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PRINTER'S NO. 1090
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
888
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY HANNA, KINSEY, SCHREIBER, THOMAS, D. COSTA, MOUL,
V. BROWN, McNEILL, COHEN, ROZZI, ACOSTA, DeLUCA, MAHONEY AND
MURT, APRIL 6, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, APRIL 6, 2015
AN ACT
Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further
providing for billing procedures.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1509 of Title 66 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
ยง 1509. Billing procedures.
(a) General rule.--All bills rendered by a public utility as
defined in paragraph (1)(i), (ii), (vi) or (vii) of the
definition of "public utility" in section 102 (relating to
definitions) to its service customers, except bills for
installation charges, shall allow at least 15 days for
nonresidential customers and 20 days for residential customers
from the date of transmittal of the bill for payment without
incurring any late payment penalty charges therefor. All
customers shall be permitted to receive bills monthly and shall
be notified of their right thereto. All bills shall be itemized
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to separately show amounts for basic service, Federal excise
taxes, applicable State sales and gross receipts taxes, to the
extent practicable, fuel adjustment charge, if any, State tax
adjustment charge or such other similar components of the total
bill as the commission may order. Any electric or gas public
utility billing customers on a bimonthly or quarterly basis and
rendering interim statements or bills each month shall include
in such interim statement or bill an amount for the fuel
adjustment charge based upon one-half of the total expected
bimonthly kilowatt hour or cubic foot billing or one-third of
the total expected quarterly billing and using the fuel
adjustment charge rate applicable in the month of the interim
statement or bill. At the time of preparing the bimonthly or
quarterly bill, an appropriate adjustment shall be made in the
total fuel adjustment charge billing for the period. Any public
utility rendering bills on a bimonthly basis or quarterly basis
shall calculate the fuel adjustment charge per kilowatt hour or
cubic foot for the entire period as the weighted average of the
two monthly rates or the three monthly rates whichever is
applicable.
(b) Installation charges.--
(1) Prior to the provision of service on the customer ' s
property, not including an easement or right-of-way, a public
utility shall provide a customer with a written itemized
statement of the estimated installation charges.
(2) A public utility may not bill a customer more than
the total amount on the itemized statement provided to a
customer under paragraph (1), until the public utility:
(i) Provides the customer with written notice of the
increased installation charges and a revised itemized
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statement clearly detailing the total installation
charges.
(ii) Receives a signed agreement from the customer
to pay the increased charges.
(3) A customer may not waive the requirements of
paragraph (2), and any agreement to do so shall be void and
unenforceable.
(4) The commission shall promulgate any rules and
regulations necessary to facilitate the implementation of
this section, including procedures for customers to submit
complaints related to public utility overcharging and public
utility procedures when customers refuse to sign an agreement
to the updated installation charges.
(5) For the purposes of this subsection, the term
"customer" shall not include a developer.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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