PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1004 PRINTER'S NO. 3884
No. 893 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY ROSS, TANGRETTI, DALLY, COY, BELFANTI, M. COHEN,
COLAFELLA, CORRIGAN, CURRY, DAILEY, DALEY, DeWEESE, FRANKEL,
FREEMAN, GEORGE, GRUCELA, LAUGHLIN, McCALL, MELIO, R. MILLER,
NAILOR, PIPPY, READSHAW, SCRIMENTI, SOLOBAY, STURLA,
E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TRELLO, TRICH, WASHINGTON, M. WRIGHT
AND YUDICHAK, MARCH 12, 2001
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON URBAN AFFAIRS, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MAY 8, 2002
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 28, 1953 (P.L.723, No.230), entitled,
2 as amended, "An act relating to counties of the second class
3 and second class A; amending, revising, consolidating and
4 changing the laws relating thereto," further providing for
5 tax levies.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. The act of July 28, 1953 (P.L.723, No.230), known
9 as the Second Class County Code, is amended by adding a section
10 to read:
11 Section 1970.4. Tax Levy for Police Services.--Every county
12 of the second class may levy an annual tax not exceeding ten <--
13 THREE mills to support a police department which serves the <--
14 county solely, to support the county's participation in a
15 regional police department or to pay for the purchase of police
16 services for the county. IF AN ANNUAL TAX FOR THE PURPOSES <--
17 SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION IS PROPOSED TO BE SET AT A LEVEL
1 HIGHER THAN THREE MILLS, THE QUESTION SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE
2 VOTERS OF THE COUNTY AND THE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL
3 FRAME THE QUESTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ELECTION LAWS OF THIS
4 COMMONWEALTH FOR SUBMISSION TO THE VOTERS OF THE COUNTY.
5 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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