PRINTER'S NO. 2957
No. 2280 Session of 1982
INTRODUCED BY TELEK, J. L. WRIGHT AND ITKIN, FEBRUARY 24, 1982
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON MINES AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT,
FEBRUARY 24, 1982
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 17, 1961 (P.L.659, No.339), entitled
2 "An act relating to bituminous coal mines; amending,
3 revising, consolidating and changing the laws relating
4 thereto; providing for the health and safety of persons
5 employed in and about the bituminous coal mines of
6 Pennsylvania and for the protection and preservation of
7 property connected therewith; prescribing powers and duties
8 in connection therewith; prescribing penalties; and repealing
9 existing laws," prohibiting the use of internal combustion
10 engines in underground coal mines.
11 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12 hereby enacts as follows:
13 Section 1. The act of July 17, 1961 (P.L.659, No.339), known
14 as the "Pennsylvania Bituminous Coal Mine Act," is amended by
15 adding a section to read:
16 Section 286.1. Internal Combustion Engines Prohibited.--The
17 use of an internal combustion engine shall not be permitted in
18 any underground coal mine.
19 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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