PRINTER'S NO. 260
No. 194 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY O'PAKE, MELLOW, COSTA, STAPLETON, HART, KASUNIC, EARLL, SCHWARTZ AND STOUT, FEBRUARY 1, 1999
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 1, 1999
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of June 26, 1931 (P.L.1379, No.348), entitled, 2 as amended, "An act creating in counties of the second A and 3 third class a board for the assessment and revision of taxes; 4 providing for the appointment of the members of such board by 5 the county commissioners; providing for their salaries, 6 payable by the county; abolishing existing boards; defining 7 the powers and duties of such board; regulating the 8 assessment of persons, property, and occupations for county, 9 borough, town, township, school, and poor purposes; 10 authorizing the appointment of subordinate assessors, a 11 solicitor, engineers, and clerks; providing for their 12 compensation, payable by such counties; abolishing the office 13 of ward, borough, and township assessors, so far as the 14 making of assessments and valuations for taxation is 15 concerned; and providing for the acceptance of this act by 16 cities," providing for applicability of exemptions upon 17 certain interim assessments. 18 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 19 hereby enacts as follows: 20 Section 1. The act of June 26, 1931 (P.L.1379, No.348), 21 referred to as the Third Class County Assessment Board Law, is 22 amended by adding a section to read: 23 Section 8.6. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 24 grant of an exemption upon the interim assessment for newly 25 constructed property shall take effect in and for the tax year
1 in which the exemption is made.
2 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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