PRINTER'S NO. 748
No. 641 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY McCALL, ALLEN, BALDWIN, BELARDI, BELFANTI, BROWNE,
CAWLEY, COSTA, COY, CRUZ, CURRY, DALEY, DeLUCA, DeWEESE,
FREEMAN, GEIST, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARHAI,
HARPER, HERMAN, HORSEY, HUTCHINSON, JAMES, KELLER, KENNEY,
KOTIK, LAUGHLIN, LEACH, LEH, LEVDANSKY, MARKOSEK, MELIO,
MUNDY, NAILOR, PALLONE, PETRONE, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROBERTS,
ROONEY, SAINATO, SCAVELLO, SHANER, SOLOBAY, STABACK, SURRA,
TANGRETTI, TIGUE, WALKO, WANSACZ, WASHINGTON, WEBER, WILT,
WOJNAROSKI, YEWCIC, YOUNGBLOOD AND YUDICHAK, MARCH 4, 2003
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, MARCH 4, 2003
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for
3 telecommunications service supplied to certain organizations.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 1511 of Title 66 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes, amended December 9, 2002 (P.L.1556,
8 No.203), is amended to read:
9 § 1511. [Electricity] Electric and telecommunications service
10 supplied to certain organizations.
11 (a) Electric service.--Any public utility company supplying
12 electric service shall, upon application, permit a volunteer
13 fire company, a nonprofit rescue squad or ambulance service or a
14 nonprofit senior citizen center to elect to have its electric
15 service rendered pursuant to a rate schedule which provides
1 equivalent charges for such service as residential rates upon
2 execution of a contract for a minimum term of one year.
3 (b) Telecommunications service.--Any telecommunications
4 utility providing telecommunications service within a certified
5 exchange area shall, upon application, permit a volunteer fire
6 company or a nonprofit senior citizen center to elect to have
7 its telecommunications service rendered pursuant to a rate
8 schedule which provides equivalent charges for such
9 telecommunications service as residential rates upon execution
10 of a contract for a minimum of one year.
11 (c) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
12 words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
13 subsection:
14 "Telecommunications service." The term shall have the
15 meaning given to it under section 3002 (relating to
16 definitions).
17 "Telecommunications utility." Any provider of
18 telecommunications service.
19 "Volunteer fire company." The term shall have the meaning
20 given to it in the act of July 15, 1976 (P.L.1036, No.208),
21 known as the Volunteer Fire Company, Ambulance Service and
22 Rescue Squad Assistance Act.
23 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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