PRINTER'S NO. 2918
No. 2292 Session of 1978
INTRODUCED BY LAUGHLIN, PETRARCA, ZITTERMAN, BRUNNER, CAPUTO,
KOLTER, McCALL, C. GEORGE, RAPPAPORT, GALLAGHER, DiCARLO,
KERNICK, GILLETTE, COWELL, DOMBROWSKI, TENAGLIO, KUKOVICH,
BROWN, GRIECO, HALVERSON, GARZIA, L. E. SMITH, GOODMAN AND
B. F. O'BRIEN, APRIL 4, 1978
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, APRIL 4, 1978
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 11, 1971 (P.L.104, No.3), entitled ,
2 as amended, "An act providing property tax or rent rebate to
3 certain senior citizens, widows, widowers and permanently
4 disabled persons with limited incomes; establishing uniform
5 standards and qualifications for eligibility to receive a
6 rebate; and imposing duties upon the Department of Revenue,"
7 further providing for a temporary method of payment of
8 administrative expenses and claims.
9 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10 hereby enacts as follows:
11 Section 1. Section 8, act of March 11, 1971 (P.L.104, No.3),
12 known as the "Senior Citizens Property Tax or Rent Rebate Act,"
13 reenacted and amended June 16, 1975 (P.L.7, No.4) and amended
14 June 30, 1977 (P.L.26, No.18), is amended to read:
15 Section 8. Funds for Payment of Administrative Expenses and
16 Claims.--Expenses, salaries and other costs incurred in the
17 administration of this act and approved claims shall be paid
18 from the State Lottery Fund established by the act of August 26,
19 1971 (P.L.351, No.91), known as the "State Lottery Law." In the
1 event that the total amount of administrative expenses and
2 claims exceeds the amount in such fund, in any one year, then
3 the amounts allowed as tax or rent rebates shall be reduced in
4 the proportion that the amount of such fund bears to the total
5 amount of claims in such year. For the purposes of this section,
6 for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 1975, July 1, 1976 [and],
7 July 1, 1977 and July 1, 1978, the amount in the State Lottery
8 Fund shall include funds available including revenue estimated
9 to be available for the purposes of administrative expenses and
10 claims.
11 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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