PRINTER'S NO. 2511

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

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.















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