PRINTER'S NO. 999

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No. 917 Session of 1987

        INTRODUCED BY CIVERA, MORRIS, LaGROTTA, STABACK, MRKONIC,
           DURHAM, KOSINSKI, KENNEY, MICOZZIE, FLICK, FISCHER, DeLUCA,
           PETRARCA, JACKSON, R. C. WRIGHT, MARKOSEK, NAHILL, TRUMAN,
           JADLOWIEC, DISTLER, LEVDANSKY, RAYMOND, GEIST, BUNT, FOX,
           HERMAN, J. TAYLOR, ARTY, JOHNSON, DALEY, GRUPPO, MANMILLER
           AND PICCOLA, MARCH 18, 1987

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, MARCH 18, 1987

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of March 11, 1971 (P.L.104, No.3), entitled, as
     2     reenacted and amended, "An act providing property tax or rent
     3     rebate and inflation dividends to certain senior citizens,
     4     widows, widowers and permanently disabled persons with
     5     limited incomes; establishing uniform standards and
     6     qualifications for eligibility to receive rebates and
     7     dividends; providing for transportation assistance grants and
     8     grants to area agencies on aging for services to older
     9     persons; and imposing duties upon the Department of Revenue,"
    10     further providing for the maximum rebate for each household.

    11     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    12  hereby enacts as follows:
    13     Section 1.  Section 4(b) of the act of March 11, 1971
    14  (P.L.104, No.3), known as the Senior Citizens Rebate and
    15  Assistance Act, reenacted and amended June 16, 1975 (P.L.7,
    16  No.4) and amended March 10, 1982 (P.L.177, No.56), is amended to
    17  read:
    18     Section 4.  Property Tax; Rent Rebate and Inflation Cost.--*
    19  * *
    20     (b)  No claim shall be allowed if the amount of property tax

     1  or rent rebate computed in accordance with this section is less
     2  than ten dollars ($10), and the maximum amount of property tax
     3  or rent rebate payable shall not exceed [five hundred dollars
     4  ($500).] the amounts in the following schedule:
     5     Household Income                        Maximum
     6      $    0 - $6,999                         $700
     7       7,000 -  8,999                          600
     8       9,000 - 15,000                          500
     9     * * *
    10     Section 2.  This act shall apply to rebates for rent and
    11  property taxes due and payable for the 1987 calendar year.
    12     Section 3.  This act shall take effect immediately.












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