This bill amends various titles of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to introduce excise fees for transportation network companies (TNCs) operating within and outside cities of the first class. Specifically, it establishes a fee of 4.6% on gross receipts from fares for prearranged rides originating in a city of the first class, which must be remitted quarterly to the Public Transportation Trust Fund. For TNCs operating outside such cities, the fee is set at 6% of gross receipts, also to be remitted quarterly.
Additionally, the bill modifies the existing fund provisions to include revenues from these excise fees, ensuring that they are deposited into the Public Transportation Trust Fund and allocated for program funding as specified. The new legal language includes the insertion of sections 57A23 and 2611, which detail the imposition and remittance of the excise fees, as well as amendments to section 1506 regarding fund deposits and allocations. The act is set to take effect immediately upon passage.