PRINTER'S NO. 36

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 34 Session of 1975


        INTRODUCED BY TAYOUN, GIAMMARCO AND JOHNSON, JANUARY 27, 1975

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION, JANUARY 27, 1975

                                     AN ACT

     1  Providing for roll-back rebate and freeze of certain public
     2     utility rates and suspending certain laws in connection with
     3     fixing such rates.

     4     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     5  hereby enacts as follows:
     6     Section 1.  The rates of all private public utilities
     7  furnishing electricity to the public shall be rolled back to the
     8  level of rates in effect on January 1, 1974 and remain at such
     9  level until November 30, 1976.
    10     Section 2.  Every such public utility shall refund to each of
    11  its consumers all of the rate increases charged them since
    12  January 1, 1974 until the effective date of this act.
    13     Section 3.  The "Public Utility Law" provisions as to rates
    14  and rate-making for private electricity-furnishing public
    15  utilities are suspended temporarily until November 30, 1976.
    16     Section 4.  This act shall take effect immediately.


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