Bill Text: PA HB840 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibiting the use of polyvinyl chloride pipe for water and sewage transmission in certain buildings.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-10 - Referred to CONSUMER AFFAIRS [HB840 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB840-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 947
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 840 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY M. O'BRIEN, MARCH 10, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, MARCH 10, 2009
AN ACT
Prohibiting the use of polyvinyl chloride pipe for water and
sewage transmission in certain buildings.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the PVC Pipe
Prohibition Act.
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"PVC pipe." Pipe made from a plastic and vinyl combination
material, also known as polyvinyl chloride, commonly used for
the transmission of water and sewage in buildings.
Section 3. PVC pipe use prohibited.
Polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, pipe may not be used in the
following buildings constructed after the effective date of this
act:
(1) Residential buildings that are more than three
stories in height.
(2) Residential buildings that contain five or more
separate family units.
(3) Structures used for commercial purposes.
(4) Structures used for industrial purposes.
Section 4. Existing use.
Residential buildings and commercial and industrial
structures that use PVC pipe before the effective date of this
act are exempt from its provisions.
Section 5. Penalty.
A contractor that builds or remodels in violation of the
provisions of section 3 is subject to a fine of $3,000.
Section 6. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 180 days.
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