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§ 8602. Local financial support

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 53 Pa.C.S.A. Municipalities GenerallyEffective: July 1, 2007

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 53 Pa.C.S.A. Municipalities Generally (Refs & Annos)
Part VII. Taxation and Fiscal Affairs
Subpart C. Taxation and Assessments
Chapter 86. Taxation for Public Transportation
Effective: July 1, 2007
53 Pa.C.S.A. § 8602
§ 8602. Local financial support
Currentness
(a) Imposition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a county of the second class may obtain financial support for transit systems by imposing one or more of the taxes under subsection (b). Money obtained from the imposition shall be deposited into a restricted account of the county.
(b) Taxes.--
(1) A county of the second class may, by ordinance, impose any of the following taxes:
(i) A tax on the sale at retail of liquor and malt and brewed beverages within the county. The ordinance shall be modeled on the act of June 10, 1971 (P.L. 153, No. 7),1 known as the First Class School District Liquor Sales Tax Act of 1971, and the rate of tax authorized under this subparagraph may not exceed the rate established under that act.
(ii) An excise tax on each renting of a rental vehicle in the county. The rate of tax authorized under this subparagraph may not exceed the rate established under section 2301(e)2 of the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L. 6, No. 2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971. As used in this subparagraph, the term “rental vehicle” has the meaning given to it in section 1601-A3 of the Tax Reform Code of 1971.
(2) (Reserved).
(c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term “county of the second class” shall not include a county of the second class A.

Credits

2007, July 18, P.L. 169, No. 44, § 1, retroactive effective July 1, 2007.

Footnotes

1
53 P.S. § 16131 et seq.
2
72 P.S. § 9301.
3
72 P.S. § 8601-A.
53 Pa.C.S.A. § 8602, PA ST 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 8602
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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