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§ 3761-301. Statement of purpose

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 72 P.S. Taxation and Fiscal Affairs

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 72 P.S. Taxation and Fiscal Affairs
Chapter 3. State Fiscal Affairs in General (Refs & Annos)
State Lottery Law (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 3. State Lottery (Refs & Annos)
72 P.S. § 3761-301
Formerly cited as PA ST 72 P.S. § 3761-2
§ 3761-301. Statement of purpose
This chapter is enacted to establish a lottery to be operated by the State, the net proceeds of which are to be used after June 30, 1972, for the purposes of providing property tax relief for the elderly for taxes paid in 1971 and thereafter to persons 65 years of age or older and for providing certain free fixed route local transit services to persons 65 years of age or older and reduced fare on group ride transit service to persons 65 years of age or older. It is further intended to provide a means through which to curb illegal gambling operations in Pennsylvania.

Credits

1971, Aug. 26, P.L. 351, No. 91, § 2, imd. effective. Amended 1972, Dec. 27, P.L. 1629, No. 338, § 1, effective July 1, 1973; 1980, Oct. 17, P.L. 1088, No. 184, § 1, effective in 60 days. Renumbered as § 301 and amended 1996, Nov. 21, P.L. 741, No. 134, § 1, imd. effective.
72 P.S. § 3761-301, PA ST 72 P.S. § 3761-301
Current through Act 13 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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