystone Special Development Zone employer's employee |
29 | classified as exempt scheduled to work at least 35 hours per |
30 | week, the fraction equal to the portion of the year the |
31 | exempt employee was paid by the Keystone Special Development |
32 | Zone employer. Whether an employee shall be classified as |
33 | exempt or nonexempt shall be determined under the Fair Labor |
34 | Standards Act of 1938 (52 Stat. 1060, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et |
35 | seq.). |
36 | The calculation under this definition excludes employees |
37 | previously employed by an affiliate and employees previously |
38 | employed by the Keystone Special Development Zone employer |
39 | outside of a Keystone Special Development Zone. |
40 | "Keystone Special Development Zone." A parcel of real |
41 | property that meets all of the following: |
42 | (1) On July 1, 2011, was within a special industrial |
43 | area, as described in section 305(a) of the act of May 19, |
44 | 1995 (P.L.4, No.2), known as the Land Recycling and |
45 | Environmental Remediation Standards Act, for which the |
46 | Department of Environmental Protection has executed a special |
47 | industrial area consent order and agreement, as provided |
48 | under section 502(a) of the Land Recycling and Environmental |
49 | Remediation Standards Act. |
50 | (2) On July 1, 2011, had no permanent vertical |
51 | structures affixed to it. |
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1 | (3) Is certified by the Department of Environmental |
2 | Protection as meeting the requirements of paragraphs (1) and |
3 | (2). |
4 | "Keystone Special Development Zone employer." A person or |
5 | entity subject to the taxes imposed under Article III, IV, VI, |
6 | VII, VIII or XV of the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2) known |
7 | as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, who employs one or more |
8 | employees at a Keystone Special Development Zone. The term shall |
9 | include a pass-through entity. The term shall not include any of |
10 | the following: |
11 | (1) An employer who, after January 1, 1990, |
12 | intentionally or negligently caused or contributed to, in any |
13 | material respect, a level of regulated substance above the |
14 | cleanup standards in the act of May 19, 1995 (P.L.4, No.2), |
15 | known as the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation |
16 | Standards Act, on, in or under the Keystone Special |
17 | Development Zone at which an employee is employed. |
18 | (2) An employer engaged in construction improvements on |
19 | a Keystone Special Development Zone. |
20 | "Pass-through entity." A partnership as defined in section |
21 | 301(n.0) of the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the |
22 | Tax Reform Code of 1971, or a Pennsylvania S corporation as |
23 | defined in section 301(n.1) of the Tax Reform Code of 1971. |
24 | "Qualified tax liability." Any tax owed by a Keystone |
25 | Special Development Zone employer attributable to a business |
26 | activity conducted within a Keystone Special Development Zone |
27 | for a tax year under Article III, IV, VI, VII, VIII or XV of the |
28 | act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code |
29 | of 1971. |
30 | Section 1603-F. Keystone Special Development Zone tax credit. |
31 | (a) Tax credit.--A Keystone Special Development Zone |
32 | employer shall be entitled to claim a tax credit against its |
33 | qualified tax liability as provided in this article. |
34 | (b) Process.-- |
35 | (1) A Keystone Special Development Zone employer shall |
36 | notify the department of its qualification for a tax credit |
37 | under this article by February 1 for tax credits earned |
38 | during a taxable year ending in the prior calendar year. |
39 | (2) The notification shall contain the following: |
40 | (i) The name, address and taxpayer identification |
41 | number of the Keystone Special Development Zone employer. |
42 | (ii) Verification that it is a Keystone Special |
43 | Development Zone employer located in a Keystone Special |
44 | Development Zone. |
45 | (iii) The names, addresses and Social Security |
46 | numbers of all employees for which the credit is claimed. |
47 | (iv) Verification that each employee identified in |
48 | subparagraph (iii) spent at least 90% of the employee's |
49 | working time for the Keystone Special Development Zone |
50 | employer at the employer's Keystone Special Development |
51 | Zone location. |
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1 | (v) Any other information required by the |
2 | department. |
3 | (3) To qualify for the credit, the Department of Revenue |
4 | must certify that the Keystone Special Development Zone |
5 | employer is current with all tax liabilities. |
6 | (4) By March 1 of each year the department shall send |
7 | the Keystone Special Development Zone employer who submitted |
8 | the notification a certificate of its qualification for the |
9 | credit, which certificate the Keystone Special Development |
10 | Zone employer shall present to the Department of Revenue when |
11 | filing its return claiming the credit. |
12 | (c) Amount.--The amount of the tax credit a Keystone Special |
13 | Development Zone employer may earn in any tax year shall be |
14 | equal to $2,100 for each full-time equivalent employee in excess |
15 | of the number of full-time equivalent employees employed by the |
16 | Keystone Special Development Zone employer prior to January 1, |
17 | 2012. |
18 | (d) Application of tax credits.--A Keystone Special |
19 | Development Zone employer must first use its Keystone Special |
20 | Development Zone tax credit against its qualified tax liability. |
21 | (d.1) Sale or assignment of tax credit.-- |
22 | (1) If the Keystone Special Development Zone employer is |
23 | entitled to a credit in any year that exceeds its qualified |
24 | tax liability for that year, upon application to and approval |
25 | by the department, a Keystone Special Development Zone |
26 | employer which has been awarded a tax credit may sell or |
27 | assign, in whole or in part, the tax credit granted to the |
28 | Keystone Special Development Zone employer. The application |
29 | must be on the form required by the department and must |
30 | include or demonstrate all of the following: |
31 | (i) The applicant's name and address. |
32 | (ii) A copy of the tax credit certificate previously |
33 | issued by the department. |
34 | (iii) A statement as to whether any part of the tax |
35 | credit has been applied to tax liability of the applicant |
36 | and the amount so applied. |
37 | (iv) Any other information required by the |
38 | department. |
39 | (2) The department shall review the application and, |
40 | upon being satisfied that all requirements have been met, |
41 | shall approve the application and shall notify the Department |
42 | of Revenue. |
43 | (3) The purchaser or assignee of all or a portion of a |
44 | Keystone Special Development Zone tax credit under this |
45 | section shall claim the credit in the taxable year in which |
46 | the purchase or assignment is made. The purchaser or assignee |
47 | of a tax credit may use the tax credit against any tax |
48 | liability of the purchaser or assignee under Article III, IV, |
49 | VI, VII, VIII or XV of the Tax Reform Code of 1971. The |
50 | amount of the tax credit used may not exceed 75% of the |
51 | purchaser's or assignee's tax liability for the taxable year. |
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1 | The purchaser or assignee may not carry over, carry back, |
2 | obtain a refund of or assign the Keystone Special Development |
3 | Zone credit. The purchaser or assignee shall notify the |
4 | department and the Department of Revenue of the seller or |
5 | assignor of the Keystone Special Development Zone tax credit |
6 | in compliance with procedures specified by the department. |
7 | (e) Use and carryforward.-- |
8 | (1) A Keystone Special Development Zone employer may |
9 | earn the tax credit allowed under this article beginning in |
10 | any tax year beginning in 2012 and for a period of up to ten |
11 | tax years during the 15-year period beginning July 1, 2012, |
12 | and ending June 30, 2026. |
13 | (2) A Keystone Special Development Zone employer may |
14 | carry forward for up to ten years a tax credit earned under |
15 | this article: |
16 | (i) which it is unable to use; or |
17 | (ii) which it does not sell or assign. |
18 | (3) Tax credits carried forward under paragraph (2) |
19 | shall be used on a first-in-first-out basis. |
20 | (f) Dual-use prohibited.--In a given year, a Keystone |
21 | Special Development Zone employer may only earn tax credits |
22 | under subsection (c) or (d) or under the act of October 6, 1998 |
23 | (P.L.705, No.92), known as the Keystone Opportunity Zone, |
24 | Keystone Opportunity Expansion Zone and Keystone Opportunity |
25 | Improvement Zone Act. A Keystone Special Development Zone |
26 | employer may not claim a credit under both this section and |
27 | Article XVIII-B of the Tax Reform Code of 1971. |
28 | (g) Pass-through entities.-- |
29 | (1) If a Keystone Special Development Zone employer is a |
30 | pass-through entity and it has any unused tax credit under |
31 | subsection (c), (d) or (e), it may elect in writing, |
32 | according to procedures established by the Department of |
33 | Revenue, to transfer all or a portion of the credit to |
34 | shareholders, members or partners in proportion to the share |
35 | of the entity's distributive income to which the shareholder, |
36 | member or partner is entitled. |
37 | (2) A Keystone Special Development Zone employer that is |
38 | a pass-through entity, and a shareholder, member or partner |
39 | of that Keystone Special Development Zone employer may not |
40 | both claim the Keystone Special Development Zone tax credit |
41 | earned by the Keystone Special Development Zone employer for |
42 | any tax year. |
43 | (3) A shareholder, member or partner of a Keystone |
44 | Special Development Zone employer that is a pass-through |
45 | entity to whom a credit is transferred under this subsection |
46 | shall immediately claim the credit in the taxable year in |
47 | which the transfer is made. |
48 | (h) Transfer.--Any tax credit or tax credit carryforward |
49 | that a Keystone Special Development Zone employer is entitled to |
50 | use may be transferred to a successor entity of the Keystone |
51 | Special Development Zone employer. |
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1 | (i) Penalties.--The following shall apply: |
2 | (1) A company which receives Keystone Special |
3 | Development Zone tax credits and fails to substantially |
4 | maintain the operations related to the Keystone Special |
5 | Development Zone tax credits in this Commonwealth for a |
6 | period of five years from the date the company first submits |
7 | a Keystone Special Development Zone tax credit certificate to |
8 | the Department of Revenue shall be required to refund to the |
9 | Commonwealth the total amount of credits granted, with |
10 | interest and a penalty of 20% of the amount of credits |
11 | granted. |
12 | (2) The department may waive the penalties in subsection |
13 | (a) if it is determined that a company's operations were not |
14 | maintained or the new jobs were not created because of |
15 | circumstances beyond the company's control. Circumstances |
16 | include natural disasters, unforeseen industry trends or a |
17 | loss of a major supplier or market. |
18 | Section 1604-F. Tax liability attributable to Keystone Special |
19 | Development Zone. |
20 | (a) Determinations of attributable tax liability.--Tax |
21 | liability attributable to business activity conducted within a |
22 | Keystone Special Development Zone shall be computed, construed, |
23 | administered and enforced in conformity with Article III, IV, |
24 | VI, VII, VIII or XV of the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), |
25 | known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, whichever is applicable, |
26 | and with specific reference to the following: |
27 | (1) If the entire business of the employer in this |
28 | Commonwealth is transacted wholly within the Keystone Special |
29 | Development Zone, the tax liability attributable to business |
30 | activity within a Keystone Special Development Zone shall |
31 | consist of the Pennsylvania income as determined under |
32 | Article III, IV, VI, VII, VIII or XV, whichever is |
33 | applicable, of the Tax Reform Code of 1971. |
34 | (2) If the entire business of the employer in this |
35 | Commonwealth is not transacted wholly within the Keystone |
36 | Special Development Zone, the tax liability of an employer in |
37 | a Keystone Special Development Zone shall be determined upon |
38 | such portion of the Pennsylvania tax liability of such |
39 | employer attributable to business activity conducted within |
40 | the Keystone Special Development Zone and apportioned in |
41 | accordance with subsection (b). |
42 | (b) Tax liability apportionment.--The tax liability of an |
43 | employer shall be apportioned to the Keystone Special |
44 | Development Zone by multiplying the Pennsylvania tax liability |
45 | by a fraction, the numerator of which is the property factor |
46 | plus the payroll factor and the denominator of which is two, in |
47 | accordance with the following: |
48 | (1) The property factor is a fraction, the numerator of |
49 | which is the average value of the employer's real and |
50 | tangible personal property owned or rented and used in the |
51 | Keystone Special Development Zone during the tax period and |
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1 | the denominator of which is the average value of the |
2 | employer's real and tangible personal property owned or |
3 | rented and used in this Commonwealth during the tax period |
4 | but shall not include the security interest of any employer |
5 | as seller or lessor in personal property sold or leased under |
6 | a conditional sale, bailment lease, chattel mortgage or other |
7 | contract providing for the retention of a lien or title as |
8 | security for the sales price of the property. |
9 | (2) The payroll factor is a fraction, the numerator of |
10 | which is the total amount paid in the Keystone Special |
11 | Development Zone during the tax period by the employer to an |
12 | employee as compensation and the denominator of which is the |
13 | total compensation paid by the employer in this Commonwealth |
14 | during the tax period. |
15 | Section 1.8. The heading of Article XVI-H of the act, added |
16 | July 6, 2010 (P.L.279, No.46), is amended to read: |
17 | ARTICLE XVI-H |
18 | [EDUCATIONAL] TAX CREDITS |
19 | Section 1.9. The act is amended by adding sections to read: |
20 | Section 1602-H. Department of Revenue. |
21 | For fiscal year 2011-2012 and each fiscal year thereafter and |
22 | notwithstanding section 1709-B(a) of the act of March 4, 1971 |
23 | (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, the amount |
24 | of credits approved by the Department of Revenue under Article |
25 | XVII-B of the Tax Reform Code of 1971 shall not exceed |
26 | $55,000,000 in a fiscal year; and $11,000,000 of that amount |
27 | shall be allocated exclusively for small business. As used in |
28 | this section, the term "small business" has the meaning ascribed |
29 | in section 1702-B of the Tax Reform Code of 1971. |
30 | Section 1603-H. Department of Community and Economic |
31 | Development. |
32 | For fiscal year 2011-2012 and each fiscal year thereafter, |
33 | the Department of Community and Economic Development may approve |
34 | tax credits as follows: |
35 | (1) Notwithstanding section 1707-D(a) of the Tax Reform |
36 | Code of 1971, the aggregate amount of tax credits awarded |
37 | under Article XVII-D of the Tax Reform Code of 1971 shall not |
38 | exceed $60,000,000 in a fiscal year. |
39 | (2) Notwithstanding section 1804-B(e) of the Tax Reform |
40 | Code of 1971, awards by the department shall not exceed |
41 | $10,100,000 in tax credits under Article XVIII-B of the Tax |
42 | Reform Code of 1971. |
43 | Section 2. Section 1702-A of the act, amended July 4, 2008 |
44 | (P.L.629, No.53), is amended to read: |
45 | Section 1702-A. Funding. |
46 | (a) Intent.--It is hereby declared as the intent and goal of |
47 | the General Assembly to create a stabilization reserve in an |
48 | eventual amount of 6% of the revenues of the General Fund of the |
49 | Commonwealth. |
50 | (b) Transfer of portion of surplus.-- |
51 | (1) Except as may be provided in paragraph (2), for |
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1 | fiscal years beginning after June 30, 2002, the following |
2 | apply: |
3 | (i) Except as set forth in this paragraph, if the |
4 | Secretary of the Budget certifies that there is a surplus |
5 | in the General Fund for a specific fiscal year, 25% of |
6 | the surplus shall be deposited by the end of the next |
7 | succeeding quarter into the Budget Stabilization Reserve |
8 | Fund. |
9 | (ii) If the Secretary of the Budget certifies, after |
10 | June 30, 2005, that there is a surplus in the General |
11 | Fund for the fiscal year 2004-2005, 15% of the surplus |
12 | shall be deposited by the end of the next succeeding |
13 | quarter into the Budget Stabilization Reserve Fund. |
14 | (iii) No amount of the surplus in the General Fund |
15 | for fiscal year 2007-2008 may be deposited into the |
16 | Budget Stabilization Reserve Fund. |
17 | (iv) No amount of the surplus in the General Fund |
18 | for fiscal year 2010-2011 may be deposited into the |
19 | Budget Stabilization Reserve Fund. |
20 | (2) If, at the end of any fiscal year, the ending |
21 | balance of the Budget Stabilization Reserve Fund equals or |
22 | exceeds 6% of the actual General Fund revenues received for |
23 | the fiscal year in which the surplus occurs, 10% of the |
24 | surplus shall be deposited by the end of the next succeeding |
25 | quarter into the Budget Reserve Stabilization Fund. |
26 | (c) Appropriated funds.--The General Assembly may at any |
27 | time provide additional amounts from any funds available to this |
28 | Commonwealth as an appropriation to the Budget Stabilization |
29 | Reserve Fund. |
30 | Section 2.1. The heading of Subarticle D of Article XVII-A |
31 | of the act, added July 7, 2005 (P.L.174, No.41), is reenacted to |
32 | read: |
33 | Amend Bill, page 2, line 6, by striking out "2" and inserting |
34 | 2.2 |
35 | Amend Bill, page 3, line 12, by striking out "3" and |
36 | inserting |
37 | 2.3 |
38 | Amend Bill, page 3, by inserting between lines 16 and 17 |
39 | Section 3. Repeals are as follows: |
40 | (1) The General Assembly finds and declares as follows: |
41 | (i) Each year, articles on budget implementation are |
42 | added to the act. |
43 | (ii) These articles are temporary in nature but are |
44 | placed permanently into the act, utilizing article |
45 | numbers and section numbers. |
46 | (iii) Reusing article numbers and section numbers |
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1 | will keep the text of the act more concise. |
2 | (iv) The repeal under paragraph (2) is necessary to |
3 | effectuate paragraph (1)(iii). |
4 | (2) Articles XVII-B and XVII-C of the act, added July 5, |
5 | 2006 (P.L.296, No.66), and amended or repealed in part July |
6 | 17, 2007 (P.L.141, No.42), are repealed. |
7 | Section 4. The act is amended by adding articles to read: |
8 | ARTICLE XVII-B |
9 | 2011-2012 BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION |
10 | SUBARTICLE A |
11 | PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS |
12 | Section 1701-B. Applicability of article. |
13 | Except as specifically provided in this article, this article |
14 | applies to the General Appropriation Act of 2011 and all other |
15 | appropriation acts of 2011. |
16 | Section 1702-B. Definitions and abbreviations. |
17 | (a) Definitions.--The following words and phrases when used |
18 | in this article shall have the meanings given to them in this |
19 | section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: |
20 | "General Appropriation Act." The act of , 2011 (P.L. , |
21 | No.1A), known as the General Appropriation Act of 2011. |
22 | "Secretary." The Secretary of the Budget of the |
23 | Commonwealth. |
24 | (b) Abbreviations.--The following abbreviations when used in |
25 | this article shall have the meanings given to them in this |
26 | section: |
27 | "AIDS." Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. |
28 | "ARC." Appalachian Regional Commission. |
29 | "ARRA." The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 |
30 | (Public Law 111-5, 123 Stat. 115). |
31 | "BG." Block Grant. |
32 | "CCDFBG." Child Care and Development Fund Block Grant. |
33 | "CSBG." Community Services Block Grant. |
34 | "DCSI." Drug Control and Systems Improvement Formula Grant |
35 | Program. |
36 | "DFSC." The Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act |
37 | (Public Law 107-110, 20 U.S.C. § 7101 et seq.). |
38 | "DOE." Department of Energy. |
39 | "EEOC." Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. |
40 | "EPA." Environmental Protection Agency. |
41 | "ESEA." The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 |
42 | (Public Law 89-10, 20 U.S.C. § 6301 et seq.). |
43 | "FEMA." Federal Emergency Management Agency. |
44 | "FTA." Federal Transit Administration. |
45 | "HUD." Department of Housing and Urban Development. |
46 | "LIHEABG." Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Block Grant. |
47 | "LSTA." The Library Services and Technology Act (Public Law |
48 | 104-208, 20 U.S.C. § 9101 et seq.). |
49 | "MCHSBG." Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant. |
50 | "MHSBG." Mental Health Services Block Grant. |
51 | "MR." Mental Retardation. |
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1 | "PAFE." Pennsylvania Agricultural Food Exposition. |
2 | "PHHSBG." Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant. |
3 | "RSAT." Residential Substance Abuse Treatment. |
4 | "SABG." Substance Abuse Block Grant. |
5 | "SCDBG." Small Communities Development Block Grant. |
6 | "SDA." Service Delivery Area. |
7 | "SSBG." Social Services Block Grant. |
8 | "TANF." Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. |
9 | "TANFBG." Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Block |
10 | Grant. |
11 | "TEFAP." Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program. |
12 | "WIA." The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (Public Law |
13 | 105-220, 112 Stat. 936). |
14 | "WIC." Women, Infants and Children Program. |
15 | SUBARTICLE B |
16 | EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS |
17 | Section 1711-B. Governor (Reserved). |
18 | Section 1712-B. Executive Offices. |
19 | Funds for intermediate punishment treatment programs shall be |
20 | allocated in the same proportion as funding provided in fiscal |
21 | year 2010-2011 for intermediate punishment programs and for |
22 | intermediate punishment drug and alcohol treatment. |
23 | Section 1713-B. Lieutenant Governor (Reserved). |
24 | Section 1714-B. Attorney General (Reserved). |
25 | Section 1715-B. Auditor General (Reserved). |
26 | Section 1716-B. Treasury Department (Reserved). |
27 | Section 1717-B. Department of Aging (Reserved). |
28 | Section 1718-B. Department of Agriculture. |
29 | No less than 80% of the funds appropriated for hardwoods |
30 | research and promotion shall be equally distributed among the |
31 | hardwood utilization groups of this Commonwealth established |
32 | prior to the effective date of this section. |
33 | Section 1719-B. Department of Community and Economic |
34 | Development. |
35 | The following shall apply to appropriations for the |
36 | Department of Community and Economic Development: |
37 | (1) For fiscal year 2011-2012, funds appropriated to |
38 | Keystone Communities shall include allocations for the Main |
39 | Street and Elm Street programs in amounts not less than the |
40 | amounts allocated in fiscal year 2010-2011. |
41 | (2) Funds appropriated for Partnerships for Regional |
42 | Economic Performance shall be allocated to Industrial |
43 | Development Corporations, Industrial Resource Centers, Local |
44 | Development Districts and Small Business Development Centers. |
45 | Forty percent of the funds appropriated shall be pro rata |
46 | allocated to the entity in proportion to the 2010-2011 |
47 | appropriations to the entities. The department shall provide |
48 | notice of the allocation by October 1, 2011. The remaining |
49 | 60% of funds appropriated for this program shall be |
50 | distributed in accordance with program guidelines. |
51 | Section 1720-B. Department of Conservation and Natural |
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1 | Resources (Reserved). |
2 | Section 1721-B. Department of Corrections (Reserved). |
3 | Section 1722-B. Department of Education. |
4 | The following shall apply to appropriations for the |
5 | Department of Education in the General Appropriation Act: |
6 | (1) Notwithstanding 24 Pa.C.S. § 8329(a) (relating to |
7 | payments on account of social security deductions from |
8 | appropriations), when calculating payments by the |
9 | Commonwealth under 24 Pa.C.S. § 8329, the Department of |
10 | Education shall treat wages paid out of the ARRA State |
11 | Stabilization Fund, wages paid out of the ARRA funds |
12 | appropriated for Individuals with Disabilities Education |
13 | (Part B - Preschool-Age 3-5) or wages paid out of the |
14 | Education Jobs Fund grant as covered wages which are not |
15 | federally funded. |
16 | (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1724-A of |
17 | the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the |
18 | Public School Code of 1949, and 24 Pa.C.S. section 8329 |
19 | (relating to payments on account of social security |
20 | deductions from appropriations), no payments shall be made to |
21 | charter schools or cyber charter schools authorized under the |
22 | provisions of Article XVII-A of the Public School Code of |
23 | 1949 or any successor provisions contained in the Public |
24 | School Code of 1949, from funds appropriated for school |
25 | employees social security. |
26 | Section 1723-B. Department of Environmental Protection. |
27 | The following shall apply to appropriations for the |
28 | Department of Environmental Protection in the General |
29 | Appropriation Act: |
30 | (1) (Reserved). |
31 | (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 502 of the |
32 | act of July 9, 2008 (1st Sp.Sess., P.L.1873, No.1), known as |
33 | the Alternative Energy Investment Act, in fiscal year |
34 | 2011-2012, no funds shall be appropriated from the General |
35 | Fund to the department for the Consumer Energy Program. Any |
36 | appropriation for fiscal year 2011-2012 is revoked. |
37 | Section 1724-B. Department of General Services (Reserved). |
38 | Section 1725-B. Department of Health. |
39 | The following shall apply to appropriations for the |
40 | Department of Health in the General Appropriation Act: |
41 | (1) Funds appropriated for lupus programs shall be |
42 | distributed in the same proportion as distributed in fiscal |
43 | year 2010-2011. |
44 | (2) Funds appropriated for biotechnology research |
45 | include $750,000 for a regenerative medicine center located |
46 | in a county of the second class and $1,036,000 for an |
47 | institution for hepatitis and virus research located in a |
48 | county of the second class A, which conducts research related |
49 | to developing new therapies for viral hepatitis and liver |
50 | cancer. |
51 | Section 1726-B. Insurance Department (Reserved). |
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1 | Section 1727-B. Department of Labor and Industry. |
2 | The following shall apply to appropriations for the |
3 | Department of Labor and Industry in the General Appropriation |
4 | Act: |
5 | (1) The appropriation for payment to the Vocational |
6 | Rehabilitation Fund for work of the State Board of Vocational |
7 | Rehabilitation includes $2,153,000 for a Statewide |
8 | professional service provider association for the blind to |
9 | provide specialized services and prevention of blindness |
10 | services and $431,000 to provide specialized services and |
11 | prevention of blindness services in cities of the first |
12 | class. |
13 | (2) For the "Reed Act-Unemployment Insurance" and "Reed |
14 | Act-Employment Services and Unemployment Insurance" |
15 | appropriations, the total amount which may be obligated shall |
16 | not exceed the limitations under section 903 of the Social |
17 | Security Act (49 Stat. 620, 42 U.S.C. § 1103). |
18 | Section 1728-B. Department of Military and Veterans Affairs |
19 | (Reserved). |
20 | Section 1729-B. Department of Public Welfare. |
21 | The following shall apply to appropriations for the |
22 | Department of Public Welfare from the General Appropriation Act: |
23 | (1) Authorized transfers for child-care services. The |
24 | following shall apply: |
25 | (i) The department, upon approval of the secretary, |
26 | may transfer Federal funds appropriated for TANFBG child |
27 | care assistance to the CCDFBG child-care services |
28 | appropriation to provide child-care services to |
29 | additional low-income families if the transfer of funds |
30 | will not result in a deficit in the appropriation. The |
31 | secretary shall provide notice ten days prior to a |
32 | transfer under this subparagraph to the chairman and |
33 | minority chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the |
34 | Senate and the chairman and minority chairman of the |
35 | Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives. |
36 | (ii) The department, upon approval of the secretary, |
37 | may transfer Federal funds appropriated for CCDFBG child |
38 | care assistance to the CCDFBG child-care services |
39 | appropriation to provide child-care services to |
40 | additional low-income families, provided that the |
41 | transfer of funds will not result in a deficit in the |
42 | appropriation. The secretary shall provide notice ten |
43 | days prior to a transfer under this subparagraph to the |
44 | chairman and minority chairman of the Appropriations |
45 | Committee of the Senate and the chairman and minority |
46 | chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the House of |
47 | Representatives. |
48 | (2) Federal and State medical assistance payments. The |
49 | following shall apply: |
50 | (i) No funds appropriated for approved capitation |
51 | plans shall be used to pay a provider who fails to supply |
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1 | information in a form required by the department in order |
2 | to facilitate claims for Federal financial participation |
3 | for services rendered to general assistance clients. |
4 | (ii) For fiscal year 2011-2012, payments to |
5 | hospitals for Community Access Fund grants shall be |
6 | distributed under the formulas utilized for these grants |
7 | in fiscal year 2010-2011. If the total funding available |
8 | for Community Access Fund payments in fiscal year |
9 | 2011-2012 is less than that available in fiscal year |
10 | 2010-2011, payments shall be made on a pro rata basis. |
11 | (iii) Funds appropriated for medical assistance |
12 | transportation shall only be utilized as a payment of |
13 | last resort for transportation for eligible medical |
14 | assistance recipients. |
15 | (iv) Amounts allocated from funds appropriated for |
16 | medical assistance outpatient services for the Select |
17 | Plan for Women Preventative Health Services shall be used |
18 | for women's medical services, including noninvasive |
19 | contraception supplies. |
20 | (v) Federal or State funds appropriated under the |
21 | General Appropriation Act in accordance with Article |
22 | VIII-H of the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known |
23 | as the Public Welfare Code, not used to make payments to |
24 | hospitals qualifying as Level III trauma centers shall be |
25 | used to make payments to hospitals qualifying as Levels I |
26 | and II trauma centers. |
27 | (vi) Qualifying university-affiliated physician |
28 | practice plans which received funds for the fiscal year |
29 | 2010-2011 shall not receive any less than 50% of the |
30 | State appropriation made available to those university- |
31 | affiliated physician practice plans during fiscal year |
32 | 2010-2011. |
33 | (vii) Qualifying State-related academic medical |
34 | centers which received funds for the fiscal year |
35 | 2010-2011 shall not receive any less than 50% of the |
36 | State appropriation made available to those academic |
37 | medical centers during fiscal year 2010-2011. From funds |
38 | appropriated for qualifying State-related academic |
39 | medical centers, $2,000,000 shall be distributed to an |
40 | academic medical center located in a third class county |
41 | with a population between 210,000 and 215,000 under the |
42 | 2010 Federal decennial census, $500,000 shall be |
43 | distributed to an academic medical center located in a |
44 | third class county with a population between 279,000 and |
45 | 282,000 under the 2010 Federal decennial census and |
46 | $500,000 to an academic medical center located in a city |
47 | of the first class who did not receive funding during |
48 | fiscal year 2010-2011. |
49 | (3) Breast cancer screening. The following shall |
50 | apply: |
51 | (i) Funds appropriated for breast cancer screening |
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1 | may be used for women's medical services, including |
2 | noninvasive contraception supplies. |
3 | (ii) (Reserved). |
4 | (4) Women's service programs. The following shall apply: |
5 | (i) Funds appropriated for women's service programs |
6 | grants to nonprofit agencies whose primary function is to |
7 | provide alternatives to abortion shall be expended to |
8 | provide services to women until childbirth and for up to |
9 | 12 months thereafter, including food, shelter, clothing, |
10 | health care, counseling, adoption services, parenting |
11 | classes, assistance for postdelivery stress and other |
12 | supportive programs and services and for related outreach |
13 | programs. Agencies may subcontract with other nonprofit |
14 | entities which operate projects designed specifically to |
15 | provide all or a portion of these services. Projects |
16 | receiving funds referred to in this subparagraph shall |
17 | not promote, refer for or perform abortions or engage in |
18 | any counseling which is inconsistent with the |
19 | appropriation referred to in this subparagraph and shall |
20 | be physically and financially separate from any component |
21 | of any legal entity engaging in such activities. |
22 | (ii) Federal funds appropriated for TANFBG |
23 | Alternatives to Abortion shall be utilized solely for |
24 | services to women whose gross family income is below 185% |
25 | of the Federal poverty guidelines. |
26 | (5) County children and youth programs. The following |
27 | shall apply: |
28 | (i) No more than 50% of funds allocated from the |
29 | State appropriation for county children and youth |
30 | programs to each county shall be expended until each |
31 | county submits to the department data for the prior State |
32 | fiscal year, and updated quarterly, on the unduplicated |
33 | caseloads, unduplicated services and number of |
34 | caseworkers by county program. Data shall be submitted in |
35 | a form acceptable to the department. A copy of the data |
36 | shall be sent to the chairman and minority chairman of |
37 | the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and to the |
38 | chairman and the minority chairman of the Appropriations |
39 | Committee of the House of Representatives. |
40 | (ii) Reimbursement for children and youth services |
41 | made under section 704.1 of the Public Welfare Code shall |
42 | not exceed the amount of State funds appropriated. It is |
43 | the intent of the General Assembly that counties do not |
44 | experience any adverse fiscal impact due to the |
45 | department's maximization efforts. |
46 | (6) Community-based family centers. No funds |
47 | appropriated for community-based family centers may be |
48 | considered as part of the base for calculation of the county |
49 | child welfare needs-based budget for a fiscal year. |
50 | (7) County human services. The Department of Public |
51 | Welfare shall convene a working group comprised of Department |
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1 | of Public Welfare personnel and the County Commissioners |
2 | Association of Pennsylvania for the purpose of developing |
3 | mutually agreeable pilot programs for allocation of county |
4 | human services funding as multiple purpose grants, permitting |
5 | counties to utilize funds at the county level normally |
6 | provided in categorical allocations, such as child welfare, |
7 | mental health, substance abuse and similar programs. The |
8 | Department of Public Welfare shall report jointly developed |
9 | recommendations to the General Assembly no later than October |
10 | 31, 2011, with the intent of establishing the multipurpose |
11 | pilot grant programs in the 2012-2013 budget. |
12 | (8) Funds appropriated shall not be used to privatize |
13 | the forensic unit of any State mental institution. |
14 | (9) The provisions of 8 U.S.C. §§ 1611 (relating to |
15 | aliens who are not qualified aliens ineligible for Federal |
16 | public benefits), 1612 (relating to limited eligibility of |
17 | qualified aliens for certain Federal programs) and 1642 |
18 | (relating to verification of eligibility for Federal public |
19 | benefits) shall apply to payments and providers. |
20 | (10) From funds appropriated for autism intervention and |
21 | services, $450,000 shall be distributed to a behavioral |
22 | health facility located in a fifth class county with a |
23 | population between 130,000 and 135,000 under the 2010 Federal |
24 | decennial census that operates a center for autism and |
25 | developmental disabilities. |
26 | Section 1730-B. Department of Revenue. |
27 | Notwithstanding section 1705-D(f) of the act of March 4, 1971 |
28 | (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, a purchaser |
29 | or assignee may carry forward a tax credit purchased or assigned |
30 | in calendar year 2011 against qualified tax liabilities incurred |
31 | in the next taxable year. If a credit is carried over to the |
32 | succeeding taxable year, it shall be reduced by the amount that |
33 | was used as a credit during the immediately preceding taxable |
34 | year. |
35 | Section 1731-B. Department of State (Reserved). |
36 | Section 1732-B. Department of Transportation (Reserved). |
37 | Section 1733-B. Pennsylvania State Police. |
38 | The following shall apply to appropriations for the |
39 | Pennsylvania State Police from the General Appropriation Act: |
40 | (1) Payments made to municipalities under 53 Pa.C.S. § |
41 | 2170 (relating to reimbursement of expenses) shall be limited |
42 | to funds available. If funds are not available to make full |
43 | payments, the Municipal Police Officers' Education and |
44 | Training Commission shall make payments on a pro rata basis. |
45 | (2) (Reserved). |
46 | Section 1734-B. State Civil Service Commission (Reserved). |
47 | Section 1735-B. Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency |
48 | (Reserved). |
49 | Section 1736-B. Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission |
50 | (Reserved). |
51 | Section 1737-B. State System of Higher Education (Reserved). |
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1 | Section 1737.1-B. State-related institutions (Reserved). |
2 | Section 1738-B. Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency |
3 | (Reserved). |
4 | Section 1739-B. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission |
5 | (Reserved). |
6 | Section 1740-B. Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment |
7 | Authority (Reserved). |
8 | Section 1741-B. Environmental Hearing Board (Reserved). |
9 | Section 1742-B. Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole |
10 | (Reserved). |
11 | Section 1743-B. Pennsylvania Public Television Network |
12 | Commission (Reserved). |
13 | Section 1744-B. Pennsylvania Securities Commission (Reserved). |
14 | Section 1745-B. State Tax Equalization Board (Reserved). |
15 | Section 1746-B. (Reserved). |
16 | Section 1747-B. (Reserved). |
17 | Section 1748-B. (Reserved). |
18 | Section 1749-B. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology |
19 | (Reserved). |
20 | Section 1750-B. Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (Reserved). |
21 | Section 1751-B. LIHEABG (Reserved). |
22 | SUBARTICLE C |
23 | STATE GOVERNMENT SUPPORT AGENCIES |
24 | Section 1761-B. Health Care Cost Containment Council. |
25 | The Health Care Cost Containment Council shall submit a |
26 | report to the chairman and minority chairman of the |
27 | Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the chairman and |
28 | minority chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the House |
29 | of Representatives specifying the amount and source of proceeds |
30 | received from the sale of data by the council. The report shall |
31 | supplement the annual report of financial expenditures required |
32 | under section 17.1 of the act of July 8, 1986 (P.L.408, No.89), |
33 | known as the Health Care Cost Containment Act. The proceeds |
34 | received from the sale of data may be used for the operations of |
35 | the council. |
36 | Section 1762-B. State Ethics Commission (Reserved). |
37 | Section 1763-B. Legislative Reference Bureau (Reserved). |
38 | Section 1764-B. Legislative Budget and Finance Committee |
39 | (Reserved). |
40 | Section 1765-B. Legislative Data Processing Committee |
41 | (Reserved). |
42 | Section 1766-B. Joint State Government Commission (Reserved). |
43 | Section 1767-B. Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution |
44 | Control and Conservation Committee (Reserved). |
45 | Section 1768-B. Legislative Audit Advisory Commission |
46 | (Reserved). |
47 | Section 1769-B. Independent Regulatory Review Commission |
48 | (Reserved). |
49 | Section 1770-B. Capitol Preservation Committee (Reserved). |
50 | Section 1771-B. Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing |
51 | (Reserved). |
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1 | Section 1772-B. Center for Rural Pennsylvania (Reserved). |
2 | Section 1773-B. Commonwealth Mail Processing Center (Reserved). |
3 | Section 1774-B. Transfers. |
4 | During the 2011-2012 fiscal year, any amount unexpended on |
5 | the effective date of the General Appropriations Act of 2011 |
6 | may, upon the written concurrence of the President pro tempore |
7 | of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the |
8 | Majority Leader of the Senate and the Majority Leader of the |
9 | House of Representatives, be transferred between any of the |
10 | following accounts: |
11 | (1) Legislative Reference Bureau. |
12 | (2) Legislative Budget and Finance Committee. |
13 | (3) Legislative Data Processing Committee. |
14 | (4) Joint State Government Commission. |
15 | (5) Local Government Commission. |
16 | (6) Legislative Audit Advisory Commission. |
17 | (7) Center for Rural Pennsylvania. |
18 | (8) Commonwealth Mail Processing Center. |
19 | (9) Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control |
20 | and Conservation Committee. |
21 | SUBARTICLE D |
22 | JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT |
23 | Section 1781-B. Supreme Court (Reserved). |
24 | Section 1782-B. Superior Court (Reserved). |
25 | Section 1783-B. Commonwealth Court (Reserved). |
26 | Section 1784-B. Courts of common pleas (Reserved). |
27 | Section 1785-B. Community courts; magisterial district judges |
28 | (Reserved). |
29 | Section 1786-B. Philadelphia Traffic Court (Reserved). |
30 | Section 1787-B. Philadelphia Municipal Court (Reserved). |
31 | Section 1788-B. Judicial Conduct Board (Reserved). |
32 | Section 1789-B. Court of Judicial Discipline (Reserved). |
33 | Section 1790-B. Juror cost reimbursement (Reserved). |
34 | Section 1791-B. County court reimbursement (Reserved). |
35 | Section 1792-B. Senior judges (Reserved). |
36 | Section 1793-B. Transfer of funds by Supreme Court (Reserved). |
37 | SUBARTICLE E |
38 | GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
39 | (RESERVED) |
40 | ARTICLE XVII-C |
41 | 2011-2012 RESTRICTIONS ON APPROPRIATIONS |
42 | FOR FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS |
43 | Section 1701-C. Applicability of article. |
44 | Except as specifically provided in this article, this article |
45 | applies to the General Appropriation Act of 2011 and all other |
46 | appropriation acts of 2011. |
47 | Section 1702-C. State Lottery Fund. |
48 | (1) Funds appropriated for PENNCARE shall not be |
49 | utilized for administrative costs by the Department of Aging. |
50 | (2) (Reserved). |
51 | Section 1703-C. Energy Conservation and Assistance Fund |
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1 | (Reserved). |
2 | Section 1704-C. Judicial Computer System Augmentation Account |
3 | (Reserved). |
4 | Section 1704.1-C. Access to Justice Account (Reserved). |
5 | Section 1705-C. Emergency Medical Services Operating Fund |
6 | (Reserved). |
7 | Section 1706-C. State Stores Fund (Reserved). |
8 | Section 1707-C. Motor License Fund (Reserved). |
9 | Section 1708-C. Hazardous Material Response Fund (Reserved). |
10 | Section 1709-C. Milk Marketing Fund (Reserved). |
11 | Section 1710-C. Home Investment Trust Fund (Reserved). |
12 | Section 1711-C. Tuition Payment Fund (Reserved). |
13 | Section 1712-C. Banking Department Fund (Reserved). |
14 | Section 1713-C. Firearm Records Check Fund (Reserved). |
15 | Section 1714-C. Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority |
16 | Fund (Reserved). |
17 | Section 1715-C. Tobacco Settlement Fund. |
18 | (a) Deposits.-- |
19 | (1) Notwithstanding sections 303(b)(2), (3) and (4) and |
20 | 306 of the act of June 26, 2001 (P.L.755, No.77), known as |
21 | the Tobacco Settlement Act, the following shall apply: |
22 | (i) For fiscal year 2011-2012, the strategic |
23 | contribution payments received in fiscal year 2010-2011 |
24 | pursuant to the Master Settlement Agreement shall remain |
25 | in the Tobacco Settlement Fund. |
26 | (ii) For fiscal year 2011-2012, the funds |
27 | appropriated under section 306(b)(1)(i) of the Tobacco |
28 | Settlement Act shall remain in the Tobacco Settlement |
29 | Fund. |
30 | (iii) For fiscal year 2011-2012, 36% of the money |
31 | appropriated under section 306(b)(1)(iii) of the Tobacco |
32 | Settlement Act may not be expended, transferred or lapsed |
33 | but shall remain in the Tobacco Settlement Fund. |
34 | (iv) For fiscal year 2011-2012, 33.3% of the money |
35 | appropriated under section 306(b)(1)(vi) of the Tobacco |
36 | Settlement Act may not be expended, transferred or lapsed |
37 | but shall remain in the Tobacco Settlement Fund. |
38 | (v) For fiscal year 2011-2012, 50% of the money |
39 | appropriated under section 306(b)(1)(v) of the Tobacco |
40 | Settlement Act may not be expended, transferred or lapsed |
41 | but shall remain in the Tobacco Settlement Fund. |
42 | (2) Money deposited into the fund under paragraph (1) |
43 | shall be appropriated for health-related purposes. If |
44 | applicable, the amount appropriated in accordance with this |
45 | paragraph shall be matched by appropriated Federal augmenting |
46 | funds. |
47 | (b) Use of funds.--Funds deposited in the Tobacco Settlement |
48 | Fund from payments received in April 2011 and April 2012 shall |
49 | be used to make appropriations pursuant to this section and |
50 | section 306 of the Tobacco Settlement Act. |
51 | (c) Allocation.--Funding for local programs under section |
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1 | 708(b) of the Tobacco Settlement Act shall be allocated as |
2 | follows: |
3 | (1) Thirty percent of grant funding to primary |
4 | contractors for local programs shall be allocated equally |
5 | among each of the 67 counties. |
6 | (2) The remaining 70% of grant funding to primary |
7 | contractors for local programs shall be allocated on a per |
8 | capita basis of each county with a population greater than |
9 | 60,000. The per capita formula shall be applied only to that |
10 | portion of the population that is greater than 60,000 for |
11 | each county. |
12 | (3) Budgets shall be developed by each primary |
13 | contractor to reflect service planning and expenditures in |
14 | each county. Each primary contractor will ensure that |
15 | services are available to residents of each county and must |
16 | expend the allocated funds on a per-county basis pursuant to |
17 | paragraphs (1) and (2). |
18 | (4) The Department of Health shall compile a detailed |
19 | annual report of expenditures per county and the specific |
20 | programs offered in each region. This report shall be made |
21 | available on the publicly available Internet website of the |
22 | Department of Health 60 days following the close of each |
23 | fiscal year. |
24 | (5) During the third quarter of the fiscal year, funds |
25 | which have not been spent within a service area may be |
26 | reallocated to support programming in the same region. |
27 | (d) Use of money for lobbying prohibited.--No money derived |
28 | from an appropriation by the General Assembly from the Tobacco |
29 | Settlement Fund may be used for the lobbying of any State public |
30 | official. |
31 | (e) Health Venture Account investments.--Notwithstanding |
32 | Chapter 3 of the Tobacco Settlement Act, all assets, nonliquid |
33 | investments, contractually obligated money, return on |
34 | investments, and any other money or assets in the Health Venture |
35 | Investment Account shall be retained in the Health Venture |
36 | Investment Account for continued investment by the Tobacco |
37 | Settlement Investment Board in health care, biotechnology or any |
38 | other health-related businesses which are expected to grow |
39 | substantially in the future. The requirements for venture |
40 | capital investments outlined in section 305(f) of the Tobacco |
41 | Settlement Act shall be maintained. |
42 | Section 1716-C. Restricted receipts accounts. |
43 | (a) General provisions.--The secretary may create restricted |
44 | receipt accounts for the purpose of administering Federal grants |
45 | only for the purposes designated in this section. |
46 | (b) Department of Community and Economic Development.--The |
47 | following restricted receipt accounts may be established for the |
48 | Department of Community and Economic Development: |
49 | (1) ARC Housing Revolving Loan Program. |
50 | (2) (Reserved). |
51 | (c) Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.--The |
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1 | following restricted receipt accounts may be established for the |
2 | Department of Conservation and Natural Resources: |
3 | (1) Federal Aid to Volunteer Fire Companies. |
4 | (2) Federal Land and Water Conservation Fund Act. |
5 | (3) National Forest Reserve Allotment. |
6 | (4) Federal Land and Water Conservation Fund Act - |
7 | Conservation and Natural Resources. |
8 | (d) Department of Education.--The following restricted |
9 | receipt accounts may be established for the Department of |
10 | Education: |
11 | (1) Education of the Disabled - Part C. |
12 | (2) LSTA - Library Grants. |
13 | (3) The Pennsylvania State University Federal Aid. |
14 | (4) Emergency Immigration Education Assistance. |
15 | (5) Education of the Disabled - Part D. |
16 | (6) Homeless Adult Assistance Program. |
17 | (7) Severely Handicapped. |
18 | (8) Medical Assistance Reimbursements to Local Education |
19 | Agencies. |
20 | (e) Department of Environmental Protection.--The following |
21 | restricted receipt accounts may be established for the |
22 | Department of Environmental Protection: |
23 | (1) Federal Water Resources Planning Act. |
24 | (2) Flood Control Payments. |
25 | (3) Soil and Water Conservation Act - Inventory of |
26 | Programs. |
27 | (f) Department of Health.--The following restricted receipt |
28 | accounts may be established for the Department of Health: |
29 | (1) Share Loan Program. |
30 | (2) (Reserved). |
31 | (g) Department of Transportation.--The following restricted |
32 | receipt accounts may be established for the Department of |
33 | Transportation: |
34 | (1) Capital Assistance Elderly and Handicapped Programs. |
35 | (2) Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Assistance. |
36 | (3) Ridesharing/Van Pool Program - Acquisition. |
37 | (h) Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.--The following |
38 | restricted receipt accounts may be established for the |
39 | Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency: |
40 | (1) Receipts from Federal Government - Disaster Relief - |
41 | Disaster Relief Assistance to State and Political |
42 | Subdivisions. |
43 | (2) (Reserved). |
44 | (i) Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.--The |
45 | following restricted receipt accounts may be established for the |
46 | Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission: |
47 | (1) Federal Grant - National Historic Preservation Act. |
48 | (2) (Reserved). |
49 | (j) Executive Offices.--The following restricted receipt |
50 | accounts may be established for the Executive Offices: |
51 | (1) Retired Employees Medicare Part D. |
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1 | (2) Justice Assistance. |
2 | (3) Juvenile Accountability Incentive. |
3 | (4) Early Retiree Reinsurance Program. |
4 | Section 1720-C. State Gaming Fund (Reserved). |
5 | Section 5. Sections 1712-E and 1715-E of the act, added July |
6 | 17, 2007 (P.L.141, No.42), are amended to read: |
7 | Section 1712-E. Executive Offices. |
8 | (a) Appropriations.--The following shall apply to |
9 | appropriations for the Executive Offices: |
10 | (1) Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. |
11 | Funds remaining after application of section 202 of a General |
12 | Appropriation Act for the appropriation for grants-in-aid for |
13 | intermediate punishment programs shall be distributed to |
14 | counties based on the following formula: |
15 | (i) Fifty percent shall be based on the proportion |
16 | of offenders diverted from the county prison system to |
17 | county intermediate punishment programs. |
18 | (ii) Fifty percent shall be based on the proportion |
19 | of offenders diverted from the State correctional system |
20 | to the county prison system. |
21 | (2) Grants for specialized probation services, including |
22 | school-based, community-based, intensive supervision and |
23 | aftercare services, shall be provided in accordance with |
24 | standards adopted by the Juvenile Court Judges Commission. |
25 | (b) Purchase cards.--The Office of the Budget shall, where |
26 | practicable, maximize the use of purchase cards for financial |
27 | transactions involving the Commonwealth in accordance with an |
28 | interagency agreement establishing usage guidelines between the |
29 | office and the Treasury Department. |
30 | (c) Treasury Offset Program.-- |
31 | (1) The Office of the Budget is authorized to enter into |
32 | an agreement with the United States to participate in the |
33 | Treasury Offset Program under 31 U.S.C. § 3716 (relating to |
34 | administrative offset) for the collection of any debts owed |
35 | to Commonwealth agencies. The agreement may provide for the |
36 | United States to submit debts owed to Federal agencies for |
37 | offset against Commonwealth payments and provide for the |
38 | Commonwealth to submit debts owed to Commonwealth agencies |
39 | for offset against Federal payments. |
40 | (2) The Treasurer of the United States shall reduce any |
41 | Commonwealth payment by the amount of any Federal debt |
42 | submitted in accordance with the agreement authorized by this |
43 | subsection and pay the amount to the appropriate Federal |
44 | official in accordance with the procedures specified in the |
45 | agreement. |
46 | Section 1715-E. Auditor General. |
47 | The following shall apply to appropriations to the Auditor |
48 | General: |
49 | (1) Funds appropriated to the Department of the Auditor |
50 | General shall be for the purpose of performing postaudits in |
51 | accordance with generally accepted government auditing |
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1 | standards. |
2 | (2) [(Reserved).] If the Auditor General fails to |
3 | deliver an annual audit of Commonwealth-managed federally |
4 | funded programs by March 31, 2012 and each March 31 |
5 | thereafter, in accordance with the Single Audit Act of 1984 |
6 | (Public Law 98-502, 31 U.S.C. § 7501 et seq.) and related |
7 | guidance issued by the United States Office of Management and |
8 | Budget, the State Treasurer shall not authorize the release |
9 | of any funds appropriated to the Auditor General in the |
10 | quarter following the failure of the Auditor General to |
11 | deliver the audit. The Auditor General shall not bill any |
12 | Commonwealth agency to make up for any funding deficiency |
13 | caused by the State Treasurer withholding payments under this |
14 | paragraph. |
15 | Section 6. The act is amended by adding a section to read: |
16 | Section 1719.1-E. Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment |
17 | Authority Accounts. |
18 | Fifteen million dollars in funds allocated to PENNVEST under |
19 | 27 Pa.C.S. § 6104(d)(6) (relating to fund) shall be transferred |
20 | from the authority to the Pennsylvania Gaming Economic |
21 | Development and Tourism Fund. Funds deposited into the |
22 | Pennsylvania Gaming Economic Development and Tourism Fund shall |
23 | be included in fund distribution made under section 301 of the |
24 | act of July 9, 2008 (P.L.908, No.63), known as the H2O PA Act, |
25 | and shall be used by the Commonwealth Financing Authority to |
26 | support the H2O program established in that act. The |
27 | Commonwealth Financing Authority shall repay to the authority |
28 | the funds transferred under this section by June 30, 2020. |
29 | Section 10(f) of the act of March 1, 1988 (P.L.82, No.16), known |
30 | as the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority Act, |
31 | shall not apply to this transfer. |
32 | Section 7. Section 1738-E of the act, added July 17, 2007 |
33 | (P.L.141, No.42), is amended to read: |
34 | Section 1738-E. Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency |
35 | [(Reserved)]. |
36 | (a) Appropriations.--The following shall apply to |
37 | appropriations for the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance |
38 | Agency from the General Appropriation Act: |
39 | (1) The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency |
40 | shall use funds appropriated for matching payments for |
41 | student aid funds to maximize the receipt of Federal funds to |
42 | the fullest extent possible. |
43 | (2) No college, university or institution receiving a |
44 | direct appropriation from the Commonwealth shall be eligible |
45 | to participate in the institutional assistance grants |
46 | program. |
47 | (b) Blind and deaf student program.-- |
48 | (1) The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency |
49 | may, in conformance with policies, standards, rules and |
50 | regulations adopted by the State Board of Education, contract |
51 | with institutions of higher education for the awarding of |
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1 | higher education equal opportunity program grants. Programs |
2 | for which grants may be awarded shall include remedial |
3 | learning services, counseling services or tutorial services. |
4 | Funds provided under this subsection may not be used to pay |
5 | tuition, room and board or other institutional costs or fees |
6 | incurred by students. |
7 | (2) Each institution of higher education requesting a |
8 | grant to provide a program under this subsection shall submit |
9 | an application in a form and manner as the agency may |
10 | require. The application shall include a description of the |
11 | nature and the methods by which all funds granted will be |
12 | used by the applicant institution to contribute to the |
13 | provision, maintenance or improvement of programs designed to |
14 | enhance opportunities for disadvantaged part-time and full- |
15 | time students to achieve their educational goals. |
16 | (3) The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency |
17 | shall use funds appropriated for higher education of blind or |
18 | deaf students to make grants for defraying the necessary |
19 | expenses of any students who are blind or deaf and who are |
20 | regularly enrolled students pursuing a course of study or |
21 | profession in a university, college, conservatory of music, |
22 | normal, professional or vocation school approved by the |
23 | Department of Education. In order to receive a grant, a blind |
24 | or deaf student who desires to attend, or who is attending, a |
25 | school or institution shall apply as required under paragraph |
26 | (2). Grant awards shall be established annually by the |
27 | Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency based on |
28 | available resources. |
29 | (4) Up to 2.5% of funds appropriated annually to carry |
30 | out the purposes of this subsection may be used to pay the |
31 | costs of administration. |
32 | (5) Beginning July 1, 2011, the rights, powers and |
33 | duties exercised by the Secretary of Education under the |
34 | former act of August 31, 1971 (P.L.423, No.101), known as the |
35 | Higher Education Equal Opportunity Act, are transferred to |
36 | and shall be exercised by the Pennsylvania Higher Education |
37 | Assistance Agency. Existing regulations promulgated under the |
38 | former Higher Education Equal Opportunity Act shall continue |
39 | in full force and effect by the Pennsylvania Higher Education |
40 | Assistance Agency until the agency promulgates new or |
41 | additional regulations. |
42 | (6) The agency shall have access to student level data |
43 | that is collected by the Department of Education that relates |
44 | to the administration of this subsection in accordance with |
45 | Federal and State law. |
46 | (7) As used in this subsection, the following words and |
47 | phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this |
48 | paragraph unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: |
49 | "Full-time student." A bona fide resident of this |
50 | Commonwealth who has been admitted as a full-time student to an |
51 | institution of higher education and who is economically and |
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1 | educationally disadvantaged in accordance with criteria |
2 | established by the State Board of Education. |
3 | "Institutions of higher education." A postsecondary |
4 | institution in this Commonwealth authorized to award degrees. |
5 | "Part-time student." A bona fide resident of this |
6 | Commonwealth who: |
7 | (1) Has been admitted into a degree program as a less |
8 | than full-time student in an institution of higher education. |
9 | (2) Is enrolled in at least the equivalent of six |
10 | semester credits or 225 clock hours of instruction per |
11 | semester in an institution of higher education. |
12 | (3) Is economically and educationally disadvantaged in |
13 | accordance with the criteria established by the State Board |
14 | of Education. |
15 | Section 8. Subarticle C heading of Article XVII-E and |
16 | sections 1761-E, 1762-E, 1763-E, 1764-E, 1765-E, 1766-E, 1767-E, |
17 | 1768-E, 1769-E, 1770-E, 1771-E, 1772-E, 1773-E, 1774-E and 1775- |
18 | E of the act, added July 17, 2007 (P.L.141, No.42), are |
19 | repealed: |
20 | [SUBARTICLE C |
21 | LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT |
22 | Section 1761-E. Senate (Reserved). |
23 | Section 1762-E. House of Representatives (Reserved). |
24 | Section 1763-E. Legislative Reference Bureau. |
25 | (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the |
26 | contrary, including 62 Pa.C.S. (relating to procurement), the |
27 | Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, advance copies of |
28 | statutes, volumes of the Laws of Pennsylvania and other |
29 | publications shall be printed under contracts entered into by |
30 | the Legislative Reference Bureau and distributed as |
31 | determined by the bureau. Money from sales shall be paid to |
32 | the bureau or the Department of General Services, as the |
33 | bureau shall determine, and that money shall be paid into the |
34 | State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund. Money from |
35 | sales is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the |
36 | Legislative Reference Bureau for the editing, printing and |
37 | distribution of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, |
38 | advance copies of statutes, volumes of the Laws of |
39 | Pennsylvania and other publications and for related expenses. |
40 | (2) Contingent expenses connected with the work of the |
41 | bureau shall be paid on warrants of the State Treasurer in |
42 | favor of the director on the presentation of the director's |
43 | requisitions. |
44 | (3) The director shall file an accounting of the |
45 | contingent expenses, together with supporting documents |
46 | whenever possible, in the office of the bureau. |
47 | Section 1764-E. Legislative Budget and Finance Committee |
48 | (Reserved). |
49 | Section 1765-E. Legislative Data Processing Committee |
50 | (Reserved). |
51 | Section 1766-E. Joint State Government Commission (Reserved). |
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1 | Section 1767-E. Local Government Commission (Reserved). |
2 | Section 1768-E. Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution |
3 | Control and Conservation Committee (Reserved). |
4 | Section 1769-E. Legislative Audit Advisory Commission |
5 | (Reserved). |
6 | Section 1770-E. Independent Regulatory Review Commission |
7 | (Reserved). |
8 | Section 1771-E. Capitol Preservation Committee (Reserved). |
9 | Section 1772-E. Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing |
10 | (Reserved). |
11 | Section 1773-E. Center for Rural Pennsylvania (Reserved). |
12 | Section 1774-E. Commonwealth Mail Processing Center (Reserved). |
13 | Section 1775-E. Chief Clerk of the Senate and Chief Clerk of |
14 | the House of Representatives (Reserved).] |
15 | Section 9. The act is amended by adding a section to read: |
16 | Section 1798-E. Catastrophic Loss Benefits Continuation Fund. |
17 | For fiscal year 2011-2012 and for each fiscal year |
18 | thereafter, all surcharges collected under 75 Pa.C.S. § 6506 |
19 | (relating to surcharge) by any division of the Unified Judicial |
20 | System shall be deposited in the General Fund upon receipt. |
21 | Section 10. Section 1799-E of the act, amended or added July |
22 | 17, 2007 (P.L.141, No.42) and July 6, 2010 (P.L.279, No.46), is |
23 | amended to read: |
24 | Section 1799-E. State Gaming Fund. |
25 | (a) Transfers for Volunteer Fire Company and Volunteer |
26 | Ambulance Service Grant Act.--Commencing with fiscal year |
27 | 2007-2008 and continuing annually thereafter, the sum of |
28 | $25,000,000 shall be transferred from the State Gaming Fund to |
29 | the General Fund and is hereby appropriated on a continuing |
30 | basis to the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency for the |
31 | purpose of making grants [in accordance with Chapter 7 of the |
32 | act of July 31, 2003 (P.L.73, No.17), known as the Volunteer |
33 | Fire Company and Volunteer Ambulance Service Grant Act] under 35 |
34 | Pa.C.S. Ch. 78 (relating to grants to volunteer fire companies |
35 | and volunteer services). Annually, the sum of $22,000,000 shall |
36 | be expended for the purpose of making grants to eligible |
37 | volunteer fire companies [pursuant to Chapter 3 of the Volunteer |
38 | Fire Company and Volunteer Ambulance Service Grant Act] under 35 |
39 | Pa.C.S. Ch. 78 Subch. B (relating to volunteer fire company |
40 | grant program). Annually, the sum of $3,000,000 shall be |
41 | expended for the purpose of making grants to eligible volunteer |
42 | ambulance services [pursuant to Chapter 5 of the Volunteer Fire |
43 | Company and Volunteer Ambulance Service Grant Act] under 35 |
44 | Pa.C.S. Ch. 78 Subch. C (relating to volunteer ambulance service |
45 | grant program). |
46 | (b) (Reserved). |
47 | (c) Performance audit.--Notwithstanding section 408, a |
48 | performance audit of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board |
49 | commenced in 2007 by the Auditor General shall be paid for from |
50 | funds appropriated to the Auditor General. |
51 | (d) Utilization.--The board shall not encumber or commit |
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1 | funds obtained from any source, including a commercial loan or |
2 | the sale of gaming receipts, unless appropriated by the General |
3 | Assembly. |
4 | (e) Assessments for property tax relief.--Notwithstanding |
5 | subsection (g) or any other provision of law to the contrary, if |
6 | the Secretary of the Budget authorizes a transfer from the |
7 | Property Tax Relief Reserve Fund and determines that the moneys |
8 | in the fund are insufficient to support the transfer, the |
9 | Secretary of the Budget shall notify the Pennsylvania Gaming |
10 | Control Board and, upon notification, the board shall |
11 | immediately assess each slot machine licensee for the repayment |
12 | [of the loans authorized] of the insufficiency in an amount that |
13 | is proportional to each slot machine licensee's gross terminal |
14 | revenue. The amount shall be deducted from amounts owed under |
15 | sections 1720-G, 1720-I and 1720-K in an amount that is |
16 | proportional to each slot machine licensee's gross terminal |
17 | revenue. |
18 | (f) Appropriations solely from assessments.--Beginning in |
19 | fiscal year 2010-2011 and each fiscal year thereafter, all funds |
20 | for the operation of the Pennsylvania State Police, the |
21 | Department of Revenue and the Attorney General shall be |
22 | appropriated solely from an assessment on gross terminal revenue |
23 | from accounts under 4 Pa.C.S. § 1401 (relating to slot machine |
24 | licensee deposits) in an amount equal to that appropriated by |
25 | the General Assembly for that fiscal year. The Pennsylvania |
26 | State Police, Department of Revenue or Attorney General shall |
27 | not assess any charge, fee, cost of operations or other payment |
28 | from a licensed gaming entity in excess of amounts appropriated |
29 | in any such fiscal year unless specifically authorized by law. |
30 | (g) Establishment of repayment schedule.--No later than June |
31 | 30, 2011, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, in consultation |
32 | with all licensed gaming entities, shall establish a schedule |
33 | governing the repayment by licensed gaming entities of loans |
34 | provided to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board under sections |
35 | 1720-G, 1720-I and 1720-K. The following shall apply: |
36 | (1) Repayment of loans provided to the Pennsylvania |
37 | Gaming Control Board pursuant to sections 1720-G, 1720-I and |
38 | 1720-K by licensed gaming entities shall begin [at such time |
39 | as at least 11 slot machine licenses have been issued and 11 |
40 | licensed gaming entities have commenced operation of slot |
41 | machines] January 1, 2012. |
42 | (2) The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board shall |
43 | establish a repayment schedule that, at a minimum: |
44 | (i) Sets forth the dates upon which the repayments |
45 | shall be due. Payments may be required on a quarterly, |
46 | semiannual or annual basis. |
47 | (ii) Assesses to each slot machine licensee costs |
48 | for repayment of loans from the Property Tax Relief |
49 | Reserve Fund made under sections 1720-G, 1720-I and 1720- |
50 | K in an amount that is proportional to each slot machine |
51 | licensee's gross terminal revenue. |
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1 | (iii) Results in full repayment of amounts loaned |
2 | pursuant to sections 1720-G, 1720-I and 1720-K not |
3 | earlier than five years nor later than ten years |
4 | following commencement of the loan repayments by the slot |
5 | machine licensee. |
6 | Section 11. Section 1722-L(a)(11) of the act, added July 6, |
7 | 2010 (P.L.279, No.46), is amended to read: |
8 | Section 1722-L. Department of Education. |
9 | (a) General rule.--The following shall apply to |
10 | appropriations for the Department of Education in the General |
11 | Appropriation Act for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010: |
12 | * * * |
13 | (11) Notwithstanding the provisions of 24 Pa.C.S. § |
14 | 8329(a) (relating to payments on account of social security |
15 | deductions from appropriations) when calculating payments by |
16 | the Commonwealth under 24 Pa.C.S. § 8329, the Department of |
17 | Education shall treat wages paid out of the ARRA State |
18 | Stabilization Fund or out of ARRA funds appropriated for Individual with Disabilities Education (Part B - Preschool |
19 | -Age 3-5) out of the Education Jobs Fund Grant as covered |
20 | wages which are not federally funded. |
21 | * * * |
22 | Section 12. The act is amended by adding an article to read: |
23 | ARTICLE XVII-O |
24 | AUDITS |
25 | Section 1701-O. Audits of Race Horse Development Funds. |
26 | The following shall apply: |
27 | (1) By December 31, 2011, and each December 31 |
28 | thereafter, the Department of Agriculture, in conjunction |
29 | with the Office of the Budget, shall conduct a financial |
30 | audit of all funds distributed under 4 Pa.C.S. § 1406(a) |
31 | (relating to distributions from Pennsylvania Race Horse |
32 | Development Fund) for the prior fiscal year. The audit shall |
33 | include recommendations for changes relating to the |
34 | maintenance, use or administration of these funds. |
35 | (2) The audits and audited financial statements required |
36 | under this section and 4 Pa.C.S. § 1406(e) for fiscal years |
37 | ending prior to June 30, 2011, shall be open for public |
38 | inspection and provided, within 60 days of the effective date |
39 | of this section, to the persons listed in paragraph (5). |
40 | (3) The following apply: |
41 | (i) Notwithstanding 4 Pa.C.S. § 1406(e), each |
42 | horsemen's organization shall, within 90 days after the |
43 | end of the organization's fiscal year, prepare annual |
44 | financial statements in accordance with generally |
45 | accepted accounting principles for the horsemen's |
46 | organization and all of its affiliates. |
47 | (ii) The financial statements required under |
48 | subparagraph (i) shall be prepared beginning in the |
49 | horsemen's organization fiscal year ending prior to June |
50 | 30, 2011, and for each fiscal year thereafter. |
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1 | (iii) The financial statements required under |
2 | subparagraph (i) shall include additional information as |
3 | necessary to reconcile the information in the financial |
4 | statement to the amounts received by the horsemen's |
5 | organization during the same fiscal year. |
6 | (4) The department may engage independent certified |
7 | public accountants to conduct the audit under paragraph (1) |
8 | and to audit the annual financial statements and accompanying |
9 | information filed under paragraph (3) for each fiscal year. |
10 | The department shall provide copies of each audit to the |
11 | persons listed in paragraph (5)(ii), (iii), (iv) and (v). |
12 | (5) The horsemen's organization shall provide all |
13 | financial statements, reports and additional information |
14 | required under paragraph (3) to all of the following within |
15 | 90 days of the end of the organization's fiscal year: |
16 | (i) The department. |
17 | (ii) The chairman and minority chairman of the |
18 | Community, Economic and Recreational Development |
19 | Committee of the Senate and the chairman and minority |
20 | chairman of the Gaming Oversight Committee of the House |
21 | of Representatives. |
22 | (iii) The chairman and minority chairman of the |
23 | Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee of the Senate and |
24 | the chairman and minority chairmen of the Agriculture and |
25 | Rural Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives. |
26 | (iv) The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. |
27 | (v) The State Horse Racing Commission and the State |
28 | Harness Racing Commission. |
29 | (6) All distributions under 4 Pa.C.S. § 1406 shall be |
30 | suspended for any horsemen's organization that the department |
31 | certifies is out of compliance with the requirements of this |
32 | section. |
33 | (7) Each horsemen's organization shall cooperate fully |
34 | with all audits under this section and shall reimburse the |
35 | department for all fees and costs to administer this section. |
36 | (8) For the purposes of this section, the term |
37 | "horsemen's organization" shall have the same meaning as |
38 | defined under 4 Pa.C.S. § 1103 (relating to definitions). |
39 | Section 13. Repeals are as follows: |
40 | (1) Section 217 of the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, |
41 | No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, is repealed |
42 | insofar as it is inconsistent with the addition of section |
43 | 202.2 of the act. |
44 | (2) The General Assembly declares that the repeal under |
45 | paragraph (4)(i) is necessary to effectuate the amendment of |
46 | section 1738-E of the act. |
47 | (3) The General Assembly declares that the repeals under |
48 | paragraph (4)(ii) and (iii) are necessary to effectuate the |
49 | addition of section 1798-E of the act. |
50 | (4) The following acts and parts of acts are repealed: |
51 | (i) The act of August 31, 1971 (P.L.423, No.101), |
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1 | known as the Higher Education Equal Opportunity Act. |
2 | (ii) Section 712(m) of the act of March 20, 2002 |
3 | (P.L.154, No.13), known as the Medical Care Availability |
4 | and Reduction of Error (Mcare) Act. |
5 | (iii) The provisions of 75 Pa.C.S. § 6506(b). |
6 | Amend Bill, page 3, line 17, by striking out all of said line |
7 | and inserting |
8 | Section 14. The following shall apply: |
9 | (1) The reenactment or amendment of Article XVII-A |
10 | Amend Bill, page 3, by inserting between lines 19 and 20 |
11 | (2) The amendment of section 1722-L of the act shall |
12 | apply retroactively to July 1, 2010. |
13 | Amend Bill, page 3, line 20, by striking out "5" and |
14 | inserting |
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