PRINTER'S NO. 1401
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1004
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY KILLION, BLAKE, FOLMER, McGARRIGLE, REGAN,
SCAVELLO AND TOMLINSON, JANUARY 2, 2018
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE,
JANUARY 2, 2018
AN ACT
Amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in taxicabs and limousines in first
class cities, further providing for budget and assessments
and providing for temporary regulations.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 5707(c)(2) of Title 53 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding
subparagraphs to read:
§ 5707. Budget and assessments.
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(c) Assessments.--
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(2) The following relate to assessments for limousines:
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(vi) For fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year
thereafter, the limousine assessment shall not exceed 1%
of the annual gross revenue generated by a limousine
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owner providing limousine service in a city of the first
class and an airport in the city of the first class.
(vii) The limousine assessment under subparagraph
(vi) shall be collected from the rates for providing
limousine service in a city of the first class and an
airport in the city of the first class and shall not
include tips or tolls.
(viii) The limousine assessment under subparagraph
(vi) may be payable to the authority in a lump sum or on
a quarterly basis. The first quarter shall begin on July
1 and end on September 30 of each year. The second
quarter shall begin on October 1 and end on December 31
of each year. The third quarter shall begin on January 1
and end on March 31 of each year. The fourth quarter
shall begin on April 1 and end on June 30 of each
year. Payment under this subparagraph shall be due within
30 days after service of the notice of assessment from
the authority.
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Section 2. Title 53 is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 5746. Temporary regulations.
(a) Promulgation.--Within 30 days of the effective date of
this section, the authority shall promulgate temporary
regulations to facilitate the prompt implementation of section
5707(c)(2)(vi), (vii) and (viii) (relating to budget and
assessments). The temporary regulations shall not be subject to
the following:
(1) Sections 201, 202, 203, 204 and 205 of the act of
July 31, 1968 (P.L.769, No.240), referred to as the
Commonwealth Documents Law.
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(2) Sections 204(b) and 301(10) of the act of October
15, 1980 (P.L.950, No.164), known as the Commonwealth
Attorneys Act.
(3) The act of June 25, 1982 (P.L.633, No.181), known as
the Regulatory Review Act.
(b) Expiration.--The temporary regulations shall expire upon
the promulgation of final-form regulations or two years after
the effective date of this section, whichever is later.
Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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