PRINTER'S NO. 1800
No. 1493 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY STERN, CLARK, GEIST, JAROLIN, HORSEY, THOMAS,
FARGO, WAUGH, DeLUCA, BUNT, ITKIN, HENNESSEY, TRELLO, HALUSKA
AND SERAFINI, MAY 13, 1997
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, MAY 13, 1997
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of April 27, 1927 (P.L.450, No.291), entitled,
2 as amended, "An act relating to fires and fire prevention;
3 imposing duties and conferring powers upon the Pennsylvania
4 State Police; authorizing the appointment of the chiefs of
5 fire departments and certain public officers and others as
6 assistants to the Pennsylvania State Police, and defining
7 their powers and duties; providing for the investigation of
8 the cause, origin, and circumstance of fires and the
9 inspection of all, and the removal or change of, certain
10 buildings by owners and occupants thereof, including
11 political subdivisions; imposing duties on school authorities
12 and on certain corporations, associations, and fire rating
13 agencies; providing for the attendance of witnesses before
14 the Pennsylvania State Police, and the enforcement of its
15 orders; and prescribing penalties," providing for emergency
16 controls at self-service stations.
17 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
18 hereby enacts as follows:
19 Section 1. Section 1 of the act of April 27, 1927 (P.L.450,
20 No.291), referred to as the State Fire Marshal Law, is amended
21 by adding a subsection to read:
22 Section 1. * * *
23 (d) The Pennsylvania State Police shall require emergency
24 controls, including the main power shut-off switch or switches,
1 at self-service gasoline stations. These controls shall be
2 independent of the approved special dispensing devices and
3 control equipment. These controls and switches shall be
4 installed at an accessible location not more than fifteen feet
5 from the principal control location of the attendant and not
6 more than one hundred twenty-five feet from the farthest self-
7 service dispensing device. Use of the emergency controls,
8 including the main power shut-off switch or switches to control
9 the dispensing devices in other than an emergency, is
10 prohibited.
11 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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