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· 10/17/2023

Kowalczyk v. Borough of Portage

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  • recognizing the “doctrine that legislative enactments should not be construed to render their provisions mere surplusage”
  • recognizing the “doctrine that legislative enactments should not be construed to render their provisions mere surplusage”
  • recalling the “doctrine that legislative enactments should not be construed to render' their provisions mere surplusage”
  • rejecting an interpretation of the Treasury Amendment that would have left it \without any significant effect at all\ because \legislative enactments should not be construed to render their provisions mere surplusage.\
  • noting doctrine that statutes should not be construed to render their provisions mere surplusage
  • rejecting an interpretation of the Treasury Amendment that would have left it “without any significant effect at all” because “legislative enactments should not be construed to render their provisions mere surplusage.”

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Judges: Per Curiam

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