PRINTER'S NO. 2776

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 2175 Session of 1978


        INTRODUCED BY STUBAN, ARMSTRONG, THOMAS, HELFRICK AND WAGNER,
           MARCH 15, 1978

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MARCH 15, 1978

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of May 21, 1943 (P.L.571, No.254), entitled, as
     2     amended, "An act relating to assessment for taxation in
     3     counties of the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth
     4     classes; designating the subjects, property and persons
     5     subject to and exempt from taxation for county, borough,
     6     town, township, school, except in cities and county
     7     institution district purposes; and providing for and
     8     regulating the assessment and valuation thereof for such
     9     purposes; creating in each such county a board for the
    10     assessment and revision of taxes; defining the powers and
    11     duties of such boards; providing for the acceptance of this
    12     act by cities; regulating the office of ward, borough, town
    13     and township assessors; abolishing the office of assistant
    14     triennial assessor in townships of the first class; providing
    15     for the appointment of a chief assessor, assistant assessors
    16     and other employes; providing for their compensation payable
    17     by such counties; prescribing certain duties of and certain
    18     fees to be collected by the recorder of deeds and municipal
    19     officers who issue building permits; imposing duties on
    20     taxables making improvements on land and grantees of land;
    21     prescribing penalties; and eliminating the triennial
    22     assessment," further providing for occupational assessment
    23     lists to be used by political subdivisions lying in more than
    24     one county.

    25     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    26  hereby enacts as follows:
    27     Section 1.  The act of May 21, 1943 (P.L.571, No.254), known
    28  as "The Fourth to Eighth Class County Assessment Law," is
    29  amended by adding a section to read:

     1     Section 703.4.  Political Subdivisions Lying in More Than One
     2  County; Occupational Assessments.--Any political subdivision
     3  lying in more than one county may, for purposes of levying an
     4  occupational assessment tax as authorized by the act of December
     5  31, 1965 (P.L.1257, No.511), known as "The Local Tax Enabling
     6  Act," utilize the list of occupations and valuations of the
     7  county having the lower rates, as included in the tax rolls
     8  prepared in accordance with the provisions of this act.
     9     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.














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