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                                                      PRINTER'S NO. 4052

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 2806 Session of 2000


        INTRODUCED BY HABAY, ARGALL, BARRAR, BATTISTO, BELARDI,
           BELFANTI, COSTA, DeLUCA, DeWEESE, FICHTER, FRANKEL, GEORGE,
           GRUCELA, HALUSKA, HARHART, HENNESSEY, HORSEY, MAHER,
           MANDERINO, MANN, S. MILLER, MUNDY, PESCI, PIPPY, PLATTS,
           READSHAW, RUBLEY, SAMUELSON, SATHER, SAYLOR, SCRIMENTI,
           SHANER, SOLOBAY, STABACK, STEVENSON, J. TAYLOR, THOMAS,
           TIGUE, TRUE, WILLIAMS, WILT, YUDICHAK, ZUG AND WASHINGTON,
           OCTOBER 5, 2000

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, OCTOBER 5, 2000

                                     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 eligibility.

    11     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    12  hereby enacts as follows:
    13     Section 1.  Section 4(a.1)(2) and (b) of the act of March 11,
    14  1971 (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 March 10, 1982 (P.L.177, No.56)
    17  and July 11, 1985 (P.L.207, No.53), are amended to read:
    18     Section 4.  Property Tax; Rent Rebate and Inflation Cost.--
    19     (a.1)  * * *

     1     (2)  The amount of any claim for property tax rebate or rent
     2  rebate in lieu of property taxes for real property taxes or rent
     3  due and payable during calendar year 1985 and thereafter shall
     4  be determined in accordance with the following schedule:
     5                             Percentage of Real Property Taxes or
     6                                 Rent Rebate in Lieu of
     7     Household Income        Property Taxes Allowed as Rebate
     8      $    0 - $4,999                        100%
     9       5,000 -  5,499                        100
    10       5,500 -  5,999                         90
    11       6,000 -  6,499                         80
    12       6,500 -  6,999                         70
    13       7,000 -  7,499                         60
    14       7,500 -  7,999                         50
    15       8,000 -  8,499                         40
    16       8,500 -  8,999                         35
    17       9,000 -  9,999                         25
    18      10,000 - 11,999                         20
    19      12,000 - 12,999                         15
    20      13,000 - [15,000] 17,500                10
    21     * * *
    22     (b)  No claim shall be allowed if the amount of property tax
    23  or rent rebate computed in accordance with this section is less
    24  than ten dollars ($10), and the maximum amount of property tax
    25  or rent rebate payable shall not exceed [five hundred dollars
    26  ($500)] seven hundred fifty dollars ($750).
    27     * * *
    28     Section 2.  This act shall apply to rebates for rent and
    29  property taxes due and payable for the 2001 calendar year and
    30  thereafter.
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     1     Section 3.  This act shall take effect immediately.




















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