PRINTER'S NO.  1980

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

SENATE BILL

 

No.

1359

Session of

2010

  

  

INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, TARTAGLIONE, O'PAKE, FONTANA AND ALLOWAY, MAY 13, 2010

  

  

REFERRED TO URBAN AFFAIRS AND HOUSING, MAY 13, 2010  

  

  

  

AN ACT

  

1

Amending Title 48 (Lodging and Housing) of the Pennsylvania

2

Consolidated Statutes, providing for hotels; making editorial

3

changes; and making repeals.

4

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

5

hereby enacts as follows:

6

Section 1.  Title 48 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

7

Statutes is amended by adding parts to read:

8

PART I

9

PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS (Reserved)

10

PART II

11

LODGING

12

Chapter

13

11.  General Provisions (Reserved)

14

13.  Hotels

15

CHAPTER 11

16

GENERAL PROVISIONS (Reserved)

17

CHAPTER 13

18

HOTELS

 


1

Subchapter

2

A.  General Provisions (Reserved)

3

B.  Rights

4

C.  Protection of Keepers of Hotels, Inns and Boarding Houses

5

D.  (Reserved)

6

E.  Safety

7

SUBCHAPTER A

8

GENERAL PROVISIONS

9

Sec.

10

1301.  Definitions.

11

§ 1301.  Definitions.

12

The following words and phrases when used in this chapter

13

shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the

14

context clearly indicates otherwise:

15

"Hotelkeeper."  Except for time-share arrangements, a person

16

or entity providing lodging, accommodations, facilities or

17

privileges or services at the following places:

18

(1)  hotels, motels, inns, resorts, guest houses or bed

19

and breakfast establishments;

20

(2)  buildings, other than listed under paragraph (1),

21

which are held out by any means, including advertising,

22

license, registration with a hotelkeepers' group, convention

23

listing association, travel publication or similar

24

association or with a government agency, as being available

25

to provide overnight lodging or use of facility space for

26

consideration to persons seeking temporary accommodation;

27

(3)  places advertising to the public that it will

28

provide beds, sanitary facilities or other space for a

29

temporary period to members of the public; or

30

(4)  places recognized as a hostelry, except for portions

- 2 -

 


1

of the facility which are devoted to persons who have

2

established permanent residence.

3

The term shall include the proprietor of a hotel, inn or

4

boardinghouse.

5

SUBCHAPTER B

6

RIGHTS

7

Sec.

8

1311.  Hotelkeepers.

9

§ 1311.  Hotelkeepers.

10

(a)  Refusal of accommodations.--A hotelkeeper shall have the

11

right to refuse or deny accommodations, facilities or privileges

12

of a lodging establishment to any of the following:

13

(1)  A person who is unwilling or unable to pay for the

14

accommodations and services of the lodging establishment. The

15

hotelkeeper shall have the right to require that prospective

16

guests demonstrate their ability to pay by cash, valid credit

17

card or a certified or cashier's check. If a minor is not

18

accompanied by his parent or legal guardian, the hotelkeeper

19

may require the minor's parent or legal guardian to do one of

20

the following:

21

(i)  Accept, in writing, liability for the guest room

22

cost, taxes, all charges by the minor and any damages in

23

excess of normal wear and tear to the guest room or its

24

furnishings caused by the minor while a guest at the

25

lodging establishment. Damages shall be calculated at the

26

cost of labor and materials for repair by the lodging

27

establishment.

28

(ii)  Provide the hotelkeeper with a valid credit

29

card number and authorization to cover the guest room

30

cost, taxes, charges by the minor and any damages to the

- 3 -

 


1

guest room or its furnishings caused by the minor.

2

(iii)  Require all of the following, if a credit card

3

authorization is not provided:

4

(A)  An advanced cash payment to cover the guest

5

room cost and taxes for all room nights reserved for

6

the minor.

7

(B)  A cash damage deposit in an amount not to

8

exceed the cost of one night's guest room

9

accommodations, including taxes, for payment of

10

additional charges by the minor or for damages to the

11

guest room or its furniture or furnishings. The

12

hotelkeeper shall refund the cash deposit to the

13

extent that it is not used to cover any reasonable

14

charges or damages, as determined by the hotelkeeper

15

following room inspection at checkout.

16

(2)  A person who is disorderly.

17

(3)  A person who the hotelkeeper reasonably believes is

18

seeking accommodations for an unlawful purpose, including the

19

unlawful possession or use of a controlled substance by the

20

person or the use of the premises for the consumption of

21

alcoholic beverages by any person under 21 years of age.

22

(4)  A person who the hotelkeeper reasonably believes is

23

bringing into the lodging establishment property which may be

24

dangerous to other persons, including explosives or illegal

25

firearms.

26

(5)  A person who exceeds the maximum number of persons

27

allowed to occupy a particular guest room in the lodging

28

establishment, as posted by the lodging establishment.

29

(b)  Civil liability for refusal.--

30

(1)  Except as provided for under paragraph (2), a

- 4 -

 


1

hotelkeeper refusing or denying accommodations, facilities or

2

privileges of a lodging establishment for any of the reasons

3

specified under subsection (a) shall not be liable in a civil

4

action or for a fine or penalty based on the refusal or

5

denial.

6

(2)  Accommodations, facilities or privileges of a

7

lodging establishment may not be refused or denied based upon

8

the factors under section 3 of the act of October 27, 1955

9

(P.L.744, No.222), known as the Pennsylvania Human Relations

10

Act.

11

(c)  Restitution and damages permitted.--

12

(1)  In addition to any penalties provided under any

13

other statute, a court may order a person to do all of the

14

following:

15

(i)  Pay restitution for any damages suffered by the

16

hotelkeeper of the lodging establishment, including the

17

lodging establishment's loss of revenue resulting from

18

the lodging establishment's inability to rent or lease

19

the room during the period of time the lodging

20

establishment room is being repaired.

21

(ii)  Pay damages or restitution to a person or his

22

property that is injured.

23

(2)  The parents or guardians of a minor shall be liable

24

for the acts of the minor which cause damages to the lodging

25

establishment room or furnishings or cause injury to persons

26

or property.

27

(3)  This subsection shall not prohibit the prosecution

28

of any person for any other violation of law which occurred

29

on the property of the lodging establishment.

30

(d)  Guest register requirement.--

- 5 -

 


1

(1)  The hotelkeeper of a lodging establishment shall

2

maintain, for a period of three years, a guest register which

3

shows the name, residence, date of arrival and departure of

4

guests of the lodging establishment.

5

(2)  (i)  Every guest shall register. A registering guest

6

may be required by the hotelkeeper to produce a valid

7

driver's license or other identification, satisfactory to

8

the hotelkeeper, containing a photograph of the guest and

9

setting forth the name and residence address of the

10

guest.

11

(ii)  In addition to the provisions of subparagraph

12

(i), if the guest is a minor, the hotelkeeper may also

13

require a parent of the guest to register, accepting in

14

writing liability for the guest room cost, taxes, all

15

charges by the minor and any damages to the guest room or

16

its furnishings caused by the minor while a guest at the

17

lodging establishment.

18

(3)  The guest register shall be maintained in its

19

original form or may be reproduced on any photographic,

20

photostatic, microfilm, microcard, miniature photographic or

21

other process which actually reproduces the original record.

22

(e)  Right to eject from premises.--A hotelkeeper may

23

immediately eject a person from the lodging establishment

24

premises for violating this chapter if a copy of the chapter is

25

posted in a conspicuous place and manner in the lodging

26

establishment in accordance with subsection (f).

27

(f)  Posting notice to guests.--This chapter shall not apply

28

to a hotelkeeper unless the hotelkeeper posts a copy of this

29

chapter at or near the guest registration desk.

30

(g)  Definitions.--As used in this section, the following

- 6 -

 


1

words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this

2

subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

3

"Alcohol."  The term as defined in section 102 of the act of

4

April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code.

5

"Controlled substance."  The term as defined in section 2 of

6

the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The

7

Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act.

8

"Disorderly."  A person is disorderly if, with intent to

9

cause or recklessly create a risk of public inconvenience,

10

annoyance or alarm, the person does any of the following:

11

(1)  Engages in fighting or threatening or in violent or

12

tumultuous behavior.

13

(2)  Makes unreasonable noise.

14

(3)  Uses obscene language or makes an obscene gesture.

15

(4)  Creates a hazard or physically offensive condition

16

by an act which serves no legitimate purpose of the actor.

17

"Lodging establishment."  Except for time-share arrangements,

18

any of the following:

19

(1)  A hotel, motel, inn, resort, guest house, bed and

20

breakfast establishment, regardless of size.

21

(2)  A building, other than listed under paragraph (1),

22

which is held out by any means, including advertising,

23

license, registration with an innkeepers' group, convention

24

listing association, travel publication or similar

25

association or with a government agency, as being available

26

to provide overnight lodging or use of facility space for

27

consideration to persons seeking temporary accommodation.

28

(3)  A place which advertises to the public at large or a

29

segment of the public that it will provide beds, sanitary

30

facilities or other space for a temporary period to members

- 7 -

 


1

of the public at large.

2

(4)  A place recognized as a hostelry, except for

3

portions of the facility which are devoted to persons who

4

have established permanent residence.

5

"Minor."  An unemancipated person under 18 years of age.

6

"Person."  Any individual, corporation, association,

7

partnership, joint stock company, business trust, syndicate,

8

joint venture or other combination or group of individuals.

9

"Temporary."  Occupancy or the right to occupancy of a

10

lodging establishment for less than 30 days or on a day-to-day

11

basis if for more than 30 days.

12

SUBCHAPTER C

13

PROTECTION OF KEEPERS OF HOTELS, INNS

14

AND BOARDING HOUSES

15

Sec.

16

1321.  Notice to boarders to lock rooms.

17

1322.  Lien, warrant, sale and right of redemption.

18

1323.  Liability for property loss or damage.

19

1324.  Special arrangements for safe deposit of valuables.

20

1325.  Duty of guest.

21

1326.  Other liability.

22

1327.  Exemption from levy or sale.

23

1328.  Baggage.

24

1329.  Baggage sale requirements.

25

1330.  Sale proceeds.

26

§ 1321.  Notice to boarders to lock rooms.

27

If a hotelkeeper posts in a conspicuous place notice

28

requiring the guest or boarder to bolt the door of the room

29

occupied by the guest or boarder, or in leaving the room, to

30

lock the door and to deposit the key with the hotelkeeper or the

- 8 -

 


1

clerk at the office, the hotelkeeper shall not be liable for any

2

baggage of the guest or boarder which may be stolen from the

3

room, if the guest or boarder shall neglect to do so. In order

4

to avoid liability, the hotelkeeper must clearly establish the

5

fact of the room having been left unbolted or unlocked by the

6

guest or boarder at the time of the loss of the baggage.

7

§ 1322.  Lien, warrant, sale and right of redemption.

8

(a)  Lien.--A hotelkeeper within this Commonwealth shall have

9

a lien upon the goods and baggage belonging to a guest or

10

boarder for the amount of indebtedness contracted for boarding

11

and lodging for a period of time not exceeding two weeks. The

12

hotelkeeper may detain the goods and baggage until the amount of

13

indebtedness is paid.

14

(b)  Public sale.--

15

(1)  Except as provided under paragraph (2), after the

16

detention of goods under subsection (a) for three months, the

17

hotelkeeper may apply to a magisterial district judge to

18

publicly sell the goods and baggage. At least ten days'

19

notice of the public sale must be placed in at least three

20

public places in the ward of the city or borough or in the

21

township where the inn, hotel or boardinghouse is located. 

22

The owner of the goods and baggage shall receive the balance

23

of the proceeds of the public sale, minus all costs and the

24

amount of indebtedness.

25

(2)  Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the owner of the

26

goods and baggage shall have the right to redeem the goods

27

and baggage as follows:

28

(i)  At any time within the three months of

29

detention, upon paying the amount of the indebtedness.

30

(ii)  At any time previous to the public sale, upon

- 9 -

 


1

paying the amount of the indebtedness and any additional

2

costs established under law.

3

§ 1323.  Liability for property loss or damage.

4

(a)  General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b) and

5

section 1324 (relating to special arrangements for safe deposit

6

of valuables), no hotelkeeper, whether individual, partnership

7

or corporation, shall be liable for loss or damage to property

8

suffered by a guest, unless the hotelkeeper fails to constantly

9

maintain any of the following:

10

(1)  A metal safe or vault in good order and fit for

11

custody of money, bank notes, jewelry, gold or silver

12

articles, precious stones, personal ornaments, railroad

13

mileage books or tickets, negotiable or valuable papers and

14

bullion.

15

(2)  Suitable locks, bolts and fastening on the doors,

16

transoms and windows of the sleeping rooms used by guests.

17

(3)  A copy of this section, posted and printed in

18

distinct type in not fewer than ten conspicuous places

19

throughout the hotel or inn.

20

(b)  Exception.--Notwithstanding compliance with subsection

21

(a), a hotelkeeper is liable for property loss or damage if a

22

guest offers to deliver it for custody in the safe or vault and

23

the hotelkeeper omits or refuses to accept it, deposit it in the

24

safe or vault or provide the guest with a receipt, except that a

25

hotelkeeper is not:

26

(1)  obliged to receive from any one guest property

27

exceeding a total value of $300; or

28

(2)  liable for an amount in excess of $300, whether or

29

not the property was actually received.

30

(c)  Definitions.--The following words and phrases when used

- 10 -

 


1

in this section shall have the meanings given to them in this

2

subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

3

"Hotel."  The term includes apartment hotels.

4

"Hotelkeeper."  The term includes apartment hotelkeepers.

5

§ 1324.  Special arrangements for safe deposit of valuables.

6

Notwithstanding section 1323 (relating to liability for

7

property loss or damage), a hotelkeeper may, by special

8

arrangement with a guest, receive any property for deposit in

9

the safe or vault upon terms as to which the parties agree in

10

writing, but the hotelkeeper shall be liable for property loss

11

or damage after the articles have been accepted for deposit, if

12

the loss or damage is caused by theft or negligence of the

13

hotelkeeper.

14

§ 1325.  Duty of guest.

15

It shall be the duty of every guest, and of anyone intending

16

to be a guest, of any hotel or inn, upon delivering to the

17

hotelkeeper of the hotel or inn, or a servant or employee,

18

baggage or other property of the guest for safekeeping elsewhere

19

than in the room assigned to the guest, to demand of the

20

hotelkeeper a check or receipt for the property to evidence the

21

fact of delivery.

22

§ 1326.  Other liability.

23

(a)  Depository liability.--Except as provided in subsection

24

(b), the liability of the hotelkeeper, whether individual,

25

partnership or corporation, for property loss or damage to a

26

guest other than that described in sections 1323 (relating to

27

liability for property loss or damage) and 1324 (relating to

28

special arrangements for safe deposit of valuables) shall be

29

that of a depository for hire.

30

(b)  Exception.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the

- 11 -

 


1

hotelkeeper shall not be liable in the case of loss or damage

2

caused by a fire not intentionally produced by the hotelkeeper.

3

(c)  Limitation of liability.--Unless the hotelkeeper has

4

consented in writing to assume a greater liability, in no case

5

shall liability under this section exceed $150 for each trunk

6

and its contents, $50 for each valise and its contents, $10 for

7

each box, bundle or package and its contents and $50 for all

8

other miscellaneous effects, including wearing apparel and

9

personal belongings.

10

(d)  Persons other than guests.--A hotelkeeper may hold

11

baggage or property at the risk of the owner if:

12

(1)  The owner has forwarded the baggage or property to

13

the inn or hotel before becoming a guest and the baggage or

14

property has been received into the inn or hotel.

15

(2)  The owner has allowed baggage or property to remain

16

in the inn or hotel after leaving as a guest and after the

17

relationship between the hotelkeeper and the guest has

18

ceased.

19

§ 1327.  Exemption from levy or sale.

20

The personal property of a guest at an inn or hotel, or of a

21

boarder at a boarding house where the property is in the

22

exclusive use of the boarder, when located on premises occupied

23

by the guest or border, shall be exempt from levy and sale on

24

distress for rent.

25

§ 1328.  Baggage.

26

(a)  Hotelkeeper lien.--A hotelkeeper, whether individual,

27

partnership or corporation, shall have a lien on baggage and

28

other property located in and about the inn or hotel and

29

belonging to or under the control of a guest or boarder, for the

30

proper charges due for accommodation, board and lodging and for

- 12 -

 


1

all money paid for or advanced to the guest or boarder.

2

(b)  Limitation.--The amount of a lien under subsection (a)

3

shall not exceed $200.

4

(c)  Right of hotelkeeper.--The hotelkeeper may detain the

5

baggage and other property until the amount of any charges due

6

has been paid.

7

(d)  Exemption from attachment and execution.--Baggage and

8

other property shall be exempt from attachment or execution

9

until the hotelkeeper's lien and the cost of satisfying it are

10

satisfied.

11

§ 1329.  Baggage sale requirements.

12

(a)  Public auction.--The hotelkeeper shall retain the

13

baggage or other property upon which a lien exists for a period

14

of 30 days, after which, if the lien is not satisfied, the

15

baggage or other property may be sold at public auction.

16

(b)  Notice.--Notice of the public auction under subsection

17

(a) shall be provided by:

18

(1)  providing a minimum of ten days' notice in a

19

newspaper of general circulation in the county where the inn

20

or hotel is situated; and

21

(2)  mailing a copy of the notice, addressed to the guest

22

or boarder at the place of residence recorded in the register

23

of the inn or hotel.

24

§ 1330.  Sale proceeds.

25

(a)  Duty of hotelkeeper.--After satisfying the lien and any

26

costs that may accrue, any residue remaining shall be paid to

27

the guest or border:

28

(1)  on demand within six months; or

29

(2)  if there is no demand, within six months from date

30

of the sale.

- 13 -

 


1

(b)  Deposit of residual funds.--The residue shall be

2

deposited by the hotelkeeper with the treasurer of the county in

3

which the inn or hotel is situated, together with a statement of

4

the claim of the hotelkeeper, the costs of enforcing the claim,

5

a copy of the published public auction notice and a report of

6

amounts received for the goods sold at the auction.

7

(c)  Duty of county treasurer.--The county treasurer shall

8

credit the residue to the general revenue fund of the county,

9

subject to the right of the guest or boarder to reclaim it

10

within three years of the date of deposit with the treasurer.

11

SUBCHAPTER D

12

(RESERVED)

13

SUBCHAPTER E

14

SAFETY

15

Sec.

16

1351.  Tourist camp heater safety.

17

1352.  Crib safety.

18

1353.  Information concerning protection from fire.

19

§ 1351.  Tourist camp heater safety.

20

(a)  General requirements.--The owner or operator of a

21

tourist camp where cabins or trailers are heated by stoves, gas

22

burners or any other heating device, except electrical

23

appliances, radiators and electric water heaters, shall install

24

adequate chimneys or other vents or outlets for escape of carbon

25

monoxide gas and other harmful or injurious gases generated by

26

the heating devices.

27

(b)  Penalty.--Upon conviction in a summary proceeding, a

28

person who violates this section shall be sentenced to pay a

29

fine of not less than $10 or more than $25 or to imprisonment

30

for a term of not more than 30 days, or both, in the discretion

- 14 -

 


1

of the court.

2

§ 1352.  Crib safety.

3

(a)  Unsafe crib prohibition.--After August 20, 2010, no

4

hotel, motel or similar transient lodging facility shall offer

5

or provide for use or otherwise place in the stream of commerce

6

a full-size or nonfull-size crib that is unsafe for an infant

7

using the crib because it does not conform to section 3(c)(1),

8

(2) or (3) of the act of June 22, 2000 (P.L.339, No.39), known

9

as the Infant Crib Safety Act, or because it has a dangerous

10

feature or characteristic under section 3(d) of the Infant Crib

11

Safety Act.

12

(b)  Penalty.--A hotel, motel or similar transient lodging

13

facility that willfully and knowingly violates subsection (a)

14

commits a summary offense which, upon conviction, shall be

15

punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.

16

§ 1353.  Information concerning protection from fire.

17

The management of hotels and motels shall, upon the request

18

of travel agents and other persons interested in utilizing their

19

facilities, furnish information concerning the measures which

20

have been taken at the hotel or motel for protection from fire.

21

The information shall be provided in writing, free of charge,

22

and shall be in such detail as the Department of Labor and

23

Industry may prescribe by regulation.

24

Section 2.  Repeals are as follows:

25

(1)  The General Assembly declares that the repeals under

26

paragraph (2) are necessary to effectuate the addition of 48

27

Pa.C.S. Ch. 13.

28

(2)  The following acts and parts of acts are repealed:

29

(i)  The act of May 7, 1855 (P.L.479, No.509),

30

entitled "An act to protect Keepers of Hotels, Inns and

- 15 -

 


1

Boarding Houses."

2

(ii)  The act of June 12, 1913 (P.L.481, No.318),

3

entitled "An act relating to inns and hotels; regulating

4

certain rights and liabilities of hotelkeepers and

5

innkeepers; and providing penalties for fraud against

6

innkeepers and hotelkeepers."

7

(iii)  Section 3.3 of act of April 27, 1927 (P.L.465,

8

No.299), referred to as the Fire and Panic Act.

9

(iv)  Section 404(4) of the act of April 6, 1951

10

(P.L.69, No.20), known as The Landlord and Tenant Act of

11

1951.

12

(v)  The act of August 19, 1953 (P.L.1083, No.285),

13

entitled "An act requiring owners and operators of

14

tourist camps having heated cabins to provide adequate

15

chimneys or escape vents for harmful gases, and imposing

16

penalties."

17

(vi)  The act of October 30, 1996 (P.L.732, No.131),

18

known as the Pennsylvania Innkeepers' Rights Act.

19

(vii)  Sections 3(b) and 5 of the act of June 22,

20

2000 (P.L.339, No.39), known as the Infant Crib Safety

21

Act.

22

Section 3.  The following apply:

23

(1)  The addition of 48 Pa.C.S. Ch. 13 is a continuation

24

of the following:

25

(i)  The act of May 7, 1855 (P.L.479, No.509),

26

entitled "An act to protect Keepers of Hotels, Inns and

27

Boarding Houses."

28

(ii)  The act of June 12, 1913 (P.L.481, No.318),

29

entitled "An act relating to inns and hotels; regulating

30

certain rights and liabilities of hotelkeepers and

- 16 -

 


1

innkeepers; and providing penalties for fraud against

2

innkeepers and hotelkeepers."

3

(iii)  Section 3.3 of act of April 27, 1927 (P.L.465,

4

No.299), referred to as the Fire and Panic Act.

5

(iv)  Section 404(4) of the act of April 6, 1951

6

(P.L.69, No.20), known as The Landlord and Tenant Act of

7

1951.

8

(v)  The act of August 19, 1953 (P.L.1083, No.285),

9

entitled "An act requiring owners and operators of

10

tourist camps having heated cabins to provide adequate

11

chimneys or escape vents for harmful gases, and imposing

12

penalties."

13

(vi)  The act of October 30, 1996 (P.L.732, No.131),

14

known as the Pennsylvania Innkeepers' Rights Act.

15

(vii)  Sections 3(b) and 5 of the act of June 22,

16

2000 (P.L.339, No.39), known as the Infant Crib Safety

17

Act.

18

(2)  Except as otherwise provided in 48 Pa.C.S. Ch. 13,

19

all activities initiated under the statutory provisions

20

referred to in paragraph (1) shall continue and remain in

21

full force and effect and may be completed under 48 Pa.C.S.

22

Ch. 13. Orders, regulations, rules and decisions which were

23

made under the statutory provisions referred to in paragraph

24

(1) and which are in effect on the effective date of section

25

2 of this act shall remain in full force and effect until

26

revoked, vacated or modified under 48 Pa.C.S. Ch. 13.

27

Contracts, obligations and collective bargaining agreements

28

entered into under the statutory provisions referred to in

29

paragraph (1) are not affected nor impaired by the repeal of

30

the statutory provisions referred to in paragraph (1).

- 17 -

 


1

(3)  Any difference in language between 48 Pa.C.S. Ch. 13

2

and the statutory provisions referred to in paragraph (1) is

3

intended only to conform to the style of the Pennsylvania

4

Consolidated Statutes and is not intended to change or affect

5

the legislative intent, judicial construction or

6

administration and implementation of the statutory provisions

7

referred to in paragraph (1).

8

Section 4.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

- 18 -