PRINTER'S NO. 3282
No. 2493 Session of 1996
INTRODUCED BY DALEY, STEELMAN, ROBINSON, SHANER AND MELIO,
MARCH 19, 1996
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, MARCH 19, 1996
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 9, 1990 (P.L.340, No.78), entitled "An
2 act providing for a Statewide emergency telephone number 911
3 system; providing for contributions from telephone
4 subscribers; providing a penalty; and making a repeal,"
5 further providing for definitions.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. The definition of "telephone subscriber" in
9 section 2 of the act of July 9, 1990 (P.L.340, No.78), known as
10 the Public Safety Emergency Telephone Act, amended December 18,
11 1992 (P.L.1373, No.170), is amended to read:
12 Section 2. Definitions.
13 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
14 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
15 context clearly indicates otherwise:
16 * * *
17 "Telephone subscriber." A person who contracts with a
18 telephone company within this Commonwealth for local exchange
19 telephone service, either residential or commercial. When the
1 same person has several telephone dial tone access lines, each
2 dial tone access line shall constitute a separate subscription.
3 For purposes of the contribution rate, the term shall not
4 include [pay] any of the following:
5 (1) Pay stations owned or operated by a regulated public
6 utility.
7 (2) Volunteer fire organizations.
8 (3) Ambulance associations.
9 (4) Rescue squad associations.
10 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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