PRINTER'S NO. 917
No. 859 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY MARKOSEK, SAINATO, GEIST, STABACK, PESCI, MAHER,
CORNELL, HARHAI, ROBINSON, WILT, TRELLO, RUFFING,
E. Z. TAYLOR, YOUNGBLOOD, WALKO, M. COHEN AND WASHINGTON,
MARCH 10, 1999
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 10, 1999
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, providing for oxygen tank transportation systems.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby enacts as follows:
5 Section 1. Chapter 45 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
6 Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subchapter to read:
7 SUBCHAPTER F
8 OXYGEN TANK TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
9 Sec.
10 4591. Systems.
11 § 4591. Systems.
12 (a) Requirement.--An individual may not operate a motor
13 vehicle in which there is an oxygen tank unless the tank is
14 secured in an oxygen tank transportation system approved by the
15 department.
16 (b) Grading.--An individual who violates subsection (a)
17 commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be
1 sentenced to pay a fine of $25.
2 (c) Department approval.--
3 (1) The department shall inspect oxygen tank
4 transportation systems.
5 (2) The department shall approve an oxygen tank
6 transportation system which the department determines will
7 allow for transportation without the risk of leaking liquid
8 oxygen.
9 (3) The department shall deposit with the Legislative
10 Reference Bureau a notice listing oxygen tank transportation
11 systems approved under paragraph (2). The notice shall be:
12 (i) published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin; and
13 (ii) codified in the Pennsylvania Code under 45
14 Pa.C.S. § 702(7) (relating to contents of Pennsylvania
15 Code).
16 Section 2. This act shall take effect as follows:
17 (1) This section shall take effect immediately.
18 (2) The addition of 75 Pa.C.S. § 4591(a) shall take
19 effect upon the first publication under 75 Pa.C.S. §
20 4591(c)(3)(i).
21 (3) The remainder of this act shall take effect in 60
22 days.
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