PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 187 PRINTER'S NO. 309
No. 171 Session of 1985
INTRODUCED BY DeLUCA, KASUNIC, COWELL, KUKOVICH, LINTON, WILSON,
DeWEESE, GEIST, VAN HORNE, J. L. WRIGHT, HALUSKA, BALDWIN,
DAVIES, ARTY, PETRARCA, MAIALE, DALEY, HERMAN, ANGSTADT,
NAHILL, PUNT, RYBAK, COLAFELLA, BELFANTI, HOWLETT, JOHNSON,
FISCHER, SWEET, DAWIDA, CORNELL, RUDY, MAYERNIK,
E. Z. TAYLOR, PRESTON, CIVERA, HERSHEY, POTT, FREIND,
KOSINSKI, BOOK, MICOZZIE, MICHLOVIC, FLICK, ITKIN, MARKOSEK,
FREEMAN, CORDISCO, McVERRY, McCALL, BURD, ACOSTA, PRATT,
BELARDI, PISTELLA, MRKONIC, OLASZ, STEVENS, CIMINI, TELEK AND
JOSEPHS, FEBRUARY 4, 1985
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, FEBRUARY 11, 1985
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 11, 1971 (P.L.104, No.3), entitled, as
2 reenacted and amended, "An act providing property tax or rent
3 rebate and inflation dividends to certain senior citizens,
4 widows, widowers and permanently disabled persons with
5 limited incomes; establishing uniform standards and
6 qualifications for eligibility to receive rebates and
7 dividends; providing for transportation assistance grants and
8 grants to area agencies on aging for services to older
9 persons; and imposing duties upon the Department of Revenue,"
10 increasing eligibility under the property tax or rent rebate
11 and inflation dividend; AND FURTHER PROVIDING FOR THE <--
12 ALLOWABLE PERCENTAGE OF REAL PROPERTY TAX OR RENT REBATE.
13 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
14 hereby enacts as follows:
15 Section 1. Section 4(a.1) and (a.2) of the act of March 11,
16 1971 (P.L.104, No.3), known as the Senior Citizens Rebate and
17 Assistance Act, reenacted and amended June 16, 1975 (P.L.7,
18 No.4) and amended March 10, 1982 (P.L.177, No.56), are amended
1 to read:
2 Section 4. Property Tax; Rent Rebate and Inflation Cost.--
3 (a.1) (1) The amount of any claim for property tax rebate or <--
4 rent rebate in lieu of property taxes for real property taxes or
5 rent due and payable during calendar [year 1981 and thereafter] <--
6 YEARS 1981, 1982, 1983 AND 1984 shall be determined in <--
7 accordance with the following schedule:
8 Percentage of Real Property Taxes or
9 Rent Rebate in Lieu of
10 Household Income Property Taxes Allowed as Rebate
11 $ 0 - $4,999 100%
12 5,000 - 5,999 80
13 6,000 - 6,999 60
14 7,000 - 7,999 40
15 8,000 - 8,999 20
16 9,000 - [11,999] 15,000 10 <--
17 (2) THE AMOUNT OF ANY CLAIM FOR PROPERTY TAX REBATE OR RENT <--
18 REBATE IN LIEU OF PROPERTY TAXES FOR REAL PROPERTY TAXES OR RENT
19 DUE AND PAYABLE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1985 AND THEREAFTER SHALL
20 BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE:
21 $ 0 - $5,499 100%
22 5,500 - 5,999 90
23 6,000 - 6,499 80
24 6,500 - 6,999 70
25 7,000 - 7,499 60
26 7,500 - 7,999 50
27 8,000 - 8,499 40
28 8,500 - 8,999 30
29 9,000 - 11,999 20
30 12,000 - 15,000 10
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1 (a.2) To all claimants eligible for a property tax or rent
2 rebate there shall be paid an inflation dividend determined in
3 accordance with the following schedule:
4 Household Income Dividend
5 $ 0 - 4,999 $125
6 5,000 - 5,999 100
7 6,000 - 6,999 75
8 7,000 - 7,999 60
9 8,000 - 8,999 45
10 9,000 - [11,999] 15,000 30
11 * * *
12 SECTION 2. THE CHANGE IN ELIGIBILITY FOR THE INFLATION <--
13 DIVIDEND, PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION 1 OF THIS AMENDATORY ACT,
14 SHALL BE APPLICABLE TO CLAIMANTS FOR A PROPERTY TAX OR RENT
15 REBATE FOR REAL PROPERTY TAXES OR RENT DUE AND PAYABLE DURING
16 THE CALENDAR YEAR 1985.
17 Section 2 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days <--
18 IMMEDIATELY. <--
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