PRINTER'S NO. 1754
No. 1473 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY STERN, L. I. COHEN, GEIST, DALEY, LAUGHLIN, CLARK, HERSHEY, CORRIGAN, SEMMEL, E. Z. TAYLOR AND YOUNGBLOOD, MAY 10, 1999
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, MAY 10, 1999
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of February 11, 1998 (P.L.58, No.15), entitled 2 "An act providing for the regulation of combustible and 3 flammable liquids; allocating functions of the Department of 4 Labor and Industry and the Pennsylvania State Police; 5 imposing penalties; and making repeals," further providing 6 for regulations. 7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 8 hereby enacts as follows: 9 Section 1. Section 4 of the act of February 11, 1998 10 (P.L.58, No.15), known as the Combustible and Flammable Liquids 11 Act, is amended to read: 12 Section 4. Regulations. 13 (a) Authority.-- 14 (1) The department may promulgate regulations governing 15 the possession, use, storage and sale of combustible liquids 16 or flammable liquids. Regulations under this paragraph must 17 be based upon generally accepted national or international 18 standards, except that regulations providing for emergency 19 controls, including switches, shall be based upon subsection
1 (c). 2 (2) To provide standards for the storage and dispensing 3 of compressed natural gas as a vehicular fuel in fleet and 4 public dispensing operations, the department shall promulgate 5 regulations which adopt the National Fire Protection 6 Association Standard for Compressed Natural Gas Vehicular 7 Fuel systems (NFPA 52), excluding provisions on engine fuel 8 systems. 9 (b) Existing regulations.--Until modified or deleted by the 10 department, 37 Pa. Code Chs. 11 (relating to preliminary 11 provisions) and 13 (relating to storage and use) shall be deemed 12 regulations of the department under this section. 13 (c) Emergency controls.--The department shall require 14 emergency controls, including a main power shut-off switch, or 15 switches, at self-service gasoline stations. Emergency controls 16 shall be independent of the approved special dispensing devices 17 and control equipment. Emergency controls and switches shall be 18 installed at an accessible location not more than 15 feet from 19 the principal control location of the attendant and not more 20 than 125 feet from the farthest self-service dispensing device. 21 Use of the emergency controls, including the main power shut-off 22 switch or switches to control the dispensing devices in other 23 than an emergency, shall be prohibited. 24 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. C19L35MRD/19990H1473B1754 - 2 -