PRINTER'S NO. 708
No. 642 Session of 1995
INTRODUCED BY ADOLPH, KING, LYNCH, GEORGE, ALLEN, ZUG,
DONATUCCI, FAJT, HERMAN, SANTONI, PESCI, ROONEY, RUBLEY,
RUDY, FICHTER, FLICK, TRELLO, DeLUCA, RAYMOND, LAWLESS,
HENNESSEY, MELIO, READSHAW, PLATTS, STEIL, MAYERNIK, STERN,
NYCE, MILLER, CURRY, J. TAYLOR, O'BRIEN, COY, MARSICO, BUNT,
MICOZZIE, STAIRS, M. N. WRIGHT, LAUGHLIN, SERAFINI, KELLER,
SATHER, ROBERTS, SURRA, BOYES, BELFANTI, E. Z. TAYLOR,
STEELMAN, COLAFELLA, PETTIT, L. I. COHEN, LEH, LEVDANSKY,
McCALL, VAN HORNE, PISTELLA, CIVERA, CORNELL, BROWNE, CARONE,
DiGIROLAMO AND SHANER, FEBRUARY 7, 1995
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, FEBRUARY 7, 1995
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 11, 1971 (P.L.104, No.3), entitled, as
2 amended, "An act providing property tax or rent rebate and
3 inflation dividends to certain senior citizens, widows,
4 widowers and permanently disabled persons with limited
5 incomes; establishing uniform standards and qualifications
6 for eligibility to receive rebates and dividends; providing
7 for transportation assistance grants and grants to area
8 agencies on aging for services to older persons; and imposing
9 duties upon the Department of Revenue," further providing for
10 property tax and rent rebate.
11 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12 hereby enacts as follows:
13 Section 1. Section 4(a.1)(2) of the act of March 11, 1971
14 (P.L.104, No.3), known as the Senior Citizens Rebate and
15 Assistance Act, reenacted and amended December 21, 1979
16 (P.L.570, No.131) and amended July 11, 1985 (P.L.207, No.53), is
17 amended to read:
18 Section 4. Property Tax; Rent Rebate and Inflation Cost.--
1 (a.1) * * *
2 (2) The amount of any claim for property tax rebate or rent
3 rebate in lieu of property taxes for real property taxes or rent
4 due and payable during calendar year 1985 and thereafter shall
5 be determined in accordance with the following schedule:
6 Percentage of Real Property Taxes or
7 Rent Rebate in Lieu of
8 Household Income Property Taxes Allowed as Rebate
9 [$ 0 - $4,999 100%
10 5,000 - 5,499 100
11 5,500 - 5,999 90
12 6,000 - 6,499 80
13 6,500 - 6,999 70
14 7,000 - 7,499 60
15 7,500 - 7,999 50
16 8,000 - 8,499 40
17 8,500 - 8,999 35
18 9,000 - 9,999 25
19 10,000 - 11,999 20
20 12,000 - 12,999 15
21 13,000 - 15,000 10]
22 $ 0 - $7,500 100%
23 7,501 - 8,000 90
24 8,001 - 8,500 80
25 8,501 - 9,000 70
26 9,001 - 10,000 60
27 10,001 - 11,000 50
28 11,001 - 12,000 40
29 12,001 - 13,000 30
30 13,001 - 14,000 25
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1 14,001 - 16,000 20
2 16,001 - 18,000 15
3 18,001 - 20,000 10
4 * * *
5 Section 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 1996.
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