PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 187, 309 PRINTER'S NO. 625
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,
JOSEPHS AND ARGALL, FEBRUARY 4, 1985
AS RE-REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MARCH 18, 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 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 PERCENTAGE OF REAL PROPERTY TAXES OR <--
22 RENT REBATE IN LIEU OF
23 HOUSEHOLD INCOME PROPERTY TAXES ALLOWED AS REBATE
24 $ 0 - $5,499 100%
25 5,500 - 5,999 90
26 6,000 - 6,499 80
27 6,500 - 6,999 70
28 7,000 - 7,499 60
29 7,500 - 7,999 50
30 8,000 - 8,499 40
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1 8,500 - 8,999 30
2 9,000 - 11,999 20
3 12,000 - 15,000 10
4 (a.2) (1) To all claimants eligible for a property tax or <--
5 rent rebate PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (A.1)(1) there shall be paid <--
6 an inflation dividend determined in accordance with the
7 following schedule:
8 Household Income Dividend
9 $ 0 - 4,999 $125
10 5,000 - 5,999 100
11 6,000 - 6,999 75
12 7,000 - 7,999 60
13 8,000 - 8,999 45
14 9,000 - [11,999] 15,000 30 <--
15 (2) TO ALL CLAIMANTS ELIGIBLE FOR PROPERTY TAX OR RENT <--
16 REBATE PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (A.1)(2) THERE SHALL BE PAID AN
17 INFLATION DIVIDEND DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING
18 SCHEDULE:
19 HOUSEHOLD INCOME DIVIDEND
20 $ 0 - $5,499 $135
21 5,500 - 5,999 110
22 6,000 - 6,499 85
23 6,500 - 6,999 80
24 7,000 - 7,499 65
25 7,500 - 7,999 65
26 8,000 - 8,499 50
27 8,500 - 8,999 50
28 9,000 - 11,999 35
29 12,000 - 15,000 20
30 * * *
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1 Section 2. The change in eligibility for the inflation <--
2 dividend, provided for in section 1 of this amendatory act,
3 shall be applicable to claimants for a property tax or rent
4 rebate for real property taxes or rent due and payable during
5 the calendar year 1985.
6 Section 3 2. This act shall take effect immediately. <--
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