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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY FERLO, FONTANA, HUGHES, WASHINGTON, MELLOW, LOGAN, KASUNIC, O'PAKE, M. WHITE AND STACK, MARCH 2, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, MARCH 2, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania |
2 | Consolidated Statutes, further providing for termination of |
3 | utility service. |
4 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5 | hereby enacts as follows: |
6 | Section 1. Section 1406(b) of Title 66 of the Pennsylvania |
7 | Consolidated Statutes is amended to read: |
8 | § 1406. Termination of utility service. |
9 | * * * |
10 | (b) Notice of termination of service.-- |
11 | (1) Prior to terminating service under subsection (a), a |
12 | public utility: |
13 | (i) Shall provide written notice of the termination |
14 | to the customer at least ten days prior to the date of |
15 | the proposed termination. The termination notice shall |
16 | remain effective for 60 days. |
17 | (ii) Shall [attempt to] contact the customer or |
18 | occupant[, either in person or] by telephone, to provide |
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1 | notice of the proposed termination at least three days |
2 | prior to the scheduled termination. [Phone contact shall |
3 | be deemed complete upon attempted calls on two separate |
4 | days to the residence between the hours of 7 a.m. and 9 |
5 | p.m. if the calls were made at various times each day.] |
6 | (iii) [During the months of December through March, |
7 | unless] In addition to the contact made under |
8 | subparagraph (ii), the utility shall attempt personal |
9 | contact [has been made] with the customer or responsible |
10 | adult by personally visiting the customer's residence[, |
11 | the public utility shall,] within 48 hours of the |
12 | scheduled date of termination[,] and if contact cannot be |
13 | made shall post a notice of the proposed termination at |
14 | the service location. This subparagraph shall apply to a |
15 | city natural gas distribution operation only during the |
16 | months of December through March. |
17 | (iv) After complying with paragraphs (ii) and (iii), |
18 | the public utility shall attempt to make personal contact |
19 | with the customer or responsible adult at the time |
20 | service is terminated. Termination of service shall not |
21 | be delayed for failure to make personal contact. |
22 | (2) The public utility shall not be required by the |
23 | commission to take any additional actions prior to |
24 | termination. |
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26 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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