PRINTER'S NO. 28
No. 11 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY BOSCOLA, MELLOW, COSTA, TARTAGLIONE, SCHWARTZ AND
O'PAKE, JANUARY 22, 2001
REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, JANUARY 22, 2001
A RESOLUTION
1 Urging the Governor to call for the convening of a Special
2 Session of the General Assembly in order to address property
3 tax reform in light of the current State revenue surplus.
4 WHEREAS, The Governor projects that the Commonwealth will
5 have a $200,000,000 revenue surplus as of June 30, 2001; and
6 WHEREAS, Property tax imposition, traditionally a strong
7 local revenue producer, has lately been under much scrutiny for
8 the burden it imposes on property owners while failing to
9 produce enough income to provide sufficient services to local
10 residents; therefore be it
11 RESOLVED, That the Honorable Thomas J. Ridge, Governor of the
12 Commonwealth, call for the convening of a Special Session of the
13 General Assembly in 2001 to study and address the issue of
14 property tax reform throughout this Commonwealth.
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