HB 2473 — An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in taxicabs and limousines in first class cities, establishing a Taxicab Medallion Account and Limousine Account within the Philadelphia Taxicab and Limousine Regulatory Fund; and further providing for budget and assessments, for funds and for fees.

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37772473 THE2018 GENERALINTRODUCED ASSEMBLYBY OFGODSHALL, PENNSYLVANIADAY, HOUSEDELOZIER, BILLDeLUCA, SessionHAHN, HELM, KEEFER AND THOMAS, JUNE 7, 2018 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, JUNE 7, 2018 AN ACT Amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of No.the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in taxicabs and limousines in first class cities, establishing a Taxicab Medallion Account and Limousine Account within the Philadelphia Taxicab and Limousine Regulatory Fund;

2473 2018 INTRODUCED BY GODSHALL, DAY, DELOZIER, DeLUCA, HAHN, HELM, KEEFER AND THOMAS, JUNE 7, 2018 AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 20, 2018 AN ACT Amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in taxicabs and limousinesfurther inproviding firstfor classbudget cities, establishing a Taxicab Medallion Account and Limousine Account within the Philadelphia Taxicab and and assessments and for funds.

further providing for budget The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

By order or regulation, the authority may discount the limousine assessment for each limousine service owner operating 16 or more limousines authorized by the authority.] (vi) For fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter, annual assessments issued by the authority to 20180HB2473PN3777 - 2 - limousine owners shall not exceed 1% of the annual gross 20180HB2473PN3650 - 2 - revenue of a limousine owner generated within a city of the first class or an airport located, in whole or in part, within a city of the first class for the provisioning of limousine service.

The regulatory fund shall be the primary operating fund of the authority for the administration and enforcement of this chapter and Chapter 20180HB2473PN3777 - 3 - 57B (relating to regulation of taxicabs and limousines in cities 20180HB2473PN3650 - 3 - of the first class) and shall be administered as follows:

(1) Except as provided in subsection (a.1), the assessments, fees, penalties and other revenues, interest earned by the regulatory fund, refunds and repayments related to the administration and enforcement of this chapter and Chapter 57B shall be deposited into EITHER THE TAXICAB <-- MEDALLION ACCOUNT OR LIMOUSINE ACCOUNT ESTABLISHED WITHIN the regulatory fund.

[(2) Money deposited in the medallion fund is reserved for the use of the authority and shall be transferred in equal amounts each month by the State Treasurer to the authority solely for the purposes of administering and 20180HB2473PN3777 - 4 - enforcing taxicab regulation under this chapter.] (b) [(Reserved).] Use of funds.--The following apply:

(1) Except as provided under subsection (c), money 20180HB2473PN3650 - 4 - deposited in the Taxicab Medallion Account is appropriated for the purposes specified under this chapter only as it relates to the regulation of taxicab medallions and shall not be used for the regulation of limousines or transportation network companies established under Chapter 57A (relating to transportation network companies) or for any purpose not specified under this chapter.

(2) If the relative share of the expenses under 20180HB2473PN3777 - 5 - paragraph (1) cannot be determined, the expenses shall be shared equally between the Taxicab Medallion Account and the Limousine Account.

20180HB2473PN3650 - 5 - (c.1) Audit.--The authority shall have at least one annual examination of its books, accounts and records related to each of the funds established by this section by [a] an independent third party certified public accountant.

(iv) Increased assessments imposed on taxicab medallion owners and limousine operators were just and 20180HB2473PN3777 - 6 - reasonable.

(v) Increased assessments and fees imposed on taxicab medallion owners and limousine operators were 20180HB2473PN3650 - 6 - utilized by the authority to pay operational or administrative expenses unrelated to the regulation of taxicab medallions and limousines.

(vi) Increased assessments imposed on taxicab medallion owners and limousine operators were used for pay raises, bonuses, fringe benefits or lobbying services authroized AUTHORIZED by the authority and the amount or <-- extent of the pay raises, bonuses, fringe benefits or lobbying services.

(1) The authority shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this section, promulgate temporary regulations to 20180HB2473PN3777 - 7 - effectuate the amendment of 53 Pa.C.S.

20180HB2473PN3650 - 7 - (i) Sections 201, 202, 203, 204 and 205 of the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.769, No.240), referred to as the Commonwealth Documents Law.

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