PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1903
PRINTER'S NO. 2086
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1619
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY RYNCAVAGE, KAUFER, MARSHALL, BOROWSKI, PICKETT,
KENYATTA, PROBST, WATRO, CABELL, FLICK, CIRESI, GREINER,
MAJOR, KUTZ, NEILSON, GAYDOS, McANDREW, STENDER, BURGOS,
MULLINS, HADDOCK AND STAMBAUGH, AUGUST 15, 2023
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY
AND UTILITIES, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED,
OCTOBER 3, 2023
AN ACT
Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in powers and duties, providing for
double utility poles.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 66 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 531. Double utility poles.
(a) Declaration of purpose.--The General Assembly finds and
declares as follows:
(1) The Commonwealth recognizes the temporary use of
double utility poles as an operational necessity, but
disfavors the long-term use of double utility poles on public
rights-of-way due to concerns regarding public safety, the
efficient use of public easements, ratepayer, subscriber or
taxpayer expense and streetscape aesthetics.
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