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Extra - Title Notes - Special Provisions in Appendix. See sections 14 and 15 of...
Extra - Appendix To Title - APPENDIX TO TITLE 66 PUBLIC UTILITIES Supplementary Provisions of Amendatory...
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
Extra - Chapter Notes - Cross References. Chapter 11 is referred to in sections 2212,...
Section 101 - Short title of part - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
Section 102 - Definitions - Subject to additional definitions contained in subsequent provisions of this...
Section 103 - Prior rights preserved - (a) Existing law continued.--Except as otherwise specifically provided in this...
Section 104 - Interstate and foreign commerce - The provisions of this part, except when specifically so provided,...
Chapter 3 - Public Utility Commission
Extra - Chapter Notes - Cross References. Chapter 3 is referred to in sections 515,...
Section 301 - Establishment, members, qualifications and chairman - (a) Appointment and terms of members.--The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission,...
Section 302 - Removal of commissioner - The Governor, by and with the consent of two-thirds of...
Section 303 - Seal - The commission shall adopt and use an official seal, by...
Section 304 - Administrative law judges - (a) General rule.--The office of administrative law judge to the...
Section 305 - Director of operations, secretary, employees and consultants - (a) Director of operations.--The commission may appoint a director of...
Section 306 - Office of Trial Staff (Repealed) - 2008 Repeal. Section 306 was repealed October 15, 2008, P.L.1592,...
Section 307 - Inspectors for enforcement - The commission may employ such inspectors, as it may deem...
Section 308 - Bureaus and offices - (a) Enumeration.--There shall be established within the commission the following...
Section 308.1 - Consumer protection and information - (a) Informal complaints.--The commission shall promulgate regulations by which a...
Section 308.2 - Other bureaus, offices and positions - (a) Establishment of other bureaus, offices and positions.--In addition to...
Section 309 - Oaths and subpoenas - The commission, or its representative, shall have the power, in...
Section 310 - Depositions - The commission, or any commissioner, or any party to proceedings...
Section 311 - Witness fees - Witnesses who are summoned before the commission shall be paid...
Section 312 - Privilege and immunity - No person shall be excused from testifying or from producing...
Section 313 - Joint hearings and investigations; reciprocity - (a) Joint hearings and investigations.--The commission shall have full power...
Section 314 - Investigation of interstate rates, facilities and service - The commission may investigate the interstate rates, traffic facilities, or...
Section 315 - Burden of proof - (a) Reasonableness of rates.--In any proceeding upon the motion of...
Section 316 - Effect of commission action - Whenever the commission shall make any rule, regulation, finding, determination...
Section 317 - Fees for services rendered by commission - (a) General rule.--The commission shall by rule establish on a...
Section 318 - Commission to cooperate with other departments - (a) Vehicle registration plates.--The Department of Transportation and the commission...
Section 319 - Code of ethics - (a) General rule.--Each commissioner and each administrative law judge shall...
Section 320 - Annual appropriations - The following sums, or as much thereof as may be...
Section 321 - Annual reports - The commission shall annually transmit, to the Governor and the...
Section 331 - Powers of commission and administrative law judges - (a) General rule.--The commission may, on its own motion and...
Section 332 - Procedures in general - (a) Burden of proof.--Except as may be otherwise provided in...
Section 333 - Prehearing procedures - (a) Conferences.--The presiding officer shall have the authority to hold...
Section 334 - Presiding officers - (a) Presiding officers to decide.--The same presiding officer shall to...
Section 335 - Initial decisions and release of documents - (a) Procedures.--When the commission does not preside at the reception...
Chapter 5 - Powers and Duties
Extra - Chapter Notes - Cross References. Chapter 5 is referred to in section 2603...
Section 501 - General powers - (a) Enforcement of provisions of part.--In addition to any powers...
Section 502 - Enforcement proceedings by commission - Whenever the commission shall be of opinion that any person...
Section 503 - Enforcement proceedings by Chief Counsel - The Chief Counsel, in addition to the exercise of the...
Section 504 - Reports by public utilities - The commission may require any public utility to file periodical...
Section 505 - Duty to furnish information to commission; cooperation in valuing property - Every public utility shall furnish to the commission, from time...
Section 506 - Inspection of facilities and records - The commission shall have full power and authority, either by...
Section 507 - Contracts between public utilities and municipalities - Except for a contract between a public utility and a...
Section 508 - Power of the commission to vary, reform and revise contracts - The commission shall have power and authority to vary, reform,...
Section 509 - Regulation of manufacture, sale or lease of appliances - It is unlawful for any public utility engaged in the...
Section 510 - Assessment for regulatory expenses upon public utilities - (a) Determination of assessment.--Before November 1 of each year, the...
Section 511 - Disposition, appropriation and disbursement of assessments and fees - (a) Payment into General Fund.--All assessments and fees received, collected...
Section 511.1 - Use of Federal funds under energy program - (a) General rule.--The commission is authorized to apply for and,...
Section 512 - Power of commission to require insurance - The commission may, as to motor carriers, prescribe, by regulation...
Section 512.1 - Power of commission to confiscate, impound and sell vehicles - (a) Authorization.--The commission is empowered to confiscate a vehicle and...
Section 513 - Public letting of contracts - Whenever the commission deems that the public interest so requires,...
Section 514 - Use of coal - (a) Upgrading capability to use coal.--The commission shall promulgate regulations...
Section 515 - Construction cost of electric generating units - (a) Submission of estimate.--No later than 30 days after construction...
Section 516 - Audits of certain utilities - (a) General rule.--The commission shall provide for audits of any...
Section 517 - Conversion of electric generating units fueled by oil or natural gas - (a) Order by commission.--Whenever the commission determines that conversion of...
Section 518 - Construction of electric generating units fueled by nuclear energy - (a) General rule.--Only upon the application of a public utility...
Section 519 - Construction of electric generating units fueled by oil or natural gas - (a) General rule.--Only upon the application of a public utility...
Section 520 - Power of commission to order cancellation or modification of construction of electric generating units - (a) General rule.--The commission shall order any public utility engaged...
Section 521 - Retirement of electric generating units - (a) Removal from normal operation.--No public utility shall discontinue an...
Section 522 - Expense reduction program - (a) Target.--The commission shall establish an expense reduction program for...
Section 523 - Performance factor consideration - (a) Considerations.--The commission shall consider, in addition to all other...
Section 524 - Data to be supplied by electric utilities - (a) General rule.--Effective December 31, 1987, each public utility producing,...
Section 525 - Sale of generating units and power - The commission may prohibit a public utility from discontinuing an...
Section 526 - Rejection of rate increase requests due to inadequate quality or quantity of service - (a) General rule.--The commission may reject, in whole or in...
Section 527 - Cogeneration rules and regulations - (a) Availability.--The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations concerning the...
Section 528 - Use of foreign coal by qualifying facilities - (a) Legislative findings.--The General Assembly hereby finds as follows: (1)...
Section 529 - Power of commission to order acquisition of small water and sewer utilities - (a) General rule.--The commission may order a capable public utility...
Section 530 - Clean Air Act implementation plans - (a) Phase I compliance.--On or before February 1, 1993, each...
Chapter 7 - Procedure on Complaints
Extra - Chapter Notes - Cross References. Chapter 7 is referred to in sections 2603,...
Section 701 - Complaints - The commission, or any person, corporation, or municipal corporation having...
Section 702 - Service of complaints on parties - Upon the filing of a complaint, the commission shall cause...
Section 703 - Fixing of hearings - (a) Satisfaction of complaint or hearing.--If any party complained against,...
Chapter 9 - Judicial Proceedings
Section 901 - Right to trial by jury - Nothing in this part shall be construed to deprive any...
Section 902 - Reliance on orders pending judicial review - The issue or assumption of securities registered by the commission,...
Section 903 - Restriction on injunctions (Repealed) - 1982 Repeal. Section 903 was repealed December 20, 1982, P.L.1409,...
Chapter 11 - Certificates of Public Convenience
Section 1101 - Organization of public utilities and beginning of service - Upon the application of any proposed public utility and the...
Section 1102 - Enumeration of acts requiring certificate - (a) General rule.--Upon the application of any public utility and...
Section 1103 - Procedure to obtain certificates of public convenience - (a) General rule.--Every application for a certificate of public convenience...
Section 1104 - Certain appropriations by right of eminent domain prohibited - Unless its power of eminent domain existed under prior law,...
Section 1121 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...
Section 1122 - Certificate of public convenience required - (a) General rule.--In order to operate limousine service in a...
Section 1123 - Regulations - The commission is authorized to prescribe such rules and regulations...
Section 1124 - Miscellaneous provisions - (a) Prosecution preserved.--Nothing in this subchapter shall be deemed to...
Chapter 13 - Rates and Distribution Systems
Extra - Chapter Notes - Cross References. Chapter 13 is referred to in sections 528,...
Section 1301 - Rates to be just and reasonable - (a) Regulation.--Every rate made, demanded, or received by any public...
Section 1301.1 - Computation of income tax expense for ratemaking purposes - (a) Computation.--If an expense or investment is allowed to be...
Section 1302 - Tariffs; filing and inspection - Under such regulations as the commission may prescribe, every public...
Section 1303 - Adherence to tariffs - No public utility shall, directly or indirectly, by any device...
Section 1304 - Discrimination in rates - No public utility shall, as to rates, make or grant...
Section 1305 - Advance payment of rates; interest on deposits - No public utility shall require the payment of rates in...
Section 1306 - Apportionment of joint rates - Where public utilities entitled to share in any joint rate...
Section 1307 - Sliding scale of rates; adjustments - (a) General rule.--Any public utility, except common carriers and those...
Section 1308 - Voluntary changes in rates - (a) General rule.--Unless the commission otherwise orders, no public utility...
Section 1309 - Rates fixed on complaint; investigation of costs of production - (a) General rule.--Whenever the commission, after reasonable notice and hearing,...
Section 1310 - Temporary rates - (a) General rule.--The commission may, in any proceeding involving the...
Section 1311 - Valuation of and return on the property of a public utility - (a) Valuation generally.--The commission may, after reasonable notice and hearing,...
Section 1312 - Refunds - (a) General rule.--If, in any proceeding involving rates, the commission...
Section 1313 - Price upon resale of public utility services - Whenever any person, corporation or other entity, not a public...
Section 1314 - Limitation on prices paid for property and fuel - The commission shall adopt regulations prohibiting public utilities subject to...
Section 1315 - Limitation on consideration of certain costs for electric utilities - Except for such nonrevenue producing, nonexpense reducing investments as may...
Section 1316 - Recovery of advertising expenses - (a) General rule.--For purposes of rate determinations, no public utility...
Section 1316.1 - Recovery of club dues - No public utility may charge to its customers as a...
Section 1317 - Regulation of natural gas costs - (a) General rule.--In every rate proceeding instituted by a natural...
Section 1318 - Determination of just and reasonable gas cost rates - (a) General rule.--In establishing just and reasonable rates for those...
Section 1319 - Financing of energy supply alternatives - (a) Recovery of certain additional expenses.--If: (1) a natural gas...
Section 1320 - Fuel purchase audits by complaint - (1) Upon complaint, the commission shall conduct an audit of...
Section 1321 - Recovery of certain employee meeting expenses - No public utility may charge to its customers as a...
Section 1322 - Outages of electric generating units - (a) General rule.--Whenever an electric generating unit, determined by the...
Section 1323 - Procedures for new electric generating capacity - (a) Excess capacity costs.--Whenever a public utility claims the costs...
Section 1324 - Residential telephone service rates based on duration or distance of call - (a) Required charging method.--In addition to any other method of...
Section 1325 - Local exchange service increases; limitation (Repealed) - 2004 Repeal. Section 1325 was repealed November 30, 2004, P.L.1398,...
Section 1326 - Standby charge prohibited - (a) Prohibition.--A public utility that furnishes water to or for...
Section 1327 - Acquisition of water and sewer utilities - (a) Acquisition cost greater than depreciated original cost.--If a public...
Section 1328 - Determination of public fire hydrant rates - (a) General rule.--A public utility that furnishes water to or...
Section 1329 - Valuation of acquired water and wastewater systems - (a) Process to establish fair market value of selling utility.--Upon...
Section 1330 - Alternative ratemaking for utilities - (a) Declaration of policy.--The General Assembly finds and declares as...
Section 1350 - Scope of subchapter - This subchapter shall provide an additional mechanism for a distribution...
Section 1351 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter...
Section 1352 - Long-term infrastructure improvement plan - (a) Submission.--In order to be eligible to recover costs under...
Section 1353 - Distribution system improvement charge - (a) Authority.--Except as provided under this subchapter, after January 1,...
Section 1354 - Customer notice - Utilities shall provide notice to customers in bill inserts or...
Section 1355 - Review - Following the filing of a petition in compliance with section...
Section 1356 - Asset optimization plans - A utility with an approved distribution system charge and long-term...
Section 1357 - Computation of charge - (a) Recovery.--The following shall apply: (1) The initial distribution system...
Section 1358 - Customer protections - (a) Limitation.--As follows: (1) Except as provided under paragraph (2),...
Section 1359 - Projects - (a) Standards.--The commission shall establish standards to ensure that work...
Section 1360 - Applicability - (a) Acceptance.--The commission may accept a long-term infrastructure plan filed...
Chapter 14 - Responsible Utility Customer Protection
Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 14 was added November 30, 2004, P.L.1578, No.201,...
Section 1401 - Scope of chapter - This chapter relates to protecting responsible customers of public utilities.
Section 1402 - Declaration of policy - The General Assembly finds and declares as follows: (1) Formal...
Section 1403 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...
Section 1404 - Cash deposits and household information requirements - (a) General rule.--In addition to the right to collect a...
Section 1405 - Payment arrangements - (a) General rule.--The commission is authorized to investigate complaints regarding...
Section 1406 - Termination of utility service - (a) Authorized termination.--A public utility may notify a customer and...
Section 1407 - Reconnection of service - (a) Fee.--A public utility may require a reconnection fee based...
Section 1408 - Surcharges for uncollectible expenses prohibited - The commission shall not grant or order for any public...
Section 1409 - Late payment charge waiver - A public utility shall waive late payment charges on any...
Section 1410 - Complaints filed with commission - The following apply: (1) The commission shall accept formal and...
Section 1410.1 - Public utility duties - When a customer or applicant contacts a public utility to...
Section 1411 - Automatic meter readings - All readings by an automatic meter reader device shall be...
Section 1412 - Reporting of delinquent customers - A city natural gas distribution operation shall report to the...
Section 1413 - Reporting of recipients of public assistance - The Department of Public Welfare shall annually provide a city...
Section 1414 - Liens by city natural gas distribution operations - (a) General rule.--A city natural gas distribution operation furnishing gas...
Section 1415 - Reporting to General Assembly and Governor - No later than five years following the effective date of...
Section 1416 - Notice - Within 30 days of the effective date of this chapter,...
Section 1417 - Nonapplicability - This chapter shall not apply to victims under a protection...
Section 1418 - Construction - Nothing in this chapter shall affect any rights or procedure...
Section 1419 - Expiration - This chapter shall expire December 31, 2024. (Oct. 22, 2014,...
Chapter 15 - Service and Facilities
Section 1501 - Character of service and facilities - Every public utility shall furnish and maintain adequate, efficient, safe,...
Section 1501.1 - Certain utilities prohibited from using foreign coal - (a) General rule.--No public utility which provides electricity or heat...
Section 1502 - Discrimination in service - No public utility shall, as to service, make or grant...
Section 1503 - Discontinuance of service - (a) Days discontinuance prohibited.--Except when required to prevent or alleviate...
Section 1504 - Standards of service and facilities - The commission may, after reasonable notice and hearing, upon its...
Section 1505 - Proper service and facilities established on complaint; authority to order conservation and load management programs - (a) General rule.--Whenever the commission, after reasonable notice and hearing,...
Section 1506 - Copies of service contracts, etc., to be filed with commission - Any public utility shall, when required by the commission, file...
Section 1507 - Testing of appliances for measurement of service - Every public utility, furnishing service upon meter or other similar...
Section 1508 - Reports of accidents - Every public utility shall give immediate notice to the commission...
Section 1509 - Billing procedures - All bills rendered by a public utility as defined in...
Section 1510 - Ownership and maintenance of natural and artificial gas service lines - When connecting the premises of the customer with the gas...
Section 1511 - Electricity supplied to certain organizations - Any public utility company supplying electric service shall, upon application,...
Section 1512 - Emergency response plans - (a) Plans.--A public utility that engages in the delivery of...
Section 1521 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter...
Section 1522 - Applicability of subchapter - (a) General rule.--This subchapter applies to public utilities as defined...
Section 1523 - Notices before service to landlord terminated - (a) Nonpayment of charges.--Except when required to prevent or alleviate...
Section 1524 - Request to landlord to identify tenants - (a) Duty of public utility and landlord.--At least 37 days...
Section 1525 - Delivery and contents of termination notice to landlord - (a) General rule.--The notice required to be given to a...
Section 1526 - Delivery and contents of first termination notice to tenants - (a) General rule.--The notice required to be given to a...
Section 1527 - Right of tenants to continued service - (a) Application for continued service.--At any time before or after...
Section 1528 - Delivery and contents of subsequent termination notice to tenants - Subsequent notices required to be given to a tenant pursuant...
Section 1529 - Right of tenant to recover payments - Any tenant who has made a payment to a utility...
Section 1529.1 - Duty of owners of rental property - (a) Notice to public utility.--It is the duty of every...
Section 1530 - Waiver of subchapter prohibited - Any waiver of a tenant's rights under this subchapter shall...
Section 1531 - Retaliation by landlord prohibited - (a) General rule.--It is unlawful for any landlord ratepayer or...
Section 1532 - Penalties - (a) Per diem liquidated damages.--Any landlord ratepayer who fails to...
Section 1533 - Petition to appoint receiver - (a) Appointment of receiver.--Notwithstanding the foregoing sections of this chapter,...
Chapter 17 - Accounting and Budgetary Matters
Section 1701 - Mandatory systems of accounts - The commission may, after reasonable notice and hearing, establish systems...
Section 1702 - Continuing property records - The commission may require any public utility to establish, provide,...
Section 1703 - Depreciation accounts; reports - (a) Accounts.--Every public utility shall carry on its books or...
Section 1704 - Records and accounts to be kept in Commonwealth - (a) General rule.--Every public utility shall keep such books, accounts,...
Section 1705 - Budgets of public utilities - (a) Proposed budgets; adjustments; determination.--The commission may, by regulation, require...
Section 1706 - Applicability to municipal corporations - The provisions of sections 505 (relating to duty to furnish...
Chapter 19 - Securities and Obligations
Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 19 was added July 1, 1978, P.L.598, No.116,...
Section 1901 - Registration of securities to be issued or assumed - (a) General rule.--Under such regulations as the commission may prescribe,...
Section 1902 - Contents of securities certificates - Every securities certificate shall be verified by oath or affirmation,...
Section 1903 - Registration or rejection of securities certificates - (a) General rule.--Upon the submission or completion of any securities...
Section 1904 - Unauthorized securities may be declared void - In addition to any other penalty provided in this part...
Chapter 21 - Relations with Affiliated Interests
Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 21 was added July 1, 1978, P.L.598, No.116,...
Section 2101 - Definition of affiliated interest - (a) General rule.--As used in this part "affiliated interest" with...
Section 2102 - Approval of contracts with affiliated interests - (a) General rule.--No contract or arrangement providing for the furnishing...
Section 2103 - Continuing supervision and jurisdiction over contracts - The commission shall have continuing supervisory control over the terms...
Section 2104 - Contracts to be in writing; cost data - The commission may, by regulation or order, require any contract...
Section 2105 - Contracts in violation of part void - Every contract with an affiliated interest, made effective or modified...
Section 2106 - Effect on rates - In any proceeding, upon the commission's own motion, or upon...
Section 2107 - Federal regulatory agencies - The provisions of this chapter shall not be applicable to...
Chapter 22 - Natural Gas Competition
Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 22 was added June 22, 1999, P.L.122, No.21,...
Section 2201 - Short title of chapter - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...
Section 2202 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...
Section 2203 - Standards for restructuring of natural gas utility industry - The following interdependent standards shall govern the commission's actions in...
Section 2204 - Implementation - (a) Commencement of customer choice.--Beginning on November 1, 1999, unless...
Section 2205 - Duties of natural gas distribution companies - (a) Integrity of distribution system.-- (1) Each natural gas distribution...
Section 2206 - Consumer protections and customer service - (a) Quality.--A natural gas distribution company shall be responsible for...
Section 2207 - Obligation to serve - (a) Supplier of last resort.-- (1) After the effective date...
Section 2208 - Requirements for natural gas suppliers - (a) License requirements.--No entity shall engage in the business of...
Section 2209 - Market power remediation - (a) Interim standards of conduct.--Within 120 days of the effective...
Section 2210 - Approval of proposed mergers, consolidations, acquisitions or dispositions - (a) General rule.--In the exercise of authority the commission otherwise...
Section 2211 - Rate caps - (a) General rule.--Except as provided under subsections (d), (e), (f)...
Section 2212 - City natural gas distribution operations - (a) Application.--The provisions of this section shall apply only to...
Chapter 23 - Common Carriers
Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 23 was added July 1, 1978, P.L.598, No.116,...
Section 2301 - Operation and distribution of facilities of common carriers - Every common carrier shall furnish a reasonably sufficient number of...
Section 2302 - Transfers and time schedules of common carriers - Whenever the commission shall, after hearing had upon its own...
Section 2303 - Common carrier connections with other lines - (a) General rule.--Every common carrier shall construct and maintain, whenever...
Section 2304 - Liability of common carriers for damages to property in transit; bills of lading - (a) General rule.--Every common carrier that receives property for transportation...
Section 2305 - Full crews - After reasonable notice and hearing had upon its own motion,...
Chapter 24 - Motor Carrier Regulations
Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 24 was added November 4, 2016, P.L.1222, No.164,...
Section 2401 - Regulation of taxis and limousines - The temporary regulations promulgated under section 1602-M of the act...
Chapter 25 - Contract Carrier by Motor Vehicle and Broker
Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 25 was added July 1, 1978, P.L.598, No.116,...
Section 2501 - Declaration of policy and definitions - (a) Declaration of policy.--It is hereby declared to be the...
Section 2502 - Regulation and classification of contract carrier and broker - (a) Regulation.--The commission shall regulate: (1) Contract carriers by motor...
Section 2503 - Permits required of contract carriers - (a) General rule.--No person or corporation shall render service as...
Section 2504 - Dual operation by motor carriers - No person or corporation shall at the same time hold...
Section 2505 - Licenses and financial responsibility required of brokers - (a) General rule.--No person or corporation shall engage in the...
Section 2506 - Copies of contracts to be filed with commission; charges and changes therein - (a) General rule.--It shall be the duty of every contract...
Section 2507 - Minimum rates fixed and practices prescribed on complaint - Whenever, after hearing upon complaint or its own motion, the...
Section 2508 - Accounts, records and reports - (a) Reports.--The commission is hereby authorized to require annual, periodical,...
Section 2509 - Temporary permits and licenses - The commission, under such regulations as it shall prescribe, may,...
Chapter 26 - Transportation Network Service
Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 26 was added November 4, 2016, P.L.1222, No.164,...
Section 2601 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...
Section 2602 - Exclusions - (a) Ridesharing.--A transportation network company may not be considered a...
Section 2603 - Applicability of certain laws and prohibition - (a) Cities of the first class.--The provisions of this chapter...
Section 2603.1 - Financial responsibility requirements - (a) Requirements.-- (1) Upon the effective date of this section,...
Section 2603.2 - Disclosures - (a) Requirement.--The disclosures required by this section shall be provided...
Section 2604 - Licenses and regulations - (a) Requirements for transportation network companies.--A transportation network company may...
Section 2604.1 - Licensure requirements - (a) Application.--An application for a license under this chapter must...
Section 2604.2 - Records - The commission shall be authorized to inspect, audit and investigate...
Section 2604.3 - Service standards - (a) General.--Where transportation network services are offered, a transportation network...
Section 2604.4 - Dual motor carrier authority - A dual motor carrier that provides call or demand service...
Section 2604.5 - Lienholder and lessor requirements - (a) Acknowledgment of lien and lease obligations.-- (1) A transportation...
Section 2605 - Transportation network company drivers - (a) Separate licenses prohibited.--A separate license may not be required...
Section 2606 - Personal vehicle requirements - (a) Authorized vehicles.--Personal vehicles used by a transportation network company...
Section 2607 - Rates and forms of compensation - (a) Passenger receipt.--Upon completion of transportation under this chapter, each...
Section 2608 - Nondisclosure of passenger information - (a) Prohibition on disclosure.--A transportation network company shall not disclose...
Section 2609 - Fines and penalties - (a) Imposition.--The commission may, after notice and opportunity to be...
Section 2610 - Commission costs - The program costs for commission implementation and enforcement of this...
Chapter 27 - Railroads
Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 27 was added July 1, 1978, P.L.598, No.116,...
Section 2701 - Railroad connections with sidetracks and laterals - (a) General rule.--Every public utility engaged in a railroad business...
Section 2702 - Construction, relocation, suspension and abolition of crossings - (a) General rule.--No public utility, engaged in the transportation of...
Section 2703 - Ejectment in crossing cases - When any real property is appropriated by the commission in...
Section 2704 - Compensation for damages occasioned by construction, relocation or abolition of crossings - (a) General rule.--The compensation for damages which the owners of...
Section 2705 - Speedometers and speed recorders - (a) General rule.--No railroad locomotive shall be operated in excess...
Section 2706 - Flag protection - (a) General rule.--All railroads operating in this Commonwealth shall promulgate...
Section 2707 - Inspection of highway crossing safety devices (Expired) - 1990 Expiration Note. Section 2707 expired June 30, 1990. See...
Section 2708 - Alternative compliance (Expired) - 1990 Expiration Note. Section 2708 expired June 30, 1990. See...
Section 2709 - Disposition of real property by public utility engaged in railroad business - (a) Notice.--Before a public utility engaged in a railroad business...
Chapter 28 - Restructuring of Electric Utility Industry
Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 28 was added December 3, 1996, P.L.802, No.138,...
Section 2801 - Short title of chapter - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...
Section 2802 - Declaration of policy - The General Assembly finds and declares as follows: (1) Over...
Section 2803 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...
Section 2804 - Standards for restructuring of electric industry - The following interdependent standards shall govern the commission's assessment and...
Section 2805 - Regionalism and reciprocity - (a) Other states.--The commission shall take all necessary and appropriate...
Section 2806 - Implementation, pilot programs and performance-based rates - (a) General rule.--The generation of electricity shall no longer be...
Section 2806.1 - Energy efficiency and conservation program - (a) Program.--The commission shall, by January 15, 2009, adopt an...
Section 2806.2 - Energy efficiency and conservation - (a) Registry.--The commission shall, by March 1, 2009, establish a...
Section 2807 - Duties of electric distribution companies - (a) General rule.--Each electric distribution company shall maintain the integrity...
Section 2808 - Competitive transition charge - (a) General rule.--To provide each electric utility with an opportunity...
Section 2809 - Requirements for electric generation suppliers - (a) License requirement.--No person or corporation, including municipal corporations which...
Section 2810 - Revenue-neutral reconciliation - (a) General intent of revenue-neutral reconciliation.--It is the intention of...
Section 2811 - Market power remediation - (a) Monitoring competitive conditions.--The commission shall monitor the market for...
Section 2812 - Approval of transition bonds - (a) Qualified rate orders.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the...
Section 2813 - Procurement of power - Except as provided under the act of November 30, 2004...
Section 2814 - Additional alternative energy sources - (a) Alternative energy sources.--The term "alternative energy sources" as defined...
Section 2815 - Carbon dioxide sequestration network - (a) Assessment.-- (1) By April 1, 2009, the department shall...
Chapter 29 - Telephone and Telegraph Wires
Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 29 was added July 1, 1978, P.L.598, No.116,...
Section 2901 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...
Section 2902 - Private wire for gambling information prohibited - (a) General rule.--It is unlawful for any public utility knowingly...
Section 2903 - Written contract for private wire - (a) General rule.--It is unlawful for any public utility to...
Section 2904 - Joint use of telephone and telegraph facilities - (a) Through lines for continuous service.--The commission may, upon complaint...
Section 2905 - Telephone message services - (a) Notice.--Any telephone message service that provides a commercial, informational,...
Section 2906 - Dissemination of telephone numbers and other identifying information - (a) General rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, but subject...
Section 2907 - State correctional institutions - (a) Identification of calls.--Telecommunication service providers which provide telecommunication services...
Section 2911 - Legislative findings and declarations - The General Assembly finds and declares as follows: (1) It...
Section 2912 - Availability of adequate coin telephone service - (a) General rule.--All public utilities, as defined in this chapter,...
Section 2913 - Minimum service requirement - (a) General rule.--All public and semipublic coin telephone stations maintained...
Section 2914 - Establishment of just and reasonable rates - The commission shall ensure that all public and semipublic coin...
Section 2915 - Duty of commission - The commission shall ensure that the provisions of this subchapter...
Chapter 30 - Alternative Form of Regulation of Telecommunications Services
Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 30 was added July 8, 1993, P.L.456, No.67,...
Section 3001 - Declaration of policy (Repealed) - 2004 Repeal. Section 3001 was repealed November 30, 2004, P.L.1398,...
Section 3002 - Definitions (Repealed) - 2004 Repeal. Section 3002 was repealed November 30, 2004, P.L.1398,...
Section 3003 - Local exchange telecommunications company request for alternative regulation and network modernization implementation plan (Repealed) - 2004 Repeal. Section 3003 was repealed November 30, 2004, P.L.1398,...
Section 3004 - Commission review and approval of petition and plan (Repealed) - 2004 Repeal. Section 3004 was repealed November 30, 2004, P.L.1398,...
Section 3005 - Competitive services (Repealed) - 2004 Repeal. Section 3005 was repealed November 30, 2004, P.L.1398,...
Section 3006 - Streamlined form of rate regulation (Repealed) - 2004 Repeal. Section 3006 was repealed November 30, 2004, P.L.1398,...
Section 3007 - Determination of access charges (Repealed) - 2004 Repeal. Section 3007 was repealed November 30, 2004, P.L.1398,...
Section 3008 - Interexchange telecommunications carrier (Repealed) - 2004 Repeal. Section 3008 was repealed November 30, 2004, P.L.1398,...
Section 3009 - Additional powers and duties (Repealed) - 2004 Repeal. Section 3009 was repealed November 30, 2004, P.L.1398,...
Section 3010 - (Reserved) - 2004 Amendment. Section 3010 (Reserved) was added November 30, 2004,...
Section 3011 - Declaration of policy - The General Assembly finds and declares that it is the...
Section 3012 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...
Section 3013 - Continuation of commission-approved alternative regulation and network modernization plans - (a) General rule.--An alternative form of regulation plan and network...
Section 3014 - Network modernization plans - (a) Continuation of approved plan.--A local exchange telecommunications company that...
Section 3015 - Alternative forms of regulation - (a) Inflation offset.-- (1) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs...
Section 3016 - Competitive services - (a) Commission determination of protected, retail nonprotected and retail noncompetitive...
Section 3017 - Access charges - (a) General rule.--The commission may not require a local exchange...
Section 3018 - Interexchange telecommunications carriers - (a) Competitive and noncompetitive services.--Interexchange services provided by interexchange telecommunications...
Section 3019 - Additional powers and duties - (a) General rule.--The commission may certify more than one telecommunications...
Chapter 31 - Foreign Trade Zones
Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 31 was added July 1, 1978, P.L.598, No.116,...
Section 3101 - Operation as public utility - Each foreign trade zone established and maintained within the limits...
Section 3102 - Establishment by private corporations and municipalities - Any private corporation formed in this Commonwealth for the purposes...
Section 3103 - Formation and authority of private corporations (Repealed) - 1988 Repeal. Section 3103 was repealed December 21, 1988, P.L.1444,...
Section 3104 - Municipalities and corporations to comply with law; forfeiture of rights - Each municipality and private corporation establishing, operating, and maintaining a...
Section 3105 - Reports to Department of Community Affairs - Each municipality and private corporation operating a foreign trade zone...
Chapter 32 - Water and Sewer Authorities in Cities of the Second Class
Section 3201 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...
Section 3202 - Application of provisions of title - (a) Application.--The following apply: (1) Beginning on April 1, 2018,...
Section 3203 - Prior tariffs - (a) Service.--An authority shall continue to provide service to the...
Section 3204 - Tariff filing and compliance plan - (a) Filing.--An authority shall file a tariff and supporting data...
Section 3205 - Maintenance, repair and replacement of facilities and equipment - (a) Authorization.--The commission may require an authority to maintain, repair...
Section 3206 - Duties of Office of Consumer Advocate and Office of Small Business Advocate - (a) Office of Consumer Advocate.--The Office of Consumer Advocate shall...
Section 3207 - Commission assessment - (a) Sworn statement.--In order to allow the commission to carry...
Section 3208 - Power of authority - (a) Power.--Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to rescind...
Section 3209 - Proprietary information of authority - Proprietary information, trade secrets and competitively sensitive information of an...
Chapter 33 - Violations and Penalties
Extra - Chapter Notes - Cross References. Chapter 33 is referred to in sections 2603,...
Section 3301 - Civil penalties for violations - (a) General rule.--If any public utility, or any other person...
Section 3302 - Criminal penalties for violations - Any person, including an officer, agent or employee of any...
Section 3303 - Nonliability for enforcement of lawful tariffs and rates - (a) Public utilities.--No public utility, nor any officer, agent or...
Section 3304 - Unlawful issuance and assumption of securities - Any individual who shall knowingly affix his name or attestation...
Section 3305 - Misapplication of proceeds of securities - Any individual who shall knowingly make or assent to any...
Section 3306 - Execution of unlawful contracts - Any individual who shall knowingly affix his name or attestation...
Section 3307 - Refusal to obey subpoena and testify - If any individual who shall be subpoenaed to attend before...
Section 3308 - Concealment of witnesses and records - If any individual shall absent himself from the jurisdiction of...
Section 3309 - Liability for damages occasioned by unlawful acts - (a) General rule.--If any person or corporation shall do or...
Section 3310 - Unauthorized operation by carriers and brokers - (a) General rule.--Any person or corporation operating as a motor...
Section 3311 - Bribery - Any officer, attorney, agent, or employee of any public utility...
Section 3312 - Evasion of motor carrier and broker regulations - Any person, whether carrier, shipper, consignee, or broker, or any...
Section 3313 - Excessive price on resale - Any person, corporation or other entity violating the provisions of...
Section 3314 - Limitation of actions and cumulation of remedies - (a) General rule.--No action for the recovery of any penalties...
Section 3315 - Disposition of fines and penalties - All fines imposed, and all penalties recovered, under the provisions...
Section 3316 - Protection of public utility employees - (a) Persons not to be discharged.--No employer may discharge, threaten...