Bill Text: PA HB102 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Further providing for civil penalties for gas pipeline safety violations.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-6)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-19 - Referred to CONSUMER AFFAIRS [HB102 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HB102-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 55
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 102 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY PRESTON, BRIGGS, CALTAGIRONE, D. COSTA, DeLUCA, FRANKEL, GINGRICH, HARHART, JOSEPHS, W. KELLER, KORTZ, MUNDY, PAYTON, READSHAW, ROCK, SAINATO, SANTARSIERO, SCHRODER, K. SMITH AND WAGNER, JANUARY 19, 2011
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, JANUARY 19, 2011
AN ACT
Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, further providing for civil penalties
for gas pipeline safety violations.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 3301(c) of Title 66 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 3301. Civil penalties for violations.
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(c) Gas pipeline safety violations.--Any person or
corporation, defined as a public utility in this part, who
violates any provisions of this part governing the safety of
pipeline or conduit facilities in the transportation of natural
gas, flammable gas, or gas which is toxic or corrosive, or of
any regulation or order issued thereunder, shall be subject to a
civil penalty [of] not to exceed [$10,000] $100,000 for each
violation for each day that the violation persists, except that
the maximum civil penalty shall not exceed [$500,000] $1,000,000
for any related series of violations.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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