Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92
Section 6170-B - Assistance to local governments(a) The State Treasurer shall distribute disbursements to qualified municipalities in the manner provided in this section. Each qualified municipality shall receive a portion of the total disbursement to qualified municipalities which is equal to the total disbursement to qualified municipalities multiplied by the ratio of weighted tax revenues of the municipality divided by the sum of the weighted tax revenues of all qualified municipalities located in the county.(b) Municipalities qualified to receive disbursements under this section are municipalities located within the county, other than the county, which:(1)(i) impose an earned income tax at a rate equal to or greater than one-fourth of one per centum (.25%) under the act of December 31, 1965 (P.L. 1257, No. 511), known as "The Local Tax Enabling Act," and a real property tax; or(ii) impose a real property tax as expressed in total mills reported to the Department of Community Affairs equal to or greater than seventy-five per centum (75%) of the allowable general purpose millage rate under the applicable municipal code or, if the municipality has adopted a home rule charter or optional plan under the act of April 13, 1972 (P.L. 184, No. 62), known as the "Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law," the code under which the municipality was governed prior to adoption of the home rule charter or optional plan; and(2) not later than sixty (60) days after the governing body of the county gives public notice of its intention to adopt an ordinance under section 3156-B(a) , adopt a municipal resolution urging the county to create the district and adopt the tax.(c) Municipalities which are not qualified municipalities because of the failure to adopt a timely resolution may, not sooner than thirty-six (36) months following adoption of an ordinance imposing the tax, become qualified municipalities by adopting resolutions indicating that the municipalities support imposition of the tax authorized by subarticle (e), urge its continuation and intend to accept disbursements as provided by this section.(d) For the purpose of this section, weighted tax revenues are total tax revenues from all sources of a municipality divided by the ratio of its per capita market value to the per capita market value of its county. The per capita market value means the total market value of all real property divided by population as determined by the most recent decennial census. Calculations of weighted tax revenues shall be made by the Department of Community Affairs and certified to the State Treasurer based upon information reported to the Department of Community Affairs by municipalities within its boundaries, subject to review, verification and approval by the Department of Community Affairs.1953, July 28, P.L. 723, No. 230, art. XXXI-B, § 3170-B, added 1993, Dec. 22, P.L. 529, No. 77, § 2, effective in 60 days.