PRINTER'S NO. 2100
No. 1683 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY PRESTON, WALKO, PETRONE AND ROBINSON,
JUNE 16, 1997
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, JUNE 16, 1997
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, providing for the regulation of the
3 placement of public telephones in cities of the second class.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Title 66 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
7 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
8 § 2916. Authority of cities of the second class.
9 (a) Public telephone ordinances.--A city of the second class
10 shall have the power to enact and enforce a local ordinance
11 regulating the placement and maintenance of public telephones on
12 city sidewalks. This ordinance may require that applicants
13 obtain a permit from the city for the placement of a public
14 telephone and may contain provisions relating to fees, the
15 renewal of permits and the suspension or revocation of permits.
16 (b) Conversion ordinances.--A city of the second class shall
17 have the power to enact and enforce local ordinances regulating
18 the conversion of public telephones to one-way outgoing service
1 only. Conversions of public telephones to one-way outgoing
2 service only shall not be subject to the requirements set forth
3 in the commission's regulations relating to conversion of public
4 telephones to one-way outgoing service. In all other respects, a
5 city of the second class shall be subject to and shall not pass
6 local ordinances inconsistent with the rules and regulations of
7 the commission.
8 (c) Limitation on permit revenues.--Permit fees which are
9 imposed shall be reasonable and related solely to the costs of
10 administering the permit and regulatory program.
11 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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