PRINTER'S NO. 706

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No. 679 Session of 1981

        INTRODUCED BY CORMAN AND STAUFFER, APRIL 7, 1981

        REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, APRIL 7, 1981

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), entitled
     2     "An act relating to counties of the third, fourth, fifth,
     3     sixth, seventh and eighth classes; amending, revising,
     4     consolidating and changing the laws relating thereto,"
     5     authorizing the billing and collection of taxes in home rule
     6     municipalities.

     7     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     8  hereby enacts as follows:
     9     Section 1.  Subsections (a) and (b) of section 1701.1, act of
    10  August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), known as "The County Code,"
    11  amended June 25, 1968 (P.L.257, No.121), are amended to read:
    12     Section 1701.1.  Billing and Collection of Third, Fourth,
    13  Fifth [and] Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Class County Taxes.--(a)
    14  The county commissioners of each county of the third, fourth,
    15  fifth [and] sixth , seventh and eighth class may, by resolution,
    16  provide for the billing and collecting of all county and county
    17  institution district taxes levied within a third class city or a
    18  municipality existing or organized under the act of April 13,
    19  1972 (P.L.184, No.62), known as the "Home Rule Charter and

     1  Optional Plans Law," by the authorities empowered to levy such
     2  taxes.
     3     (b)  In counties of the third, fourth, fifth [and] sixth,
     4  seventh and eighth class in which the county commissioners
     5  provide, by resolution, for the billing and collection of all
     6  county and county institution district taxes levied in third
     7  class cities, or a municipality existing or organized under the
     8  act of April 13, 1972 (P.L.184, No.62), known as the "Home Rule
     9  Charter and Optional Plans Law," the county commissioners shall
    10  have the power and authority by resolution, to vest in the
    11  county treasurer the duties and responsibilities of billing and
    12  collecting county and county institution district taxes.
    13     * * *
    14     Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.











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