PRINTER'S NO. 1842
No. 1518 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY PRESTON, HARHAI, HORSEY, JAMES, LAUGHLIN, LEDERER,
READSHAW, THOMAS AND YOUNGBLOOD, MAY 3, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, MAY 3, 2001
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, providing for the regulation of the
3 placement of public telephones in counties of the second
4 class.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Title 66 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
8 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
9 § 2916. Authority of municipalities in counties of the second
10 class.
11 A county of the second class shall have the power to enact
12 and enforce a local ordinance regulating the placement and
13 maintenance of public telephones within the county. This
14 ordinance may require that applicants obtain a permit from the
15 municipality for the placement of a public telephone and may
16 contain provisions relating to fees, the renewal of permits and
17 the suspension or revocation of permits.
18 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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