(a) Notwithstanding any provisions of this Constitution to the contrary, the General Assembly shall have the authority to enact laws providing for tax rebates, credits, exemptions, grants-in-aid, State supplementations, or otherwise provide special provisions for individuals, corporations, associations or nonprofit institutions, including nonpublic schools (whether sectarian or nonsectarian) in order to alleviate the danger, damage, suffering or hardship faced by such individuals, corporations, associations, institutions or nonpublic schools as a result of Great Storms or Floods of September 1971, of June 1972, or of 1974, or of 1975 or of 1976. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Article III, section 29 subsequent to a Presidential declaration of an emergency or of a major disaster in any part of this Commonwealth, the General Assembly shall have the authority by a vote of two-thirds of all members elected to each House to make appropriations limited to moneys required for Federal emergency or major disaster relief. This subsection may apply retroactively to any Presidential declaration of an emergency or of a major disaster in 1976 or 1977. Prior Provisions. Former section 17 was repealed by amendment of April 23, 1968, P.L.App.5, Prop. No.3. ARTICLE IX LOCAL GOVERNMENT Sec. 1. Local government. 2. Home rule. 3. Optional plans. 4. County government. 5. Intergovernmental cooperation. 6. Area government. 7. Area-wide powers. 8. Consolidation, merger or boundary change. 9. Appropriation for public purposes. 10. Local government debt. 11. Local reapportionment. 12. Philadelphia debt. 13. Abolition of county offices in Philadelphia. 14. Definitions. Adoption. Unless otherwise noted, the provisions of present Article IX were adopted April 23, 1968, P.L.App.11, Prop. No.6. For effective date of 1968 amendment, see section 3 of Proposal No.6 of 1968 in the appendix to the Constitution. Prior Provisions. Former Article IX was renumbered Article VIII by proclamation of the Governor of July 7, 1967, P.L.1063. The subject matter of present Article IX was contained in part in former Articles IX (Taxation and Finance), XIII (New Counties), XIV (County Officers) and XV (Cities and City Charters).
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