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AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 788
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE HEFFLEY
Printer's No. 737
Amend Bill, page 1, line 19, by striking out "a definition"
and inserting
definitions
Amend Bill, page 2, by inserting between lines 3 and 4
"Farmstead property." As defined in 53 Pa.C.S. § 8582
(relating to definitions) .
"Homestead property." As defined in 53 Pa.C.S. § 8401
(relating to definitions).
Amend Bill, page 2, line 21, by striking out "Sections 4 and
6 of the act are" and inserting
Section 4 of the act is
Amend Bill, page 3, by inserting between lines 27 and 28
Section 4. The act is amended by adding a section to read:
Section 5.1. Additional property tax reduction allocation.
(a) Allocation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
a school district shall receive an allocation equal to t he total
number of farmstead properties plus the total number of
homestead properties in the school district multiplied by
$1,000.
(b) Uses.--A school district shall use the allocation under
subsection (a) to provide an additional exclusion equal to 50%
of the real estate tax due to the school district for each
farmstead property and homestead property in the school
district, or $1,000, whichever is less.
(c) Report and certification.--Prior to the allocation of
funds under subsection (a), a school district shall submit a
report to the Department of Education with the total number of
farmstead properties and homestead properties in the school
district and the total amount of real estate taxes to be
reduced. The Department of Education shall certify the total
number of all farmstead properties and all homestead properties
reported and the total amount of real estate taxes to be
reduced, by school district, and transmit a copy of the
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certification to the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and
the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives.
(d) Appropriation.-- The General Assembly shall appropriate
to the Department of Education the amount determined under
subsection (c) for the purpose of making allocations under
subsection (a).
Section 5. Section 6 of the act is amended to read:
Amend Bill, page 4, line 4, by striking out "4" and inserting
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