PRINTER'S NO. 3423
No. 2395 Session of 2006
INTRODUCED BY PETRI, BEYER, BUNT, CALTAGIRONE, CORRIGAN, HARPER,
HENNESSEY, LEDERER, NAILOR, O'NEILL, RAPP, REICHLEY, RUBLEY,
SCHRODER, SIPTROTH, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS AND YOUNGBLOOD,
JANUARY 26, 2006
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 26, 2006
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 19, 2002 (P.L.421, No.61), entitled "An
2 act providing for the transferring of liquefied petroleum
3 gas, for registration, for fees, for inspection, for records,
4 for training, for permits and for appeal; establishing the
5 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Advisory Board; providing for
6 insurance, for prohibitions and for penalties; and making
7 repeals," authorizing municipalities that have adopted the
8 Uniform Construction Code to permit and inspect the
9 installation of tanks and piping in facilities.
10 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
11 hereby enacts as follows:
12 Section 1. Section 15(b) of the act of June 19, 2002
13 (P.L.421, No.61), known as the Propane and Liquefied Petroleum
14 Gas Act, is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
15 Section 15. Preemption of municipal regulations.
16 * * *
17 (b) Regulations not to conflict.--
18 * * *
19 (1.1) A municipality that has adopted or adopts an
20 ordinance to administer and enforce a building code under the
1 Uniform Construction Code shall retain the right and
2 authority to permit, inspect and regulate the installation of
3 tanks, piping and appliances within residential, commercial
4 and industrial facilities unless there is a conflict with
5 other provisions of the Uniform Construction Code.
6 * * *
7 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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