Bill Text: PA HB2022 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Amended


Bill Title: Further providing for appeals by municipalities.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-06-01 - Referred to FINANCE [HB2022 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB2022-Amended.html

  

 

PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2762

PRINTER'S NO.  3709

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

HOUSE BILL

 

No.

2022

Session of

2009

  

  

INTRODUCED BY DENLINGER, SEIP, GERGELY, D. EVANS, BELFANTI, McCALL, BEYER, BURNS, BUXTON, D. COSTA, DERMODY, GALLOWAY, GIBBONS, GILLESPIE, GOODMAN, HALUSKA, HORNAMAN, KESSLER, KORTZ, LENTZ, FRANKEL, YOUNGBLOOD, MILLER, CLYMER, GERBER, BEAR, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE, CASORIO, CONKLIN, DeWEESE, EVERETT, FLECK, HANNA, HARPER, WHEATLEY, MAHONEY, MATZIE, METCALFE, MIRABITO, MURPHY, MOUL, EACHUS, STABACK, PHILLIPS, R. TAYLOR, M. O'BRIEN, REICHLEY, ROAE, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, WALKO, YUDICHAK, HELM, HICKERNELL, MANN, McILVAINE SMITH, MUSTIO, PAYTON, PICKETT, PRESTON, READSHAW, BOYLE, CAUSER, P. COSTA, COX, CUTLER, DALEY, DeLUCA, DePASQUALE, ELLIS, J. EVANS, FAIRCHILD, FARRY, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GRUCELA, HARKINS, HARRIS, HENNESSEY, KAUFFMAN, KOTIK, MANDERINO, MARSICO, MELIO, MENSCH, D. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, OLIVER, PYLE, REED, REESE, ROCK, ROHRER, SABATINA, SANTONI, K. SMITH, SWANGER, TALLMAN, TRUE, WANSACZ, WATERS, JOHNSON, STEVENSON, BROWN, JOSEPHS, KULA, WHITE AND SANTARSIERO, OCTOBER 6, 2009

  

  

AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MAY 4, 2010   

  

  

  

AN ACT

  

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Amending the act of June 26, 1931 (P.L.1379, No.348), entitled,

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as amended, "An act creating in counties of the second A and

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third class a board for the assessment and revision of taxes;

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providing for the appointment of the members of such board by

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the county commissioners; providing for their salaries,

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payable by the county; abolishing existing boards; defining

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the powers and duties of such board; regulating the

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assessment of persons, property, and occupations for county,

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borough, town, township, school, and poor purposes;

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authorizing the appointment of subordinate assessors, a

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solicitor, engineers, and clerks; providing for their

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compensation, payable by such counties; abolishing the office

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of ward, borough, and township assessors, so far as the

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making of assessments and valuations for taxation is

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concerned; and providing for the acceptance of this act by

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cities," further providing for appeals by municipalities.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

 


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hereby enacts as follows:

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Section 1.  Section 18 of the act of June 26, 1931 (P.L.1379,

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No.348), referred to as the Third Class County Assessment Board

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Law, amended June 25, 1968 (P.L.258, No.122) and repealed in

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part June 3, 1971 (P.L.118, No.6), is amended to read:

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Section 18.  (a)  The corporate authorities of any borough,

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town, township, school, institution and poor district, and

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county, who may feel aggrieved by any assessment of property or

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subjects of taxation for its corporate purposes, shall have the

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right to appeal therefrom in entirety or by individual

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assessments in the same manner, subject to the same procedure,

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and with like effect as if such appeal were taken by a taxable

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with respect to his assessment, and in addition may take an

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appeal from any decision of the board or court of common pleas

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as though it had been a party to the proceedings before such

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board or court even though it was not such a party in fact. Such

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authorities may intervene in any appeal by a taxable under

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section 9 of this act as a matter of right.

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(b)  If the corporate authority of a school district seeks an

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appeal pursuant to subsection (a), a separate vote must be taken

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for each property that the board of school directors or school

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district seeks to appeal. Prior to such vote, a public meeting,

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attended by at least a majority of the elected school directors,

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shall be held where the owner of the affected property shall be

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given the opportunity to address the board of school directors

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regarding the proposed appeal. The owner, address and tax parcel

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number of the property as well as the appraisal method used by

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the school district to determine the value of the property shall

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be clearly identified and made public thirty days prior to the

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public meeting. The owner of the affected property shall be

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notified thirty days prior to the public meeting by United

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States certified mail, restricted delivery, return receipt

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requested, postage prepaid. With such notice the owner of the

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affected property shall also be given the name and telephone

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number of a contact person working for the school district

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seeking the appeal who will be available to discuss the

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assessment and the assessment appeal during normal business

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hours prior to the public meeting.

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(b) (c)  If the corporate authority of a school district

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seeks an appeal pursuant to subsection (a), a quorum the

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superintendent, assistant superintendent, business manager or

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one of the members elected to the board of directors of that

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school district must attend all proceedings regarding each

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appeal and be seated with their the chosen representative of the

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corporate authority at any appeal proceeding.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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