Bill Text: PA SB1032 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: In cigarette tax, further providing for disposition of certain funds; and making appropriations.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-07-17 - Referred to APPROPRIATIONS [SB1032 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-SB1032-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1325
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 1032 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY ROBBINS, VOGEL, FOLMER, WARD AND EICHELBERGER, JULY 17, 2009
REFERRED TO APPROPRIATIONS, JULY 17, 2009
AN ACT
Amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), entitled "An
act relating to tax reform and State taxation by codifying
and enumerating certain subjects of taxation and imposing
taxes thereon; providing procedures for the payment,
collection, administration and enforcement thereof; providing
for tax credits in certain cases; conferring powers and
imposing duties upon the Department of Revenue, certain
employers, fiduciaries, individuals, persons, corporations
and other entities; prescribing crimes, offenses and
penalties," in cigarette tax, further providing for
disposition of certain funds; and making appropriations.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1296 of the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6,
No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, amended June 29,
2002 (P.L.559, No.89), is amended to read:
Section 1296. Disposition of Certain Funds.--(a) (1)
Receipts from the tax imposed by this article shall be deposited
into the General Fund. [Twenty]
(2) Except as otherwise provided for under paragraph (3),
twenty million four hundred eighty-five thousand dollars
($20,485,000) of the receipts deposited into the General Fund in
accordance with this section shall be transferred annually to
the Agricultural Conservation Easement Purchase Fund.
(3) For the 2009-2010 fiscal year, fifteen million eight
hundred twenty-six thousand dollars ($15,826,000) of the
receipts deposited into the General Fund in accordance with this
section shall be transferred to the Agricultural Conservation
Easement Purchase Fund.
(4) Thirty million seven hundred thirty thousand dollars
($30,730,000) of the receipts deposited into the General Fund in
accordance with this section shall be transferred annually to
the Children's Health Fund for health care for indigent
children.
(b) The transfers required by this section shall be made in
two equal payments by July 15 and January 15.
Section 2. The following amounts are hereby appropriated
from the General Fund to the Department of Agriculture for the
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, for the following purposes:
(1) For agriculture and rural youth programs, the sum of
$109,000.
(2) For programs to encourage development of future
farmers, the sum of $103,000.
(3) For development and operation of an open livestock
show, including cattle, swine, sheep and horses, the sum of
$222,000.
(4) For planning and staging of an open dairy show, the
sum of $222,000.
(5) For planning and staging ten annual 4-H Club horse
and pony shows and one Statewide show to be held in the fall
as preliminary to the Keystone International Livestock Show,
the sum of $54,000.
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(6) For promotion and holding of annual local, regional
and State 4-H Clubs and Future Farmers of America dairy
shows, the sum of $49,000.
(7) For payments to county fairs, the sum of $3,900,000.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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