PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 3399, 3456 PRINTER'S NO. 3574
No. 2383 Session of 2006
INTRODUCED BY DONATUCCI, BELARDI, RAYMOND, BLACKWELL,
CALTAGIRONE, CORRIGAN, CRAHALLA, CREIGHTON, DeWEESE,
FABRIZIO, FRANKEL, GEIST, GOODMAN, W. KELLER, KOTIK, O'NEILL,
SHANER, SIPTROTH, SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STABACK, TIGUE, YOUNGBLOOD
AND JOSEPHS, JANUARY 24, 2006
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
FEBRUARY 13, 2006
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), entitled, as
2 reenacted, "An act relating to alcoholic liquors, alcohol and
3 malt and brewed beverages; amending, revising, consolidating
4 and changing the laws relating thereto; regulating and
5 restricting the manufacture, purchase, sale, possession,
6 consumption, importation, transportation, furnishing, holding
7 in bond, holding in storage, traffic in and use of alcoholic
8 liquors, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages and the
9 persons engaged or employed therein; defining the powers and
10 duties of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board; providing
11 for the establishment and operation of State liquor stores,
12 for the payment of certain license fees to the respective
13 municipalities and townships, for the abatement of certain
14 nuisances and, in certain cases, for search and seizure
15 without warrant; prescribing penalties and forfeitures;
16 providing for local option, and repealing existing laws,"
17 FURTHER PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS; AND requiring the Bureau <--
18 of Alcohol Education to make certain reports to the General
19 Assembly.
20 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
21 hereby enacts as follows:
22 Section 1. The act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known <--
23 as the Liquor Code, reenacted and amended June 29, 1987 (P.L.32,
24 No.14), is amended by adding a section to read:
1 SECTION 1. THE DEFINITION OF "ELIGIBILE ENTITY" IN SECTION <--
2 102 OF THE ACT OF APRIL 12, 1951 (P.L.90, NO.21), KNOWN AS THE
3 LIQUOR CODE, REENACTED AND AMENDED JUNE 29, 1987 (P.L.32, NO.14)
4 AND AMENDED JANUARY 6, 2006 (P.L.1, NO.1), IS AMENDED TO READ:
5 SECTION 102. DEFINITIONS.--THE FOLLOWING WORDS OR PHRASES,
6 UNLESS THE CONTEXT CLEARLY INDICATES OTHERWISE, SHALL HAVE THE
7 MEANINGS ASCRIBED TO THEM IN THIS SECTION:
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9 "ELIGIBLE ENTITY" SHALL MEAN A CITY OF THE THIRD CLASS, A
10 HOSPITAL, A CHURCH, A SYNAGOGUE, A VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY, A
11 VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE COMPANY, A VOLUNTEER RESCUE SQUAD, A UNIT OF
12 A NATIONALLY CHARTERED CLUB WHICH HAS BEEN ISSUED A CLUB LIQUOR
13 LICENSE, A CLUB IN A CITY OF THE THIRD CLASS WHICH HAS BEEN
14 ISSUED A CLUB LIQUOR LICENSE AND WHICH, AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2002,
15 HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR AT LEAST 100 YEARS, A LIBRARY, A
16 NATIONALLY ACCREDITED PENNSYLVANIA NONPROFIT ZOOLOGICAL
17 INSTITUTION LICENSED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
18 AGRICULTURE, A NONPROFIT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION IN EXISTENCE
19 FOR AT LEAST TEN YEARS, A BONA FIDE SPORTSMEN'S CLUB IN
20 EXISTENCE FOR AT LEAST TEN YEARS, A NATIONALLY CHARTERED
21 VETERANS' ORGANIZATION AND ANY AFFILIATED LODGE OR SUBDIVISION
22 OF SUCH ORGANIZATION, A FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY THAT IS
23 LICENSED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS COMMONWEALTH AND ANY AFFILIATED
24 LODGE OR SUBDIVISION OF SUCH FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY, A MUSEUM
25 OPERATED BY A NONPROFIT CORPORATION IN A CITY OF THE THIRD CLASS
26 OR TOWNSHIP OF THE FIRST CLASS, A NONPROFIT CORPORATION ENGAGED
27 IN THE PERFORMING ARTS IN A CITY OF THE THIRD CLASS, BOROUGH OR
28 IN AN INCORPORATED TOWN, AN ARTS COUNCIL, A NONPROFIT
29 CORPORATION THAT OPERATES AN ARTS FACILITY OR MUSEUM IN A CITY
30 OF THE THIRD CLASS IN THE COUNTY OF THE FOURTH CLASS, A
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1 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AS DEFINED UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE
2 INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (PUBLIC LAW 99-514, 26 U.S.C. §
3 501(C)(3)) WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO PROTECT THE ARCHITECTURAL
4 HERITAGE OF BOROUGHS AND WHICH HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS SUCH BY A
5 MUNICIPAL RESOLUTION, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AS DEFINED UNDER
6 SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (PUBLIC
7 LAW 99-514, 26 U.S.C. § 501(C)(3)) CONDUCTING A REGATTA IN A
8 CITY OF THE SECOND CLASS WITH THE PERMIT TO BE USED ON STATE
9 PARK GROUNDS OR CONDUCTING A FAMILY-ORIENTED CELEBRATION AS PART
10 OF WELCOME AMERICA IN A CITY OF THE FIRST CLASS ON PROPERTY
11 LEASED FROM THAT CITY FOR MORE THAN FIFTY YEARS, A NONPROFIT
12 ORGANIZATION AS DEFINED UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL
13 REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (26 U.S.C. § 501(C)(3)) WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO
14 RAISE FUNDS FOR THE RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS, A
15 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AS DEFINED UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE
16 INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (26 U.S.C. § 501(C)(3)) WHOSE
17 PURPOSE IS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON ISSUES DEALING WITH
18 WATERSHED CONSERVATION, A NONPROFIT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
19 IN A CITY OF THE SECOND CLASS WITH THE PRIMARY FUNCTION TO SERVE
20 AS AN ECONOMIC GENERATOR FOR THE GREATER SOUTHWESTERN
21 PENNSYLVANIA REGION BY ATTRACTING AND SUPPORTING FILM,
22 TELEVISION AND RELATED MEDIA INDUSTRY PROJECTS AND COORDINATING
23 GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS OFFICES IN SUPPORT OF A PRODUCTION, A
24 COUNTY TOURIST PROMOTION AGENCY AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(1) OF
25 THE ACT OF APRIL 28, 1961 (P.L.111, NO.50), KNOWN AS THE TOURIST
26 PROMOTION LAW, OR A JUNIOR LEAGUE IN A THIRD CLASS COUNTY THAT
27 IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AS DEFINED UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3)
28 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (26 U.S.C. § 501 (C)(3))
29 THAT IS COMPRISED OF WOMEN WHOSE PURPOSE IS EXCLUSIVELY
30 EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE IN PROMOTING THE VOLUNTEERISM OF
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1 WOMEN AND DEVELOPING AND PARTICIPATING IN COMMUNITY PROJECTS AND
2 THAT HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR OVER SEVENTY YEARS.
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4 SECTION 2. THE ACT IS AMENDED BY ADDING A SECTION TO READ:
5 Section 217. Biennial Reports.--(a) The board's Bureau of
6 Alcohol Education shall prepare a report on alcohol drinking and
7 high risk college alcohol drinking in this Commonwealth.
8 (b) A report shall be prepared biennially and shall address
9 the following:
10 (1) Current levels and trends of underage alcohol drinking
11 and high risk college alcohol drinking in this Commonwealth.
12 (2) Current programs conducted by State agencies to prevent
13 underage alcohol drinking and high risk college alcohol
14 drinking.
15 (3) Current science that better defines and suggests proven
16 prevention strategies for underage alcohol drinking and high
17 risk college alcohol drinking.
18 (4) CURRENT LEGISLATION UTILIZED BY OTHER STATES TO ADDRESS <--
19 AND PREVENT UNDERAGE ALCOHOL DRINKING AND HIGH-RISK COLLEGE
20 ALCOHOL DRINKING.
21 (c) The first report to the General Assembly shall be
22 presented prior to July 1, 2006. Additional reports shall be
23 presented every two years thereafter. A copy of the report shall
24 be sent to the chairman and the minority chairman of the Law and
25 Justice Committee of the Senate and the chairman and the
26 minority chairman of the Liquor Control Committee of the House
27 of Representatives.
28 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately. <--
29 SECTION 3. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT AS FOLLOWS: <--
30 (1) THE AMENDMENT OF THE DEFINITION OF "ELIGIBLE ENTITY"
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1 IN SECTION 102 OF THE ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IN 60 DAYS.
2 (2) THE REMAINDER OF THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT
3 IMMEDIATELY.
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