PRINTER'S NO. 235
No. 206 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY MUNDY, BELARDI, CAWLEY, COY, EACHUS, FREEMAN,
GEORGE, HARHAI, HASAY, HORSEY, LAUGHLIN, LEVDANSKY, MELIO,
PETRONE, TANGRETTI, TIGUE, WALKO, WANSACZ AND YUDICHAK,
FEBRUARY 11, 2003
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FEBRUARY 11, 2003
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for the general
3 powers of the commission.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 501 of Title 66 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
8 § 501. General powers.
9 (a) Enforcement of provisions of part.--In addition to any
10 powers expressly enumerated in this part, the commission shall
11 have full power and authority, and it shall be its duty to
12 enforce, execute and carry out, by its regulations, orders, or
13 otherwise, all and singular, the provisions of this part, and
14 the full intent thereof; and shall have the power to rescind or
15 modify any such regulations or orders. The express enumeration
16 of the powers of the commission in this part shall not exclude
17 any power which the commission would otherwise have under any of
1 the provisions of this part.
2 (b) Administrative authority and regulations.--The
3 commission shall have general administrative power and authority
4 to supervise and regulate all public utilities doing business
5 within this Commonwealth. The commission may make such
6 regulations, not inconsistent with law, as may be necessary or
7 proper in the exercise of its powers or for the performance of
8 its duties.
9 (c) Compliance.--Every public utility, its officers, agents,
10 and employees, and every other person or corporation subject to
11 the provisions of this part, affected by or subject to any
12 regulations or orders of the commission or of any court, made,
13 issued, or entered under the provisions of this part, shall
14 observe, obey, and comply with such regulations or orders, and
15 the terms and conditions thereof.
16 (d) Power and duty to protect water, air and natural
17 resources.--The commission shall have the full power and
18 authority, and it shall be its duty when enforcing provisions of
19 this part as provided under subsection (a), to ensure that the
20 quality and supply of water, air and natural resources in this
21 Commonwealth are preserved and protected.
22 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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