THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY PALLONE, CASORIO, KORTZ, BEYER, FRANKEL, GALLOWAY, GEIST, GIBBONS, GODSHALL, HALUSKA, KOTIK, LEVDANSKY, MAHONEY, MANN, McILVAINE SMITH, MELIO, MICOZZIE, MUNDY, MURT, MUSTIO, K. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STURLA, THOMAS, VULAKOVICH AND WALKO, MARCH 5, 2009

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MARCH 5, 2009  

AN ACT

Imposing a fee on certain local governments without police

departments for law enforcement services provided by

Pennsylvania State Police.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Fee for law enforcement services from Pennsylvania

State Police.

(a)  Fee.--Each local government that has a population of at

least 10,000, does not provide local police services and

receives law enforcement services from the Pennsylvania State

Police shall, on an annual basis, pay to the Commonwealth a fee

of $100 per resident of the municipality. In determining the

amount of the fee, the Pennsylvania State Police shall use the

most recent Federal decennial census information. The fee shall

be due within 90 days of the date of receipt of an invoice from

the Pennsylvania State Police, unless the local government and

Pennsylvania State Police agree otherwise in writing.

(b)  Definition.--As used in this section, the term "local

police services" means local police coverage for at least 60

hours per week for 52 weeks per year or 3,210 hours per year.

Section 2.  Effective date.

This act shall take effect in 60 days.