SB 225 — An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, in general budget implementation, further providing for Federal and Commonwealth use of forest land.

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225938 2023THE INTRODUCEDGENERAL BYASSEMBLY DUSH,OF PENNYCUICK,PENNSYLVANIA BAKER,SENATE HUTCHINSON,BILL BARTOLOTTASession AND LAUGHLIN, JUNE 6, 2023 REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, JUNE 6, 2023 AN ACT Amending the act of AprilNo. 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), entitled "An act relating to the finances of the State government;

225 2023 INTRODUCED BY DUSH, PENNYCUICK, BAKER, HUTCHINSON, BARTOLOTTA AND LAUGHLIN, JUNE 6, 2023 SENATOR BROWN, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AS AMENDED, JUNE 21, 2023 AN ACT Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), entitled "An act relating to the finances of the State government;

(3) Subject to subsection (f), the charge under paragraph (1) shall be payable by the Commonwealth before 20230SB0225PN085220230SB0225PN0938 - 2 - September 2.

All Items (CPI-U) for the United States City Average as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, for the twelve-month period ending April 30, 2023,2023 2024, and for each successive 12-<-- month12-month period thereafter.

(i) If the Department of Labor and Industry determines that there is a positive percentage change in the first year that the determination is made under paragraph (1), the positive percentage change shall be multiplied by each base amount, and the products shall be 20230SB0225PN085220230SB0225PN0938 - 3 - added to the base amounts, respectively, and the sums shall be preliminary adjusted amounts.

(5) The determinations and adjustments required under this section shall be made in the period between May 1 and June 15, 2023,2023 2024, and annually between May 1 and June 15 of <-- each year thereafter.

(7) The Department of Labor and Industry shall transmit notice to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the next available issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin prior to July 1 of each year of the annual percentage change determined under paragraph (1) and the unadjusted or final adjusted base amounts determined under paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively, for the fiscal year beginning the first 20230SB0225PN085220230SB0225PN0938 - 4 - day of July after publication of the notice.

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