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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2013 - 2014
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | March 7, 2014 04:37 PM |
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| From: | Representative Dan L. Miller |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | Municipality Authorities Act Notification Requirements |
| In the near future, I plan to introduce an important consumer protection bill which would ensure that the laws which protect consumers of sewage services will apply regardless of what entity collects the sewage bill payment. This legislation will amend Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes by amending § 5607(d)(11) (Purposes and powers). The purpose of this legislation is to eliminate any confusion that may exist and clarify that any entity completing the billing and collection on behalf of a sewage authority is responsible for following the same notification process for overdue bills that is required by law for sewage authorities that complete their own billing and collection. Current law is unclear on what the responsibility of a third party billing service is regarding notification of past-due bills. I want to ensure there is no scenario where an organization feels they are not bound by the law simply because they do not fall under the definition of “authority” provided by Title 53. If a company is responsible for carrying out a function of a sewage authority, they should also be required to follow the same law in regards to that function. This important bill will provide clarity for business as well as for families and individuals who may be dealing with economic hardships. Please join me in co-sponsoring this legislation. |
Introduced as HB2269