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.
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