PRINTER'S NO. 510
No. 459 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY STERN, FICHTER, CAPPABIANCA, MARKOSEK, SATHER,
READSHAW, FAIRCHILD, JADLOWIEC, COY, GEORGE, DEMPSEY, KENNEY,
FARGO, ARMSTRONG, BROWN, SCHULER, SHANER, L. I. COHEN, OLASZ,
HERSHEY, YOUNGBLOOD, EGOLF, RUBLEY, DENT, WOGAN, THOMAS,
ITKIN, CLYMER, LYNCH, LAUGHLIN, TRELLO, BUNT, RAYMOND,
HENNESSEY, SAINATO, STABACK, LEH, E. Z. TAYLOR, WILT, SURRA,
PETRARCA, SCHRODER, ADOLPH, GANNON, TIGUE, TRAVAGLIO, DeLUCA,
ROONEY, HUTCHINSON, CIVERA AND HESS, FEBRUARY 11, 1997
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, FEBRUARY 11, 1997
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), entitled "An
2 act relating to tax reform and State taxation by codifying
3 and enumerating certain subjects of taxation and imposing
4 taxes thereon; providing procedures for the payment,
5 collection, administration and enforcement thereof; providing
6 for tax credits in certain cases; conferring powers and
7 imposing duties upon the Department of Revenue, certain
8 employers, fiduciaries, individuals, persons, corporations
9 and other entities; prescribing crimes, offenses and
10 penalties," further providing for the Public Transportation
11 Assistance Fund.
12 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
13 hereby enacts as follows:
14 Section 1. Section 2301 of the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6,
15 No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, added July 1, 1994
16 (P.L.413, No.67), is amended to read:
17 Section 2301. Public Transportation Assistance Fund.--(a)
18 There is hereby created a special fund in the State Treasury to
19 be known as the Public Transportation Assistance Fund. Moneys
1 deposited into the fund and interest which accrues from those
2 funds shall be used for the purposes delineated in 74 Pa.C.S. §
3 1310 (relating to distribution of funding).
4 (b) Funds received under the provisions of this section, as
5 estimated and certified by the Secretary of Revenue, shall be
6 deposited within five days of the end of each month into the
7 fund. Unless otherwise specifically noted, the provisions of
8 Article II shall apply to the fees and taxes imposed by
9 subsections (c), (d) and (e). Unless otherwise specifically
10 noted, the provisions of Article XI-A shall apply to the tax
11 imposed under subsection (f).
12 (c) There is hereby imposed a fee on each sale in this
13 Commonwealth of new tires for highway use at the rate of one
14 dollar ($1) per tire. The fee shall be collected by the seller
15 from the purchaser and remitted to the Department of Revenue. No
16 exclusions or exemptions, other than those for governmental
17 entities provided under Article II, shall apply to the fees and
18 taxes imposed by this section.
19 [(d) (1) There is hereby imposed on each lease of a motor
20 vehicle subject to tax under Article II an additional tax of
21 three per cent of the total lease price charged.
22 (2) As used in this subsection on and after April 1, 1995,
23 the term "motor vehicle" does not include trucks in Class 4 or
24 higher as defined in 75 Pa.C.S. § 1916(a)(1) (relating to trucks
25 and truck tractors).]
26 (e) There is hereby imposed on each rental of a motor
27 vehicle subject to tax under Article II a fee of two dollars
28 ($2) for each day or part of a day for which the vehicle is
29 rented.
30 (f) Every entity required to pay the tax imposed under
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1 Article XI-A shall, in addition to that tax, pay an additional
2 tax of twelve (12) mills upon each dollar of the State taxable
3 value of its utility realty at the end of the preceding calendar
4 year.
5 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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