Vetoes During
2007- 2008 Session
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VETO NO. |
DATE |
BILL |
SUBJECT |
DISPOSITION AND LINKS |
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1 of 2008 |
July 14 |
Amends the Third
Class County Assessment Board Law further providing for appeals by corporate
authorities by adding that other than during a countywide reassessment, an
appeal by such corporate authorities may be taken from an assessment only
when a parcel of land is divided and conveyed away in smaller parcels, when
improvements are made to real property or when existing improvements are
removed from real property or are destroyed. |
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2 of 2008 |
July 14 |
Amends the Fourth
to Eighth Class and Selective County Assessment Law further providing for
appeals by municipalities by adding that other than during a countywide
reassessment, an appeal by such corporate authorities may be taken from an
assessment only when a parcel of land is divided and conveyed away in smaller
parcels, when improvements are made to real property, or when existing
improvements are removed from real property or are destroyed. |
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3 of 2008 |
October 17 |
Act authorizing
certain lands in Centre County to be conveyed; authorizing the Borough of Old
Forge, Lackawanna County, to transfer, sell and convey certain Project 70
lands free of restrictions imposed by the Project 70 Land Acquisition and
Borrowing Act; authorizing and directing the Department of General Services,
with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to the Philadelphia
Regional Port Authority certain lands situate in the 39th Ward of the City of
Philadelphia; and providing for Commonwealth ownership of submerged lands;
and authorizing and directing the Department of General Services, with the
approval of the Governor and the Department of Military and Veterans'
Affairs, to grant and convey to the Schuylkill YMCA certain lands and
building situate in the Borough of Pottsville, Schuylkill County. |
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4 of 2008 |
October 17 |
Amends the Fourth
to Eighth Class and Selective County Assessment Law expanding the scope of
the act to include appeals by municipalities in selected counties; further
providing for application of the act and for appeals by municipalities; and
making a related repeal. The legislation provides for appeals by
municipalities in counties of the second class A and third, fourth, fifth,
sixth, seventh and eighth classes by adding that in an appeal by a corporate
authority, an assessment may be changed only if one of the following applies:
(1) the appeal is from an assessment established during a countywide
reassessment and the appeal is filed no later than the first day of September
of the taxable year following the year for which the newly established values
from the countywide reassessment take effect; (2) the property or parcel has
been divided and conveyed away in smaller parcels; (3) improvements have been
made to real property; (4) existing improvements have been removed from real
property or have been destroyed; or (5) a change has occurred in the
productive use of the property or parcel by material alteration in the nature
of the use or through alteration or additions which modify the use. The
legislation would apply to appeals filed on or after July 1, 2008. |
***When the Governor
exercises the item veto power, he returns to the Chamber which originated the
bill a letter which identifies which item or items he is not approving. This
letter contains the same language as the actual item veto signed by the
Governor and attached to the bill before filing it with the Department of
State, as required by the