THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY PHILLIPS, JULY 1, 2010

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, JULY 1, 2010  

AN ACT

Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes, further providing for standards of

service and facilities.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 1504 of Title 66 of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:

§ 1504.  Standards of service and facilities.

(a)  General rule.--The commission may, after reasonable

notice and hearing, upon its own motion or upon complaint:

(1)  Prescribe as to service and facilities, including

the crossing of facilities, just and reasonable standards,

classifications, regulations and practices to be furnished,

imposed, observed and followed by any or all public

utilities.

(2)  Prescribe adequate and reasonable standards for the

measurement of quantity, quality, pressure, initial voltage

or other condition pertaining to the supply of the service of

any and all public utilities.

(3)  Prescribe reasonable regulations for the examination

and testing of such service, and for the measurement thereof.

(4)  Prescribe or approve reasonable rules, regulations,

specifications and standards to secure the accuracy of all

meters and appliances for measurement.

(5)  Provide for the examination and testing of any and

all appliances used for the measurement of any service of any

public utility.

(b)  Overhead high voltage electric transmission lines.--The

commission shall prescribe regulations for the siting and

construction of all overhead high voltage electric transmission

lines of public utilities which have a design voltage of 50,000

volts and higher.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.