| |
|
| |
| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
| |
| HOUSE BILL |
|
| |
| |
| INTRODUCED BY KIRKLAND, PAYTON, KORTZ, MUNDY, McGEEHAN, D. COSTA, BRENNAN, K. BOYLE AND THOMAS, APRIL 1, 2011 |
| |
| |
| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, APRIL 1, 2011 |
| |
| |
| |
| AN ACT |
| |
1 | Amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania |
2 | Consolidated Statutes, in taxicabs and limousines in first |
3 | class cities, further providing for definitions and for |
4 | certificate of public convenience required. |
5 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
6 | hereby enacts as follows: |
7 | Section 1. Section 5701 of Title 53 of the Pennsylvania |
8 | Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding definitions to read: |
9 | § 5701. Definitions. |
10 | The following words and phrases when used in this chapter |
11 | shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the |
12 | context clearly indicates otherwise: |
13 | * * * |
14 | "Bus." |
15 | (1) Either of the following: |
16 | (i) a motor vehicle designed to transport 16 or more |
17 | passengers, including the driver; or |
18 | (ii) a motor vehicle, other than a taxicab or |
19 | limousine, designed to transport not more than 15 |
|
1 | passengers, including the driver, and used for the |
2 | transportation of persons for compensation. |
3 | (2) The term does not include a vehicle used in a |
4 | ridesharing arrangement, as defined in the act of December |
5 | 14, 1982 (P.L.1211, No.279), entitled "An act providing for |
6 | ridesharing arrangements and providing that certain laws |
7 | shall be inapplicable to ridesharing arrangements," or a |
8 | school bus. |
9 | * * * |
10 | "Limousine." A motor vehicle designed for carrying no more |
11 | than nine passengers, exclusive of the driver, and used for the |
12 | transportation of persons for compensation. |
13 | * * * |
14 | Section 2. Section 5741 of Title 53 is amended by adding a |
15 | subsection to read: |
16 | § 5741. Certificate of public convenience required. |
17 | * * * |
18 | (g) Exemption from limousine regulations.-- |
19 | (1) All limousine operators who, on July 1, 2009, are in |
20 | possession of a valid certificate of public convenience |
21 | issued by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission shall be |
22 | exempt from any rules, regulations or fees imposed by the |
23 | authority. |
24 | (2) All buses shall be exempt from any rules, |
25 | regulations or fees imposed by the authority. |
26 | (3) Any limousine company that operates solely under the |
27 | jurisdiction of the authority may continue to conduct |
28 | point-to-point service within a city of the first class only |
29 | and may not operate outside of a city of the first class |
30 | without first obtaining a valid certificate of public |
|
1 | convenience from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. |
2 | (4) The authority may continue to enforce the rules and |
3 | regulations of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission |
4 | pertaining to limousines as set forth in 52 Pa. Code Pt. I |
5 | Subpt.B (relating to carriers of passengers or property). |
6 | (5) The authority shall be limited to issuing |
7 | certificates of public convenience to taxicabs and limousines |
8 | as authorized in this chapter and shall not issue a |
9 | certificate of public convenience to any type of motor |
10 | vehicle carrier that cannot obtain an equivalent class of |
11 | certificate from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. |
12 | Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately. |
|