PRINTER'S NO. 157
No. 157 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY HOLL, JANUARY 23, 1989
REFERRED TO FINANCE, JANUARY 23, 1989
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," providing a check-off of one dollar of income tax
11 paid to endow the arts; making an appropriation; and making a
12 repeal.
13 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
14 hereby enacts as follows:
15 Section 1. The act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as
16 the Tax Reform Code of 1971, is amended by adding a section to
17 read:
18 Section 356.1. Check-off for the Arts.--(a) Individuals,
19 estates or trusts on whom a personal income tax is imposed by
20 the provisions of this article shall have the right to elect
21 whether or not one dollar ($1) of the tax on a return filed by
22 them shall be used to provide an endowment for the arts.
1 (b) The funds derived from the check-off authorized by
2 subsection (a) are appropriated to the Commonwealth of
3 Pennsylvania Council on the Arts for its use in carrying out its
4 duties.
5 Section 2. Section 12 of the act of June 23, 1982 (P.L.597,
6 No.170), known as the Wild Resource Conservation Act, is
7 repealed insofar as it is inconsistent with this act.
8 Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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