PRINTER'S NO. 1489
No. 1306 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY L. I. COHEN, BEBKO-JONES, YOUNGBLOOD, THOMAS,
BELARDI, TRELLO, JOSEPHS, ITKIN, SCHRODER, CIVERA, SEMMEL,
MUNDY, E. Z. TAYLOR, BROWNE, BOSCOLA, CURRY, MYERS AND
C. WILLIAMS, APRIL 15, 1997
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, APRIL 15, 1997
AN ACT
1 Requiring all State-owned rest stop facilities to have a family
2 restroom.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby enacts as follows:
5 Section 1. Short title.
6 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Family
7 Restroom Law.
8 Section 2. Definitions.
9 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
10 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
11 context clearly indicates otherwise:
12 "State-owned rest stop facility." A facility owned or
13 operated by the Commonwealth or operated by a concessionaire on
14 any portion of the Pennsylvania Turnpike or any portion of an
15 interstate highway within this Commonwealth.
16 Section 3. Restrooms.
17 Every State-owned rest stop facility shall provide a separate
1 family restroom for use of family members who assist a disabled
2 person in the restroom.
3 Section 4. Compliance.
4 All State-owned rest stop facilities shall comply with this
5 act within three years of the effective date hereof.
6 Section 5. Effective date.
7 This act shall take effect immediately.
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