SENATE AMENDED

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY PRESTON, BRENNAN, BRIGGS, D. COSTA, GINGRICH, HARHART, JOSEPHS, MAHONEY, MELIO, READSHAW, SIPTROTH, YOUNGBLOOD, MURT AND ROAE, MARCH 26, 2009

SENATOR TOMLINSON, CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, IN SENATE, AS AMENDED, SEPTEMBER 22, 2010   

AN ACT

Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes, providing for alternative energy

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portfolio standards and for alternative compliance payments;

and further providing civil penalties for gas pipeline safety

violations.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 3301(c) of Title 66 of the Pennsylvania

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Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:

Section 1.  Title 66 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

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Statutes is amended by adding sections to read:

§ 2816.  Alternative energy portfolio standards.

(a)  Tier I alternative energy sources.--In lieu of the

current requirements in section 3(b)(1) of the act of November

30, 2004 (P.L.1672, No.213), known as the Alternative Energy

Portfolio Standards Act, the total percentage of electric energy

sold by an electric distribution company or electric generation

supplier to retail electric customers in this Commonwealth that

must be sold from Tier I alternative energy sources is:

(1)  1.5013% for June 1, 2006, through May 31, 2007.

(2)  1.503% for June 1, 2007, through May 31, 2008.

(3)  2.0063% for June 1, 2008, through May 31, 2009.

(4)  2.512% for June 1, 2009, through May 31, 2010.

(5)  3.0203% for June 1, 2010, through May 31, 2011.

(6)  4.0242% for June 1, 2011, through May 31, 2012.

(7)  4.5378% for June 1, 2012, through May 31, 2013.

(8)  5.0576% for June 1, 2013, through May 31, 2014.

(9)  5.55% for June 1, 2014, through May 31, 2015.

(10)  6.1167% for June 1, 2015, through May 31, 2016.

(11)  6.55% for June 1, 2016, through May 31, 2017.

(12)  7.23% for June 1, 2017, through May 31, 2018.

(13)  7.8067% for June 1, 2018, through May 31, 2019.

(14)  8.47% for June 1, 2019, through May 31, 2020.

(15)  8.85% for June 1, 2020, through May 31, 2021.

(16)  9.0% for June 1, 2021, and thereafter.

(b)  Solar photovoltaic technologies.--In lieu of the current

requirements in section 3(b)(2) of the Alternative Energy

Portfolio Standards Act, the total percentage of electric energy

sold by and electric distribution company or electric generation

supplier to retail electric customers in this Commonwealth that

must be sold from solar photovoltaic technologies is:

(1)  0.0013% for June 1, 2006, through May 31, 2007.

(2)  0.0030% for June 1, 2007, through May 31, 2008.

(3)  0.0063% for June 1, 2008, through May 31, 2009.

(4)  0.0120% for June 1, 2009, through May 31, 2010.

(5)  0.0203% for June 1, 2010, through May 31, 2011.

(6)  0.0752% for June 1, 2011, through May 31, 2012.

(7)  0.1218% for June 1, 2012, through May 31, 2013.

(8)  0.2016% for June 1, 2013, through May 31, 2014.

(9)  0.3% for June 1, 2014, through May 31, 2015.

(10)  0.41% for June 1, 2015, through May 31, 2016.

(11)  0.5% for June 1, 2016, through May 31, 2017.

(12)  0.62% for June 1, 2017, through May 31, 2018.

(13)  0.75% for June 1, 2018, through May 31, 2019.

(14)  0.97% for June 1, 2019, through May 31, 2020.

(15)  1.35% for June 1, 2020, through May 31, 2021.

(16)  1.5% for June 1, 2021, and thereafter.

§ 2817.  Alternative compliance payments.

The alternative compliance payment established under section

3(f) of the act of November 30, 2004 (P.L.1672, No.213), known

as the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act, for the solar

alternative share shall be:

(1)  $260 per megawatt hour per year for June 1, 2011,

through May 31, 2016.

(2)  $200 per megawatt hour per year for June 1, 2016,

through May 31, 2018.

(3)  $140 per megawatt hour per year for June 1, 2018,

through May 31, 2021.

(4)  $45 per megawatt hour per year for June 1, 2021, and

thereafter.

Section 2.  Section 3301(c) of Title 66 is amended to read: 

§ 3301.  Civil penalties for violations.

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(c)  Gas pipeline safety violations.--Any person or

corporation, defined as a public utility in this part, who

violates any provisions of this part governing the safety of

pipeline or conduit facilities in the transportation of natural

gas, flammable gas, or gas which is toxic or corrosive, or of

any regulation or order issued thereunder, shall be subject to a

civil penalty [of] not to exceed [$10,000] $100,000 for each

violation for each day that the violation persists, except that

the maximum civil penalty shall not exceed [$500,000] $1,000,000 

for any related series of violations.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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Section 3.  This act shall take effect as follows:

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(1)  The amendment of 66 Pa.C.S. § 3301(c) shall take

effect in 60 days.

(2)  The remainder of this act shall take effect

immediately.