Bill Text: PA HB2023 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Further providing for appeals by municipalities.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-06-01 - Referred to FINANCE [HB2023 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB2023-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2763
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2023 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY GERGELY, SEIP, D. EVANS, DENLINGER, McCALL, BELFANTI, BEYER, BURNS, BUXTON, D. COSTA, DERMODY, GALLOWAY, GIBBONS, GILLESPIE, GOODMAN, GRELL, HALUSKA, HORNAMAN, KESSLER, KORTZ, LENTZ, GERBER, BEAR, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE, CASORIO, CONKLIN, DeWEESE, EVERETT, FLECK, HANNA, HARPER, WHEATLEY, MAHONEY, MATZIE, METCALFE, MIRABITO, EACHUS, MURPHY, STABACK, R. TAYLOR, M. O'BRIEN, REICHLEY, MOUL, PHILLIPS, ROAE, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, WALKO, YUDICHAK, HELM, HICKERNELL, MANN, McILVAINE SMITH, MUSTIO, PAYTON, PICKETT, PRESTON, READSHAW, MILLER, FRANKEL, YOUNGBLOOD, CLYMER, BOYLE, BROOKS, 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 AND WHITE, OCTOBER 6, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, OCTOBER 6, 2009
AN ACT
Amending the act of May 22, 1933 (P.L.853, No.155), entitled "An
act relating to taxation; designating the subjects, property
and persons subject to and exempt from taxation for all local
purposes; providing for and regulating the assessment and
valuation of persons, property and subjects of taxation for
county purposes, and for the use of those municipal and
quasi-municipal corporations which levy their taxes on county
assessments and valuations; amending, revising and
consolidating the law relating thereto; and repealing
existing laws," further providing for appeals by
municipalities.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 520 of the act of May 22, 1933 (P.L.853,
No.155), known as The General County Assessment Law, amended
December 14, 1967 (P.L.846, No.369) and repealed in part June 3,
1971 (P.L.118, No.6), is amended to read:
Section 520. Appeals by Municipalities.--(a) The corporate
authorities of any county, city, borough, town, township, school
district or poor district, which may feel aggrieved by any
assessment of any property or other subject of taxation for its
corporate purposes, shall have the right to appeal therefrom in
the same manner, subject to the same procedure, and with like
effect, as if such appeal were taken by a taxable with respect
to his property.
(b) If the corporate authority of a school district seeks an
appeal pursuant to subsection (a), a quorum of the members
elected to the board of directors of that school district must
attend all proceedings regarding each appeal and be seated with
their chosen representative at any appeal proceeding.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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