PRINTER'S NO. 2511
No. 2041 Session of 1993
INTRODUCED BY MILLER, L. I. COHEN, DEMPSEY, RAYMOND, PLATTS, GODSHALL, LEVDANSKY, SCHEETZ, PERZEL, GEIST, E. Z. TAYLOR, MASLAND, HUTCHINSON, MARSICO, STERN, SAURMAN, SAYLOR, STEIL, ROHRER, WAUGH, LEH, PETTIT, O'BRIEN AND PHILLIPS, OCTOBER 4, 1993
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, OCTOBER 4, 1993
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of June 26, 1931 (P.L.1379, No.348), entitled, 2 as amended, "An act creating in counties of the second A and 3 third class a board for the assessment and revision of taxes; 4 providing for the appointment of the members of such board by 5 the county commissioners; providing for their salaries, 6 payable by the county; abolishing existing boards; defining 7 the powers and duties of such board; regulating the 8 assessment of persons, property, and occupations for county, 9 borough, town, township, school, and poor purposes; 10 authorizing the appointment of subordinate assessors, a 11 solicitor, engineers, and clerks; providing for their 12 compensation, payable by such counties; abolishing the office 13 of ward, borough, and township assessors, so far as the 14 making of assessments and valuations for taxation is 15 concerned; and providing for the acceptance of this act by 16 cities," further providing for changes in valuation. 17 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 18 hereby enacts as follows: 19 Section 1. Section 6.1 of the act of June 26, 1931 20 (P.L.1379, No.348), referred to as the Third Class County 21 Assessment Board Law, added July 19, 1991 (P.L.91, No.21), is 22 amended to read: 23 Section 6.1. The subordinate assessors may change the
1 assessed valuation on real property when a parcel of land is 2 divided and conveyed away in smaller parcels or when 3 improvements are made to real property or existing improvements 4 are removed from real property or are destroyed. The painting of 5 a building or the normal regular repairs to a building 6 [aggregating one thousand dollars ($1,000) or less in value 7 annually] shall not be deemed cause for a change in valuation. 8 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. D15L53BIL/19930H2041B2511 - 2 -