PRINTER'S NO. 693
No. 591 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BELFANTI, BISHOP, CAWLEY, CRUZ, GEORGE, HARHAI, LEDERER, LEVDANSKY, THOMAS, WANSACZ, WASHINGTON AND YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 3, 2003
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, MARCH 3, 2003
AN ACT 1 Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania 2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for the prohibition 3 against standby charges. 4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 5 hereby enacts as follows: 6 Section 1. Section 1326 of Title 66 of the Pennsylvania 7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read: 8 § 1326. Standby charge prohibited. 9 (a) Prohibition.--A public utility that furnishes water to 10 or for the public shall not impose a standby charge on owners of 11 residential, commercial or industrial structures equipped with 12 automatic fire protection systems. 13 (b) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "standby 14 charge" means an amount however styled, in addition to the 15 regular rate, assessed against the owner of a residential, 16 commercial or industrial structure for the reason that the 17 residential, commercial or industrial structure is equipped with 18 an automatic fire protection system.
1 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. A6L66JS/20030H0591B0693 - 2 -