PRINTER'S NO. 2190
No. 1787 Session of 1979
INTRODUCED BY McCLATCHY AND PIEVSKY, OCTOBER 2, 1979
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, OCTOBER 2, 1979
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, providing for the use of certain
3 Federal appropriations.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Title 66, act of November 25, 1970 (P.L.707,
7 No.230), known as the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, is
8 amended by adding a section to read:
9 § 511.1. Certain Federal appropriations.
10 (a) Use of funds.--The commission is authorized to apply for
11 and subject to legislative appropriation use Federal funds
12 pursuant to the National Energy Act which is composed of:
13 (1) the "National Energy Conservation Policy Act,"
14 Public Law 95-619;
15 (2) the "Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of
16 1978," Public Law 95-620;
17 (3) the "Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of
18 1978," Public Law 95-617;
1 (4) the "Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978," Public Law 95-
2 621;
3 (5) the "Energy Tax Act of 1978," Public Law 95-618;
4 (6) the "Energy Conservation and Production Act of
5 1976," Public Law 94-385; and
6 (7) any future Federal legislation or amendments to the
7 above providing special funds for:
8 (i) rate-making research and development;
9 (ii) energy conservation research and development;
10 (iii) motor carrier and rail transportation safety
11 programs;
12 (iv) gas safety programs.
13 (b) Nonlapsing funds.--Any funds the commission receives
14 pursuant to subsection (a) shall not be subject to lapsing at
15 the end of any fiscal period.
16 (c) Exemption from reimbursement.--No funds under this
17 section shall be reimbursed to any utility.
18 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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