(a) General rule.--To the extent that revenues or optional user fees received by a development entity pursuant to a public-private transportation partnership agreement are subject to a tax imposed by a political subdivision prior to the effective date of this section, the revenues or user fees shall continue to be subject to the tax and to future increases in the rate of the tax.
(b) New taxation barred.--After the effective date of this section, no new tax shall be imposed by a political subdivision or the Commonwealth on the revenues or optional user fees received by a development entity pursuant to a public-private transportation partnership agreement.
(c) Realty transfer tax.--No public-private transportation partnership agreement, lease, concession, franchise or other contract involving real property of a public-private transportation project shall be subject to a Commonwealth or local realty transfer tax imposed under the act of December 31, 1965 (P.L.1257, No.511), known as The Local Tax Enabling Act, the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, or a successor statute.
(d) Property.--Property used in connection with a public-private transportation project shall be considered public property and shall be exempt from ad valorem property taxes and special assessments levied against property by the Commonwealth or any political subdivision.
(July 11, 2022, P.L.1566, No.84, eff. imd.)
2022 Amendment. Act 84 amended subsecs. (a) and (b).
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 91 - Public-Private Transportation Partnerships
Section 9101 - Scope of chapter
Section 9103 - Public-Private Transportation Partnership Board
Section 9104 - Duties of board
Section 9105 - Operation of board
Section 9106 - Solicitations for transportation projects
Section 9107 - Transportation projects
Section 9109 - Selection of development entities
Section 9110 - Public-private transportation partnership agreement
Section 9111 - Records of requests
Section 9112 - Use of intellectual property
Section 9113 - Police powers and violations of law
Section 9114 - Environmental and other authorizations
Section 9115 - Taxation of development entity
Section 9115.1 - Prohibition on mandatory user fees
Section 9116 - Power of eminent domain
Section 9117 - Sovereign immunity
Section 9118 - Specific performance
Section 9119 - Applicability of other laws
Section 9120 - Adverse interests
Section 9121 - Federal, State, local and private assistance
Section 9122 - Public-Private Transportation Account