PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 351, 558 PRINTER'S NO. 1071
No. 334 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY BOYES, CORRIGAN, SEMMEL, ARMSTRONG, M. BAKER,
BARRAR, BELARDI, BENNINGHOFF, BLAUM, CALTAGIRONE,
CAPPABIANCA, CAPPELLI, CAWLEY, CLYMER, M. COHEN, COSTA, COY,
CRUZ, DeLUCA, DeWEESE, EACHUS, FAIRCHILD, FRANKEL, GEIST,
GEORGE, GODSHALL, GORDNER, GRUCELA, HENNESSEY, HERMAN,
HERSHEY, JOSEPHS, KAISER, KENNEY, LAUGHLIN, LESCOVITZ,
MANDERINO, MANN, McILHATTAN, McNAUGHTON, MELIO, MICHLOVIC,
R. MILLER, MUNDY, NAILOR, ORIE, PETRARCA, PRESTON, READSHAW,
ROBINSON, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SCRIMENTI,
SHANER, STABACK, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE, TRELLO,
WANSACZ, YOUNGBLOOD, ZUG, ADOLPH, WILT, C. WILLIAMS, PIPPY,
JAMES AND HARHAI, JANUARY 31, 2001
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
MARCH 13, 2001
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), entitled "An
2 act relating to tax reform and State taxation by codifying
3 and enumerating certain subjects of taxation and imposing
4 taxes thereon; providing procedures for the payment,
5 collection, administration and enforcement thereof; providing
6 for tax credits in certain cases; conferring powers and
7 imposing duties upon the Department of Revenue, certain
8 employers, fiduciaries, individuals, persons, corporations
9 and other entities; prescribing crimes, offenses and
10 penalties," making an editorial change relating to the name
11 of the Organ Donation Awareness Trust Fund; AND MAKING AN <--
12 APPROPRIATION.
13 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
14 hereby enacts as follows:
15 Section 1. Section 315.4 of the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6,
16 No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, added May 7, 1997
17 (P.L.85, No.7), is amended to read:
1 Section 315.4. Contributions for Organ and Tissue Donation
2 Awareness.--(a) The department shall provide a space on the
3 Pennsylvania individual income tax return form whereby an
4 individual may voluntarily designate a contribution of any
5 amount desired to the Governor Robert P. Casey Memorial Organ
6 and Tissue Donation Awareness Trust Fund established under 20
7 Pa.C.S. § 8622 (relating to the Governor Robert P. Casey
8 Memorial Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Trust Fund).
9 (b) The amount so designated by an individual on the
10 Pennsylvania individual income tax return form shall be deducted
11 from the tax refund to which the individual is entitled and
12 shall not constitute a charge against the income tax revenues
13 due the Commonwealth.
14 (c) The department shall annually determine the total amount
15 designated pursuant to this section and shall report that amount
16 to the State Treasurer who shall transfer that amount to the
17 Governor Robert P. Casey Memorial Organ and Tissue Donation
18 Awareness Trust Fund.
19 (d) The department shall, in all taxable years following the
20 effective date of this section, provide on its forms or in its
21 instructions which accompany Pennsylvania individual income tax
22 return forms adequate information concerning the Governor Robert
23 P. Casey Memorial Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Trust Fund
24 which shall include the listing of an address furnished to it by
25 the Organ Donation Advisory Committee to which contributions may
26 be sent by those taxpayers wishing to contribute to the fund but
27 who do not receive refunds.
28 (e) This section shall apply to taxable years beginning on
29 or after January 1, 1997.
30 SECTION 2. THE SUM OF $500,000 IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FROM <--
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1 THE GENERAL FUND AND SHALL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE GOVERNOR ROBERT
2 P. CASEY MEMORIAL ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION AWARENESS TRUST FUND
3 TO REIMBURSE THE GOVERNOR ROBERT P. CASEY MEMORIAL ORGAN AND
4 TISSUE DONATION AWARENESS TRUST FUND FOR MONEYS TRANSFERRED TO
5 THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS TO
6 PROVIDE AN APPLICANT FOR A RENEWAL VEHICLE REGISTRATION WITH THE
7 OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION OF $1 TO THE GOVERNOR ROBERT
8 P. CASEY MEMORIAL ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION AWARENESS TRUST
9 FUND.
10 Section 2 3. This act shall take effect immediately. <--
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