THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

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.

(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.