PRINTER'S NO. 229

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 228 Session of 1981


        INTRODUCED BY WILSON, J. L. WRIGHT, SAURMAN, MORRIS, DURHAM,
           HOEFFEL, ALDEN, SPITZ, CLYMER, E. Z. TAYLOR, CORNELL,
           MICOZZIE, ARTY, BURNS, GANNON, BURNS AND GREENWOOD,
           JANUARY 26, 1981

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON URBAN AFFAIRS, JANUARY 26, 1981

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of August 5, 1932 (Sp.Sess., P.L.45, No.45),
     2     entitled, as amended, "An act empowering cities of the first
     3     class to levy, assess and collect, or to provide for the
     4     levying, assessment and collection of, certain additional
     5     taxes for general revenue purposes; authorizing the
     6     establishment of bureaus, and the appointment and
     7     compensation of officers and employes to assess and collect
     8     such taxes; and permitting penalties to be imposed and
     9     enforced," further providing for the rate of taxation on
    10     certain individuals.

    11     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    12  hereby enacts as follows:
    13     Section 1.  Section 1, act of August 5, 1932 (Sp.Sess.,
    14  P.L.45, No.45), referred to as the Sterling Act, is amended by
    15  adding a subsection to read:
    16     Section 1.  * * *
    17     (d)  The council of any city of the first class shall not
    18  impose a tax on wages on nonresidents of the city who render
    19  services in such city in excess of 3 5/10% in 1982, 2 5/16% in
    20  1983, 1 5/16% in 1984 and 1% in 1985 and thereafter.
    21     Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.
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