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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY BOYD, BENNINGHOFF, BEYER, D. COSTA, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, FAIRCHILD, GEIST, GINGRICH, HORNAMAN, MILLER, MUNDY, MURT, O'NEILL, PAYTON, PHILLIPS, PYLE, ROCK, SONNEY, VULAKOVICH AND WATSON, SEPTEMBER 28, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, SEPTEMBER 28, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania |
2 | Consolidated Statutes, providing for the discontinuance of |
3 | rate class, schedule or rider and for additional notice |
4 | requirements. |
5 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
6 | hereby enacts as follows: |
7 | Section 1. Section 1308 of Title 66 of the Pennsylvania |
8 | Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding subsections to read: |
9 | § 1308. Voluntary changes in rates. |
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11 | (g) Additional notice requirements.--In addition to the |
12 | notices required by this section, the commission shall establish |
13 | regulations requiring public utilities to provide additional |
14 | notice to customers of proposed tariff changes which affect the |
15 | availability of an existing rate to such customers, such as the |
16 | proposed discontinuance of a rate class, schedule or rider. |
17 | (h) Discontinuance of rate class, schedule or rider.--The |
18 | commission shall establish regulations to require a phaseout |
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1 | period of no less than three years from the date the commission |
2 | finally approves a public utility's application to discontinue a |
3 | rate class, schedule or rider unless the commission determines |
4 | that it is just and reasonable for the public utility to |
5 | establish a shorter phaseout period. The commission shall not |
6 | permit any recovery of costs associated with providing a |
7 | phaseout under this subsection. |
8 | Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately. |
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