Delegation Resource Manual: Preparing for the Model Legislature
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YMCA PA Youth & Government Program
SAMPLE BILL
PENNSYLVANIA YMCA YOUTH & GOVERNMENT
2006 Session
Introduced by: Club Name:
Anytown School
Primary Sponsor:
Rep. Jane Doets
Secondary Sponsor:
Sen. John Smitherton
Referred to Committee on:
Current Events
AN ACT
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PURPOSE: To lower taxes for people with fuel-efficient cars.
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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:
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SECTION 1:
Short Title:
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This act shall be known and may be cited as the Fuel Efficient Car Tax Deduction Act
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SECTION 2:
Definitions
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Fuel Efficient Cars- a car that gets at least thirty miles to the gallon.
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Non Fuel Efficient Cars- A car that gets at least 29 miles or lower to the gallon.
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SECTION 3:
Tax Cut Plan
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To provide five percent tax reduction to owners of fuel-efficient cars.
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SECTION 4:
Proof of Ownership to Qualify For Tax Cut
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To qualify for tax cut, owners of fuel-efficient cars must attach a copy of their current automobile
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registration to their Pennsylvania State Income Tax Return.
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SECTION 5:
Calculating Amount of Tax Cut
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After calculating their regular tax owed, qualifying owners of fuel efficient cars
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may deduct five percent from the regular tax owed.
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SECTION 6:
Authority to Regulate.
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The Pennsylvania Department of the Treasury has the authority to regulate this act.
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SECTION 7:
Penalties.
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Up to a five thousand dollar fine for falsifying ownership of a fuel-efficient car.
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SECTION 8:
Funding.
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An additional $500,000 will be allocated to the
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SECTION 9:
Effective Date.
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This act shall take effect January 1 of o the year after passage.
Section Heading: Every section
needs to be numbered and titled.
Definitions: Definitions
of key terms in your bill
are always Section 2.
Effective Date: State the bill effective
date. This is always the last section
of the bill.
Recommended Sections: Penalties and Funding are
recommended sections, but not required.
(do not use this section to create regulations, only to assign authority to regulate to a specific department)
Bill Body: In the sections between
the definitions and Effective Date,
you need to describe what the bill
will actually do – the nuts & bolts
(not why!). Each new idea should
begin a new section, as seen
here.
Short Title: Every bill
has a name – always
in Section 1.
Purpose: This is a brief statement of
the outcome to be achieved by your
bill.
