Pennsylvania SB 1106: An Act amending the act of June 28, 1935 (P.L.477, No.193), referred to as the Enforcement Officer Disability Benefits Law (Heart and Lung Act), further providing for disability benefits.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 1341
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 1106
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY YAW, PENNYCUICK, BARTOLOTTA, STEFANO, BAKER, VOGEL
AND MILLER, DECEMBER 5, 2025
REFERRED TO FINANCE, DECEMBER 5, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), entitled "An
act relating to tax reform and State taxation by codifying
and enumerating certain subjects of taxation and imposing
taxes thereon; providing procedures for the payment,
collection, administration and enforcement thereof; providing
for tax credits in certain cases; conferring powers and
imposing duties upon the Department of Revenue, certain
employers, fiduciaries, individuals, persons, corporations
and other entities; prescribing crimes, offenses and
penalties," in Pennsylvania Economic Development for a
Growing Economy (PA EDGE) tax credits, further providing for
definitions, for applicability and for expiration.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The definitions of "project facility" and
"qualified taxpayer" in section 1711-L of the act of March 4,
1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, are
amended to read:
Section 1711-L. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this subarticle
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
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"Project facility." A facility located in this Commonwealth
which:
(1) manufactures petrochemicals or fertilizers using dry
natural gas and which required a capital investment of at
least $400,000,000 to construct and place into service[.]; or
(2) generates and adds power to an electrical grid by
being interconnected to a regional transmission system and
contributing to this Commonwealth's energy grid capacity in
compliance with the interconnection or applicable regional
grid operator standards.
"Qualified taxpayer." A company that satisfies all of the
following:
(1) Purchases and uses dry natural gas produced in this
Commonwealth in the manufacture of petrochemicals or
fertilizers, or in power generation for delivery to the
electrical grid for the benefit of rate-regulated, end-use
customers, at a project facility in this Commonwealth that
has been placed in service on or after the effective date of
this section.
(2) Has made a capital investment of at least
$400,000,000 in order to construct the project facility and
place the project facility into service in this Commonwealth.
(3) Has created a minimum aggregate total of 800 new
jobs and permanent jobs.
(4) Has made good faith efforts to recruit and employ,
and to encourage any contractors or subcontractors to recruit
and employ, workers from the local labor market for
employment during the construction of the project facility.
(5) Has demonstrated that the new jobs created at the
project facility or for work covered by Subarticle F are paid
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at least the prevailing minimum wage and benefit rates for
each craft or classification as determined by the Department
of Labor and Industry.
(6) The construction work to place a project facility
into service shall be performed subject to the act of March
3, 1978 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Steel Products
Procurement Act.
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Section 2. Sections 1722-L and 1723-L of the act are amended
to read:
Section 1722-L. Applicability.
This subarticle shall apply to the purchase of dry natural
gas produced in this Commonwealth for the period beginning
January 1, [2024] 2027, and ending December 31, [2049] 2052.
Section 1723-L. Expiration.
This subarticle shall expire December 31, [2050] 2052.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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