PRINTER'S NO. 1483
No. 1257 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY TIGUE, W. KELLER, LEDERER, STABACK, SEMMEL, BAKER,
BARRAR, BEBKO-JONES, BENNINGHOFF, BIANCUCCI, BOYD,
CALTAGIRONE, CAWLEY, CRAHALLA, FICHTER, GOODMAN, HARRIS,
HESS, KIRKLAND, LEH, R. MILLER, O'NEILL, PHILLIPS, REICHLEY,
SATHER, SCHRODER, SOLOBAY, WALKO, YOUNGBLOOD, CAPPELLI,
CORRIGAN, CREIGHTON, GEORGE, GRUCELA, HENNESSEY, HUTCHINSON,
LEACH, MANN, MUNDY, PAYNE, READSHAW, ROBERTS, SCAVELLO,
SHANER, E. Z. TAYLOR AND WOJNAROSKI, MARCH 31, 2005
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON URBAN AFFAIRS, MARCH 31, 2005
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 10, 1989 (P.L.291, No.50), entitled "An
2 act establishing the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority and
3 providing for its powers and duties," providing for criminal
4 history checks and special identification cards in certain
5 circumstances.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. The act of July 10, 1989 (P.L.291, No.50), known
9 as the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority Act, is amended by
10 adding a section to read:
11 Section 22.1. Security.
12 (a) Criminal history checks.--The authority shall implement
13 procedures requiring fingerprint-based criminal history checks
14 for all personnel who work, or who may be expected to work, in
15 conjunction with the loading or offloading of military equipment
16 at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal or at the Tioga Marine
1 Terminal.
2 (b) Special identification cards.--The authority shall
3 prepare and provide for the use of special identification cards
4 by all personnel who load or offload military equipment at the
5 Packer Avenue Marine Terminal or at the Tioga Marine Terminal.
6 (c) Timing.--Criminal history checks on persons covered by
7 subsection (a) shall be repeated at least once every five years.
8 (d) Cost.--All costs of implementing and complying with the
9 provisions of this section shall be paid by the authority.
10 (e) Prohibition.--No person shall work or be permitted to
11 work for the authority if within the past seven years the person
12 has been convicted in this Commonwealth or elsewhere of
13 violating a Federal or state law which involves:
14 (1) Commission of a felony by means of force.
15 (2) Commission of an act of terrorism.
16 (3) The manufacture, possession, sale, delivery, use or
17 attempted or threatened use of a weapon of mass destruction
18 or a facsimile weapon of mass destruction.
19 (4) Drug trafficking.
20 (5) The sale, manufacture, delivery or possession with
21 intent to sell, manufacture or deliver a controlled
22 substance.
23 (6) The use, threat or attempt to use a firearm while
24 committing or attempting to commit a felony.
25 (7) Theft.
26 (8) Robbery.
27 (9) Receiving stolen property.
28 (10) Any crime an element of which includes use or
29 possession of a firearm.
30 (f) No effect upon union contracts.--Nothing in this section
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1 shall be construed to conflict with or abrogate the provisions
2 of any union contract or collective bargaining agreement which
3 is in force on the effective date of this section.
4 (g) Additional security measures.--Nothing in this section
5 shall be construed to prohibit adoption of additional security
6 measures by the authority in accordance with any of the specific
7 powers enumerated in section 6.
8 (h) Implementation of provisions.--The authority shall
9 promulgate such regulations as may be required to implement the
10 provisions of this section.
11 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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