PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1130 PRINTER'S NO. 1449
No. 1022 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY BARLEY, MARCH 22, 1999
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, APRIL 13, 1999
AN ACT 1 Making an appropriation from a restricted revenue account within 2 the General Fund and from Federal augmentation funds to the 3 Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. 4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 5 hereby enacts as follows: 6 Section 1. The following sums, or as much thereof as may be 7 necessary, are specifically appropriated from the restricted 8 revenue account within the General Fund and from Federal 9 augmentation funds to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission 10 to provide for the operation of the commission for the fiscal 11 year July 1, 1999, to June 30, 2000, for the purposes and in the 12 amounts shown: 13 Federal State 14 For the salaries, wages and all 15 necessary expenses for the proper 16 operation and administration of the 17 Pennsylvania Public Utility
1 Commission, including the chairman and 2 commissioners and the Bureau of Safety 3 and Enforcement. 4 State appropriation........ 40,611,000 5 FOR THE EXPENSES OF PROVIDING <-- 6 QUARTERLY COMPLAINT INFORMATION 7 REPORTS TO THE CONSUMER PROTECTION AND 8 PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE COMMITTEE OF 9 THE SENATE AND THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS 10 COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF 11 REPRESENTATIVES AND PUBLIC ACCESS TO 12 COMPLAINT INFORMATION FOR ALL PUBLIC 13 UTILITIES AND ELECTRIC GENERATION 14 SUPPLIERS LICENSED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA 15 PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION. QUARTERLY 16 REPORTS TO THESE COMMITTEES SHALL BE 17 PROVIDED NO LATER THAN 30 DAYS FROM 18 THE END OF EACH CALENDAR QUARTER. 19 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 100,000 20 The following Federal augmentation 21 amounts, or as much thereof as may be 22 necessary, are specifically 23 appropriated to supplement the sum 24 authorized to be billed to utilities 25 for the operation of the commission: 26 (1) "Natural Gas Pipeline 27 Safety" - To enforce the 28 regulations of the Natural Gas 29 Pipeline Safety Act. 30 Federal appropriation...... 250,000 19990H1022B1449 - 2 -
1 Any Federal funds which the 2 Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission 3 receives pursuant to these 4 appropriations shall not be reimbursed 5 to any utility. 6 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 1999, or 7 immediately, whichever is later. B5L84RZ/19990H1022B1449 - 3 -