HOUSE AMENDED PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1030 PRINTER'S NO. 1110
No. 876 Session of 1983
INTRODUCED BY TILGHMAN, JUNE 22, 1983
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JULY 6, 1983
AN ACT 1 Making an appropriation from a restricted revenue account within <-- 2 the General Fund to the Public Utility Commission. 3 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FROM A RESTRICTED REVENUE ACCOUNT WITHIN <-- 4 THE GENERAL FUND AND FROM FEDERAL AUGMENTATION FUNDS TO THE 5 PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION. 6 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA 7 HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: 8 SECTION 1. THE SUM OF $20,543,000, OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS MAY <-- 9 BE NECESSARY, IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FROM THE RESTRICTED REVENUE 10 ACCOUNT WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND TO THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION 11 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 1983 TO JUNE 30, 1984, TO PROVIDE 12 FOR THE OPERATION OF THE COMMISSION. 13 SECTION 2. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT JULY 1, 1983 OR, IF 14 ENACTED SUBSEQUENT TO THAT DATE, THEN IMMEDIATELY. 15 SECTION 1. THE FOLLOWING SUMS, OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE <-- 16 NECESSARY, ARE HEREBY SPECIFICALLY APPROPRIATED FROM THE 17 RESTRICTED REVENUE ACCOUNT WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND AND FROM 18 FEDERAL AUGMENTATION FUNDS TO THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION TO
1 PROVIDE FOR THE OPERATION OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE FISCAL 2 PERIOD JULY 1, 1983 TO JUNE 30, 1984, FOR THE PURPOSES AND IN 3 THE AMOUNTS SHOWN: 4 (1) FOR THE SALARIES, WAGES 5 AND ALL NECESSARY EXPENSES FOR THE 6 PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF THE PUBLIC 7 UTILITY COMMISSION INCLUDING THE 8 CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS, OFFICE 9 OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, 10 BUREAU OF PUBLIC INFORMATION, 11 OFFICE OF SPECIAL ASSISTANTS, 12 OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS 13 AND THE SECRETARY'S BUREAU. 14 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 6,215,000 15 (2) FOR THE SALARIES, WAGES 16 AND ALL NECESSARY EXPENSES FOR THE 17 PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF THE 18 OFFICES OF COUNSEL AND 19 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE. 20 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 4,667,000 21 (3) FOR THE SALARIES, WAGES 22 AND ALL NECESSARY EXPENSES FOR THE 23 PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF RATES, 24 RESEARCH AND TRANSPORTATION 25 INCLUDING THE BUREAU OF 26 CONSERVATION, ECONOMICS AND ENERGY 27 PLANNING, BUREAU OF NONRAIL 28 TRANSPORTATION, BUREAU OF RAIL 29 TRANSPORTATION AND THE BUREAU OF 30 RATES. 19830S0876B1110 - 2 -
1 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 5,826,000 2 (4) (I) FOR THE SALARIES, 3 WAGES AND ALL NECESSARY EXPENSES 4 FOR THE PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF 5 INVESTIGATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT 6 INCLUDING THE BUREAU OF AUDITS AND 7 THE BUREAU OF SAFETY AND 8 COMPLIANCE. FUNDS FROM THIS 9 APPROPRIATION SHALL BE USED TO 10 INITIATE AUDIT SURVEILLANCE OF 11 MAJOR UTILITY CONSTRUCTION 12 PROJECTS. 13 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 4,483,000 14 (II) THE FOLLOWING FEDERAL 15 AUGMENTATION AMOUNTS, OR AS 16 MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE 17 NECESSARY, ARE HEREBY 18 SPECIFICALLY APPROPRIATED TO 19 SUPPLEMENT THE SUM AUTHORIZED 20 TO BE BILLED TO UTILITIES FOR 21 THE OPERATION OF THE 22 COMMISSION: 23 (A) "NATURAL GAS 24 PIPELINE SAFETY" - TO 25 ENFORCE THE REGULATIONS OF 26 THE NATURAL GAS PIPELINE 27 SAFETY ACT. 28 FEDERAL APPROPRIATION...... 133,000 29 (B) "RAILROAD SAFETY" 30 - FOR SAFETY INSPECTORS TO 19830S0876B1110 - 3 -
1 SURVEY AND PATROL OVER 2 14,000 MILES OF TRACKAGE TO 3 ELIMINATE DERAILMENT AND 4 PROVIDE SAFE RAIL TRAVEL. 5 FEDERAL APPROPRIATION...... 225,000 6 (III) ANY FEDERAL FUNDS 7 WHICH THE PUBLIC UTILITY 8 COMMISSION RECEIVES PURSUANT TO 9 THESE APPROPRIATIONS SHALL NOT 10 BE CREATED TO ANY UTILITY NOR 11 USED TO LOWER THE ANNUAL 12 ASSESSMENT OF ANY UTILITY. 13 (5) FOR THE SALARIES, WAGES 14 AND ALL NECESSARY EXPENSES FOR 15 PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF THE BUREAU 16 OF CONSUMER SERVICES. FUNDS FROM 17 THIS APPROPRIATION SHALL BE USED TO 18 SECURE EQUIPMENT AND ADEQUATE 19 TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT STAFF TO 20 MAINTAIN A REASONABLE COMPLETION 21 RATE ON THE TOLL FREE TELEPHONE 22 LINES INTO THIS BUREAU. A 23 REASONABLE COMPLETION RATE SHALL BE 24 A RATE WHERE, ON A MONTHLY AVERAGE, 25 AT LEAST 20% OF ALL CALLS TO THE 26 BUREAU ARE COMPLETED. PROGRESS 27 TOWARD THIS GOAL SHALL BE REPORTED 28 TO THE CHAIRMEN OF THE 29 APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEES OF THE 30 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE 19830S0876B1110 - 4 -
1 ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. 2 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 1,488,000 3 SECTION 2. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. B17L84RZ/19830S0876B1110 - 5 -