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        PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1753                      PRINTER'S NO. 1886

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 1423 Session of 2007


        INTRODUCED BY HANNA, BRENNAN, MAHONEY, SIPTROTH, STABACK,
           SOLOBAY, CALTAGIRONE, CONKLIN, CAUSER AND PETRONE,
           JUNE 1, 2007

        AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS,
           HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 12, 2007

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
     2     Statutes, defining "local government unit"; and providing for
     3     general testing and inspections.

     4     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     5  hereby enacts as follows:
     6     Section 1.  Section 4102 of Title 3 of the Pennsylvania
     7  Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a definition to read:
     8  § 4102.  Definitions.
     9     The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
    10  shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
    11  context clearly indicates otherwise:
    12     * * *
    13     "Local government unit."  Any city, borough, township or town
    14  or any home rule municipality, optional charter municipality or
    15  similar general purpose unit of government which may be created
    16  or authorized by statute.
    17     * * *


     1     Section 2.  Section 4112 of Title 3 is amended by adding a
     2  subsection to read:
     3  § 4112.  General testing and inspections.
     4     * * *
     5     (b.1)  Local government unit inspection of parking meters.--
     6  Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), if a local government
     7  unit or authority organized by a local government unit makes
     8  commercial use of parking meters, it shall be the duty of the
     9  local government unit OR THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY at least once  <--
    10  within a 36-month period, or more frequently if deemed necessary
    11  BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT OR AUTHORITY RESPONSIBLE FOR         <--
    12  CONDUCTING THE INSPECTIONS, to assure that all such commercially
    13  used parking meters are inspected and tested to ascertain if
    14  they are correct. The local government unit OR APPROPRIATE        <--
    15  AUTHORITY may accept reports of Certified Examiners of Weights
    16  and Measures as sufficient to meet the inspection and testing
    17  requirements of this subsection if:
    18         (1)  the inspection and testing is performed in
    19     accordance with all applicable standards and procedures
    20     adopted under section 4110(a)(4); and
    21         (2)  State inspectors of weights and measures conduct
    22     inspection and testing of a sample of devices inspected and
    23     tested by Certified Examiners of Weights and Measures.
    24     * * *
    25     Section 3.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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