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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
For the first five years of distributions pursuant to this chapter, payments shall, notwithstanding the formula contained in section 704 1 be subject to the following conditions:
(1) No municipality shall receive less than an amount equal to the average of the distribution which it received in 1981, 1982 and 1983.
(2) Municipalities entitled under section 704 to an amount larger than the average referred to in paragraph (1) shall receive the former amount, reduced by such uniform percentage as is necessary to avoid any deficit in the fund.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, if tax revenues in any year are insufficient to fund all municipalities in at least the amount referred to in paragraph (1), then payments to all municipalities shall be reduced by such uniform percentage as is necessary to avoid any deficit in the fund.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 895.705. Conditions on first five payments - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-53-ps-municipal-and-quasimunicipal-corporations/pa-st-sect-53-895-705/
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