PRINTER'S NO. 3517
No. 2465 Session of 2004
INTRODUCED BY O'NEILL, BELFANTI, CLYMER, CORRIGAN, CURRY, DALEY,
DENLINGER, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GOOD, HARPER, HORSEY, KILLION,
MUSTIO, REICHLEY, SOLOBAY, STEIL, THOMAS, TIGUE, WEBER AND
YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 23, 2004
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, MARCH 23, 2004
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), entitled, as
2 reenacted and amended, "An act concerning townships of the
3 second class; and amending, revising, consolidating and
4 changing the law relating thereto," further providing for
5 township and special tax levies.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 3205(a)(7) of the act of May 1, 1933
9 (P.L.103, No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code,
10 reenacted and amended November 9, 1995 (P.L.350, No.60), is
11 amended and the subsection is amended by adding a paragraph to
12 read:
13 Section 3205. Township and Special Tax Levies.--(a) The
14 board of supervisors may by resolution levy taxes upon all real
15 property within the township made taxable for township purposes,
16 as ascertained by the last adjusted valuation for county
17 purposes, for the purposes and at the rates specified in this
18 section. All taxes shall be collected in cash.
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2 (7) An annual tax sufficient to pay interest and principal
3 on any indebtedness incurred under the former act of July 12,
4 1972 (P.L.781, No.185), known as the "Local Government Unit Debt
5 Act[.]" or 53 Pa.C.S. Pt. VII Subpt. B (relating to indebtedness
6 and borrowing).
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8 (11) An annual tax not exceeding three mills to construct
9 and maintain storm water management facilities within the
10 township. If an annual tax is proposed to be set at a level
11 higher than three mills, the question shall be submitted to the
12 voters of the township.
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14 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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