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THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY GABLER, RAPP, ADOLPH, BAKER, BARRAR, BEAR, BENNINGHOFF, BOBACK, BOYD, BRADFORD, BRENNAN, BROOKS, CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, CLYMER, D. COSTA, COX, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DALEY, DAVIS, DAY, DEASY, DENLINGER, DeWEESE, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FLECK, GIBBONS, GILLEN, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRELL, GROVE, HARHART, HARKINS, HEFFLEY, HELM, HENNESSEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, HORNAMAN, HUTCHINSON, KAVULICH, M.K. KELLER, KILLION, KNOWLES, KORTZ, LAWRENCE, LONGIETTI, MAJOR, MARSHALL, METZGAR, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MILLER, MILNE, MOUL, MURT, OBERLANDER, O'NEILL, PEIFER, PERRY, PICKETT, PYLE, QUIGLEY, QUINN, READSHAW, REED, REICHLEY, ROAE, ROCK, SAINATO, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, K. SMITH, STERN, SWANGER, TALLMAN, TOEPEL, VULAKOVICH, WATSON, WHITE AND YOUNGBLOOD, FEBRUARY 17, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT,  FEB. 17, 2011   

AN ACT

Amending the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), entitled,

as amended, "An act relating to counties of the first, third,

fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth classes; amending,

revising, consolidating and changing the laws relating

thereto; relating to imposition of excise taxes by counties,

including authorizing imposition of an excise tax on the

rental of motor vehicles by counties of the first class; and

providing for regional renaissance initiatives," further

providing for other meeting expenses paid by counties.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 444 of the act of August 9, 1955

(P.L.323, No.130), known as The County Code, amended April 2,

2002 (P.L.209, No.18), is amended to read:

Section 444.  Other Meeting Expenses Paid by Counties.--(a)  

In addition to the expenses hereinbefore authorized, the

necessary expenses of the annual meetings of the associations

hereinafter named, including annual association dues, printing,

committee expenses and stenographical expense, shall be paid in

equal parts by the several counties whose officers are members

of the respective associations.

(b)  In the case of county commissioners, county solicitor

and county clerk, county controllers, county auditors, sheriffs,

register of wills, clerks of orphans' courts, county treasurers,

recorders of deeds, prothonotaries, clerks of courts, public

defenders, district attorneys, jury commissioners and coroners,

the portion of the annual expenses charged to each county of the

third and fourth class shall not exceed six hundred dollars

($600), to each county of the fifth and sixth class, five

hundred dollars ($500), to each county of the seventh and eighth

class, four hundred dollars ($400), and in the case of the

directors of veterans' affairs the portion charged to each

county shall not exceed [one hundred dollars ($100)] four

hundred dollars ($400), and in the case of the probation

officers an annual membership subscription not exceeding ten

dollars ($10) per member shall be paid by the county, and shall

be in lieu of the expenses hereinbefore in this section provided

for other county officers.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.