PRINTER'S NO. 3095
No. 2327 Session of 1988
INTRODUCED BY MRKONIC, APRIL 11, 1988
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, APRIL 11, 1988
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, abolishing the Pennsylvania Public
3 Utility Commission; and transferring all powers, duties,
4 personnel, appropriations and property of the commission to
5 the Office of Consumer Advocate.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 301 of Title 66 of the Pennsylvania
9 Consolidated Statutes is repealed.
10 Section 2. Title 66 is amended by adding a section to read:
11 § 301.1. Abolishment of commission and transfer of powers and
12 duties.
13 (a) Abolishment of commission.--The commission is abolished.
14 (b) Transfer of powers and duties.--All powers and duties of
15 the commission imposed by this title are transferred to the
16 Office of Consumer Advocate.
17 (c) Personnel, appropriations and equipment.--The personnel,
18 appropriations, equipment and other items of property, including
19 files, records, contracts, agreements and obligations, which are
1 used, employed or expended in connection with the powers of the
2 commission are hereby transferred to the Office of Consumer
3 Advocate.
4 (d) Civil service status.--All personnel transferred
5 pursuant to this section shall retain any civil service status
6 assigned to those personnel.
7 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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