HOUSE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 706 PRINTER'S NO. 2120
No. 679 Session of 1981
INTRODUCED BY CORMAN AND STAUFFER, APRIL 7, 1981
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, SEPTEMBER 13, 1982
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), entitled
2 "An act relating to counties of the third, fourth, fifth,
3 sixth, seventh and eighth classes; amending, revising,
4 consolidating and changing the laws relating thereto,"
5 authorizing the billing and collection of taxes in home rule
6 municipalities.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 1701.1, act of
10 August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), known as "The County Code,"
11 amended June 25, 1968 (P.L.257, No.121), are amended to read:
12 Section 1701.1. Billing and Collection of Third, Fourth,
13 Fifth [and] Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Class County Taxes.--(a)
14 The county commissioners of each county of the third, fourth,
15 fifth [and] sixth , seventh and eighth class may, by resolution,
16 provide for the billing and collecting of all county and county
17 institution district taxes levied within a third class city or a
18 municipality existing or organized under the act of April 13,
1 1972 (P.L.184, No.62), known as the "Home Rule Charter and
2 Optional Plans Law," THAT HAS ELIMINATED THE ELECTIVE OFFICE OF <--
3 TAX COLLECTOR, by the authorities empowered to levy such taxes.
4 (b) In counties of the third, fourth, fifth [and] sixth,
5 seventh and eighth class in which the county commissioners
6 provide, by resolution, for the billing and collection of all
7 county and county institution district taxes levied in third
8 class cities, or a municipality existing or organized under the
9 act of April 13, 1972 (P.L.184, No.62), known as the "Home Rule
10 Charter and Optional Plans Law," THAT HAS ELIMINATED THE <--
11 ELECTIVE OFFICE OF TAX COLLECTOR, the county commissioners shall
12 have the power and authority by resolution, to vest in the
13 county treasurer the duties and responsibilities of billing and
14 collecting county and county institution district taxes.
15 * * *
16 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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