SENATE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2758 PRINTER'S NO. 3360
No. 2023 Session of 1986
INTRODUCED BY D. R. WRIGHT, DOMBROWSKI, LIVENGOOD, BOWLEY,
VAN HORNE, TRELLO, SWEET, McCALL, SHOWERS, HALUSKA, PETRONE,
OLASZ, BATTISTO, LETTERMAN, DAWIDA, L. E. SMITH, HERSHEY,
A. C. FOSTER, JR., SCHULER, FARGO, BLACK, STAIRS, RICHARDSON
AND STEVENS, JANUARY 22, 1986
AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, IN SENATE, APRIL 22, 1986
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 18, 1984 (P.L.384, No.81), entitled "An
2 act providing for the inspection of amusement rides and
3 attractions; granting powers and imposing duties on the
4 Department of Agriculture; creating the Amusement Ride Safety
5 Advisory Board; and imposing civil and criminal penalties,"
6 further providing for the minimum amount of insurance.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Section 14(a) of the act of June 18, 1984
10 (P.L.384, No.81), known as the Amusement Ride Inspection Act, is
11 amended to read:
12 Section 14. Insurance.
13 (a) Minimum amount.--A person may not operate an amusement
14 ride or attraction unless a policy of insurance has been
15 purchased to insure the owner or operator against liability for
16 injuries to the persons arising out of the use of any amusement
17 ride or attraction within the owner's control. Such insurance
18 shall be in [an amount of not less than $300,000 per occurrence <--
1 or [$1,000,000] $500,000 in the aggregate.] THE FOLLOWING <--
2 AMOUNTS:
3 (1) FOR AN OWNER OR OPERATOR OF AN AMUSEMENT RIDE OR
4 ATTRACTION QUALIFIED TO MEET THE CLASS I DESIGNATION
5 ACCORDING TO A LISTING MAINTAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT, SUCH
6 INSURANCE SHALL CONTAIN MINIMUM LIMITS OF $100,000 PER
7 OCCURRENCE AND $300,000 IN THE AGGREGATE.
8 (2) FOR AN OWNER OR OPERATOR OF AN AMUSEMENT RIDE OR
9 ATTRACTION QUALIFIED TO MEET THE CLASS II DESIGNATION
10 ACCORDING TO A LISTING MAINTAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT, SUCH
11 INSURANCE SHALL CONTAIN MINIMUM LIMITS OF $250,000 PER
12 OCCURRENCE AND $500,000 IN THE AGGREGATE.
13 * * *
14 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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