| SENATE AMENDED |
| PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1331 | PRINTER'S NO. 4312 |
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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY PRESTON, BRENNAN, BRIGGS, D. COSTA, GINGRICH, HARHART, JOSEPHS, MAHONEY, MELIO, READSHAW, SIPTROTH, YOUNGBLOOD, MURT AND ROAE, MARCH 26, 2009 |
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| SENATOR TOMLINSON, CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, IN SENATE, AS AMENDED, SEPTEMBER 22, 2010 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania |
2 | Consolidated Statutes, providing for alternative energy | <-- |
3 | portfolio standards and for alternative compliance payments; |
4 | and further providing civil penalties for gas pipeline safety |
5 | violations. |
6 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
7 | hereby enacts as follows: |
8 | Section 1. Section 3301(c) of Title 66 of the Pennsylvania | <-- |
9 | Consolidated Statutes is amended to read: |
10 | Section 1. Title 66 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated | <-- |
11 | Statutes is amended by adding sections to read: |
12 | § 2816. Alternative energy portfolio standards. |
13 | (a) Tier I alternative energy sources.--In lieu of the |
14 | current requirements in section 3(b)(1) of the act of November |
15 | 30, 2004 (P.L.1672, No.213), known as the Alternative Energy |
16 | Portfolio Standards Act, the total percentage of electric energy |
17 | sold by an electric distribution company or electric generation |
18 | supplier to retail electric customers in this Commonwealth that |
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1 | must be sold from Tier I alternative energy sources is: |
2 | (1) 1.5013% for June 1, 2006, through May 31, 2007. |
3 | (2) 1.503% for June 1, 2007, through May 31, 2008. |
4 | (3) 2.0063% for June 1, 2008, through May 31, 2009. |
5 | (4) 2.512% for June 1, 2009, through May 31, 2010. |
6 | (5) 3.0203% for June 1, 2010, through May 31, 2011. |
7 | (6) 4.0242% for June 1, 2011, through May 31, 2012. |
8 | (7) 4.5378% for June 1, 2012, through May 31, 2013. |
9 | (8) 5.0576% for June 1, 2013, through May 31, 2014. |
10 | (9) 5.55% for June 1, 2014, through May 31, 2015. |
11 | (10) 6.1167% for June 1, 2015, through May 31, 2016. |
12 | (11) 6.55% for June 1, 2016, through May 31, 2017. |
13 | (12) 7.23% for June 1, 2017, through May 31, 2018. |
14 | (13) 7.8067% for June 1, 2018, through May 31, 2019. |
15 | (14) 8.47% for June 1, 2019, through May 31, 2020. |
16 | (15) 8.85% for June 1, 2020, through May 31, 2021. |
17 | (16) 9.0% for June 1, 2021, and thereafter. |
18 | (b) Solar photovoltaic technologies.--In lieu of the current |
19 | requirements in section 3(b)(2) of the Alternative Energy |
20 | Portfolio Standards Act, the total percentage of electric energy |
21 | sold by and electric distribution company or electric generation |
22 | supplier to retail electric customers in this Commonwealth that |
23 | must be sold from solar photovoltaic technologies is: |
24 | (1) 0.0013% for June 1, 2006, through May 31, 2007. |
25 | (2) 0.0030% for June 1, 2007, through May 31, 2008. |
26 | (3) 0.0063% for June 1, 2008, through May 31, 2009. |
27 | (4) 0.0120% for June 1, 2009, through May 31, 2010. |
28 | (5) 0.0203% for June 1, 2010, through May 31, 2011. |
29 | (6) 0.0752% for June 1, 2011, through May 31, 2012. |
30 | (7) 0.1218% for June 1, 2012, through May 31, 2013. |
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1 | (8) 0.2016% for June 1, 2013, through May 31, 2014. |
2 | (9) 0.3% for June 1, 2014, through May 31, 2015. |
3 | (10) 0.41% for June 1, 2015, through May 31, 2016. |
4 | (11) 0.5% for June 1, 2016, through May 31, 2017. |
5 | (12) 0.62% for June 1, 2017, through May 31, 2018. |
6 | (13) 0.75% for June 1, 2018, through May 31, 2019. |
7 | (14) 0.97% for June 1, 2019, through May 31, 2020. |
8 | (15) 1.35% for June 1, 2020, through May 31, 2021. |
9 | (16) 1.5% for June 1, 2021, and thereafter. |
10 | § 2817. Alternative compliance payments. |
11 | The alternative compliance payment established under section |
12 | 3(f) of the act of November 30, 2004 (P.L.1672, No.213), known |
13 | as the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act, for the solar |
14 | alternative share shall be: |
15 | (1) $260 per megawatt hour per year for June 1, 2011, |
16 | through May 31, 2016. |
17 | (2) $200 per megawatt hour per year for June 1, 2016, |
18 | through May 31, 2018. |
19 | (3) $140 per megawatt hour per year for June 1, 2018, |
20 | through May 31, 2021. |
21 | (4) $45 per megawatt hour per year for June 1, 2021, and |
22 | thereafter. |
23 | Section 2. Section 3301(c) of Title 66 is amended to read: |
24 | § 3301. Civil penalties for violations. |
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26 | (c) Gas pipeline safety violations.--Any person or |
27 | corporation, defined as a public utility in this part, who |
28 | violates any provisions of this part governing the safety of |
29 | pipeline or conduit facilities in the transportation of natural |
30 | gas, flammable gas, or gas which is toxic or corrosive, or of |
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1 | any regulation or order issued thereunder, shall be subject to a |
2 | civil penalty [of] not to exceed [$10,000] $100,000 for each |
3 | violation for each day that the violation persists, except that |
4 | the maximum civil penalty shall not exceed [$500,000] $1,000,000 |
5 | for any related series of violations. |
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7 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. | <-- |
8 | Section 3. This act shall take effect as follows: | <-- |
9 | (1) The amendment of 66 Pa.C.S. § 3301(c) shall take |
10 | effect in 60 days. |
11 | (2) The remainder of this act shall take effect |
12 | immediately. |
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