HOUSE AMENDED PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 460 PRINTER'S NO. 2498
No. 423 Session of 1987
INTRODUCED BY MADIGAN, WILT, PETERSON AND CORMAN, FEBRUARY 27, 1987
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, NOVEMBER 15, 1988
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 raising the permit fee required to move 23 a mobile home or house trailer. 24 CONCERNING THE FLUORIDATION OF PUBLIC WATER. <-- 25 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 26 hereby enacts as follows: 27 Section 1. Section 617.1(c) of the act of May 21, 1943 <--
1 (P.L.571, No.254), known as The Fourth to Eighth Class County 2 Assessment Law, amended December 15, 1969 (P.L.362, No.158), is 3 amended to read: 4 Section 617.1. Mobilehomes and House Trailers to Be Assessed 5 in Name of Owner.--* * * 6 (c) The local tax collector shall issue removal permits upon 7 application therefor whenever a fee of [two dollars] five 8 dollars and all taxes levied and assessed on the mobilehome or 9 house trailer to be moved are paid. 10 * * * 11 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. 12 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. <-- 13 THIS ACT SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS THE FLUORIDATION 14 ACT. 15 SECTION 2. PURPOSE. 16 IT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS ACT TO PREVENT DENTAL DISEASE AS A 17 HEALTH CARE COST-CONTAINMENT MEASURE. 18 SECTION 3. FLUORIDE CONTENT OF WATER. 19 WHENEVER THE FLUORIDE CONTENT OF WATER SERVED BY PUBLIC WATER 20 SUPPLIERS TO 250 DOMESTIC WATER CONNECTIONS OR MORE IS LESS THAN 21 EIGHT-TENTHS OF A MILLIGRAM PER LITER OF FLUORIDE, THE PERSON, 22 ASSOCIATION, FIRM, CORPORATION, AUTHORITY OR MUNICIPALITY HAVING 23 JURISDICTION OVER THE SUPPLY SHALL ADD A MEASURED AMOUNT OF 24 FLUORIDE TO THE WATER SO AS TO MAINTAIN A FLUORIDE CONTENT OF 25 BETWEEN EIGHT-TENTHS OF A MILLIGRAM PER LITER AND ONE AND TWO- 26 TENTHS MILLIGRAMS PER LITER, IN ACCORD WITH REGULATIONS ADOPTED 27 BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES IN CONSULTATION 28 WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AND RECOMMENDED LEVELS AS 29 ESTABLISHED BY THE UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE AND THE 30 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, SUCH ADJUSTMENT OF FLUORIDE TO 19870S0423B2498 - 2 -
1 START WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT. 2 SECTION 4. ENFORCEMENT. 3 THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES SHALL ENFORCE THIS 4 ACT. 5 SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 6 THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IN SIX MONTHS. A28L53JLW/19870S0423B2498 - 3 -