PRINTER'S NO. 693
No. 591 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BELFANTI, BISHOP, CAWLEY,
CRUZ, GEORGE, HARHAI, LEDERER, LEVDANSKY, THOMAS, WANSACZ,
WASHINGTON AND YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 3, 2003
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, MARCH 3, 2003
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for the prohibition
3 against standby charges.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 1326 of Title 66 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
8 § 1326. Standby charge prohibited.
9 (a) Prohibition.--A public utility that furnishes water to
10 or for the public shall not impose a standby charge on owners of
11 residential, commercial or industrial structures equipped with
12 automatic fire protection systems.
13 (b) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "standby
14 charge" means an amount however styled, in addition to the
15 regular rate, assessed against the owner of a residential,
16 commercial or industrial structure for the reason that the
17 residential, commercial or industrial structure is equipped with
18 an automatic fire protection system.
1 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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