PRINTER'S NO. 3201

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 2463 Session of 1992


        INTRODUCED BY DALEY, STABACK, COLAIZZO, JOHNSON, TRELLO, VEON,
           CIVERA AND RICHARDSON, MARCH 11, 1992

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, MARCH 11, 1992

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania
     2     Consolidated Statutes, providing for display of geographic
     3     location at telephone stations.

     4     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     5  hereby enacts as follows:
     6     Section 1.  Title 66 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
     7  Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
     8  § 2912.1.  Display of geographic location.
     9     (a)  General rule.--A public utility shall clearly display
    10  the geographic location of a public coin telephone station on
    11  any of its public coin telephone stations for purposes of
    12  identifying the location in case of an emergency.
    13     (b)  Information in Spanish.--The information described in
    14  subsection (a) shall also be displayed in Spanish.
    15     (c)  Penalty.--A public utility that violates this section
    16  shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $5,000,
    17  imposed by the commission.
    18     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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