Pennsylvania § 3405 Review

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 3405 — Review

Pennsylvania § 3405

Title 12COMMERCE AND TRADE

PartPART III

Ch. 34INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

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Bluebook

12 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3405 (2026).

Text

(a)Project review.--Upon receiving a completed application, the department shall review the application to determine all of the following:

(1)That the cost of the project is reasonable.

(2)The number of net new full-time jobs created or to be created by the project and the number of existing full-time jobs to be preserved by the project.

(3)That a firm commitment from the project user to use the project upon completion exists.

(4)That the financing for the project identifies a party other than the Commonwealth that will be responsible for repayment of the debt.

(5)That the applicant submitted satisfactory financial information from the project user prepared or reported on by an independent certified public accountant.

(6)That the financing for the project does not pledge the f

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(a) Project review.--Upon receiving a completed application, the department shall review the application to determine all of the following:

(1) That the cost of the project is reasonable.

(2) The number of net new full-time jobs created or to be created by the project and the number of existing full-time jobs to be preserved by the project.

(3) That a firm commitment from the project user to use the project upon completion exists.

(4) That the financing for the project identifies a party other than the Commonwealth that will be responsible for repayment of the debt.

(5) That the applicant submitted satisfactory financial information from the project user prepared or reported on by an independent certified public accountant.

(6) That the financing for the project does not pledge the full faith and credit of the Commonwealth.

(7) (Deleted by amendment).

(8) If the project was completed prior to the effective date of this section, that the project user is a retail enterprise.

(9) That the applicant and the project user complied with all other criteria established by the department.

(b) Financial review.--

(1) Upon being satisfied that all requirements have been met, the department shall forward the application to the Office of the Budget and the Department of Revenue. The office, in conjunction with the Department of Revenue, shall review the application. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 353(f) of the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, the Department of Revenue may supply the department and the office with information concerning taxes owed or paid by a project user or for which a project user may otherwise be liable or with any other aspect of an applicant's tax liability. The office, in conjunction with the Department of Revenue, shall evaluate all of the following:

(i) The sales tax collected or expected to be collected by the project user pursuant to Article II of the Tax Reform Code of 1971 from activities as a result of the project.

(ii) The hotel occupancy tax to be collected by the project user pursuant to Article II of the Tax Reform Code of 1971 from activities as a result of the project.

(iii) The expected net increase in personal income tax withheld by the project user as an employer pursuant to Article III of the Tax Reform Code of 1971 from activities as a result of the project.

(2) The Office of the Budget may accept, reject or adjust the estimate of the amount of tax remitted or to be remitted to the Commonwealth by the project user from activities resulting from the project.

Legislative History

(Nov. 30, 2004, P.L.1708, No.218, eff. imd.) 2004 Amendment.Act 218 deleted subsec. (a)(7). Cross References.Section 3405 is referred to in section 3406 of this title.