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Assessment andTaxation CommitteeTOGETHER, WE WORKTO ASSURE COUNTYGOVERNMENT CAN SERVEITS CITIZENS WELLOngoing discussions surroundingthe explorationand drilling in the Marcellusregions of Pennsylvaniacontinued to dominate policydiscussions for the CCAP Assessmentand Taxation Committee. Issues rangingfrom bills to restore assessability of oiland gas lost as a result of a 2002 courtruling, treatment of oil and gas sites underClean and Green, impact fees, severancetax and the loss of revenues for countieswhere drilling is taking place on state parkand forest land, among other matters werediscussed, and as policy and the politicalwill in Harrisburg shifted, recommendationsfor CCAP’s policy positions weredeveloped and altered. Often workingwith the CCAP Energy Environment andLand Use Committee, and the AgricultureCommittee, areas of joint impact wereconsidered from all angles to assure moreeffective positioning by CCAP.The committee lobbied for legislation toconsolidate and coordinate the assessmentlaws of our state, and after its successfulpassage, monitored to assure implementation.The committee also closely monitoreddevelopments in the courts and legislativelyfor assessment reform, resultingfrom a Supreme Court’s 2009 Clifton de-14 Annual Report 2011 County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania
“Often working with the CCAP EnergyEnvironment and Land Use Committee,and the Agriculture Committee, areas ofjoint impact were considered fromall angles to assure more effectivepositioning by CCAP.”cision, which established the notion that,while our base year assessment system isconstitutional, its application in AlleghenyCounty is not. The Court stopped short ofsetting standards for assessment equity (tothe dismay of Justice Baer in his concurringopinion), but indicated clearly thatthis is a task for the Legislature. Althoughnot ordered, the common presumption isthat if the Legislature does not do so, theCourt is likely to take it upon itself to setstandards in future litigation.The Legislative Budget and Finance Committee(LBFC) released a comprehensivereview of assessment law and practices inPennsylvania, pursuant to House Resolution334. The review included comparisonsto other states, with California andMaryland mentioned specifically, and is toinclude recommendations. The committeeprovided extensive information andcommentary and will continue to monitorlegislative developments.Several bills are under considerationwhich would provide for a moratorium oncourt-ordered reassessments until the earlierof General Assembly completion of astudy of the system or June 30, 2011. Billshave seen action in committee but to date,none has made its way to the Governor’sdesk. Commentary on behalf of countieshas been provided through the committeeat various public hearings before legislativecommittees.The committee expects ongoing attentionin Harrisburg to comprehensive assessmentreform in the coming months, aswell as consideration of the various aspectsof public policy that accompany theexpansion of oil and gas exploration anddrilling in Pennsylvania.John CusickChairNorthampton CountyJohn Cusick, Council Member, Northampton County, ChairJames Scahill, Commissioner, Armstrong County, Vice ChairKenneth Ammann, Commissioner, Mercer CountyEbert Beeman, Council Member, Erie CountyDean Browning, Commissioner, Lehigh CountyRebecca Burke, Commissioner, Lycoming CountyJohn Eggleston, Commissioner, Warren CountyBob Getz, Commissioner, Sullivan CountySteven Howsare, Commissioner, Bedford CountyChristian Leinbach, Commissioner, Berks CountyDaniel McCarthy, Commissioner, Lehigh CountyDan Onorato, County Executive, Allegheny CountyJeffrey Pisarcik, Commissioner, Jefferson CountyRichard Winkler, Solicitor, Venango CountyRobert Ziobrowski, Commissioner, Franklin CountyNON VOTING, EX OFFICIOJames Hercik, Chief Assessor, Fayette County AssessmentOffice and Assessors’ Association of PennsylvaniaRepresentativeSTAFF LIAISONBrinda Carroll Penyak, Deputy DirectorAnnual Report 2011 County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania15
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