PRINTER'S NO. 1271
No. 95 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY BOSCOLA, COSTA, LAVALLE, BELAN, KASUNIC, SCHWARTZ,
O'PAKE, KITCHEN, WILLIAMS AND MELLOW, JUNE 18, 1999
REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, JUNE 18, 1999
A RESOLUTION
1 Urging the Governor to call for the convening of a Special
2 Session of the General Assembly in order to address property
3 tax reform in light of the current State revenue surplus.
4 WHEREAS, The Commonwealth has a $627,000,000 revenue surplus
5 as of May 31, 1999; and
6 WHEREAS, Property tax imposition, traditionally a strong
7 local revenue producer, has lately been under much scrutiny for
8 the burden it imposes on property owners while failing to
9 produce enough income to provide sufficient services to local
10 residents; therefore be it
11 RESOLVED, That the Honorable Thomas J. Ridge, Governor of the
12 Commonwealth, call for the convening of a Special Session of the
13 General Assembly in 1999 to study and address the issue of
14 property tax reform throughout this Commonwealth.
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