Pennsylvania Act 1996-156 — PUBLIC UTILITY CODE (66 PA.C.S.) - AMEND

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PUBLIC UTILITY CODE (66 PA.C.S.) - AMEND
                 Act of Dec. 18, 1996, P.L. 1061, No. 156             Cl. 66
                             Session of 1996
                               No. 1996-156

     SB 537

                                  AN ACT

     Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania
        Consolidated Statutes, providing for recovery of costs
        related to certain distribution system improvement projects;
        and providing for State correctional institutions.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  Section 1307(g) of Title 66 of the Pennsylvania
     Consolidated Statutes is amended and the section is amended by
     adding a subsection to read:
      § 1307.  Sliding scale of rates; adjustments.
        * * *
        (g)  Recovery of costs related to distribution system
     improvement projects designed to enhance water quality, fire
     protection reliability and long-term system viability.--Water
     utilities may file tariffs establishing a sliding scale of rates
     or other method for the automatic adjustment of the rates of the
     water utility as shall provide for recovery of the fixed costs
     (depreciation and pretax return) of certain distribution system
     improvement projects, as approved by the commission, that are
     completed and placed in service between base rate proceedings.
     The commission, by regulation or order, shall prescribe the
     specific procedures to be followed in establishing the sliding
     scale or other automatic adjustment method.
        [(g)] (h)  Definition.--As used in this section, the term
     "natural gas" includes natural gas, liquified natural gas,
     synthetic natural gas and any natural gas substitutes.
        Section 2.  Title 66 is amended by adding a section to read:
      § 2907.  State correctional institutions.
        (a)  Identification of calls.--Telecommunication service
     providers which provide telecommunication services to State
     correctional institutions shall identify to the called party any
     call made by an inmate as originating from a correctional
     institution.
        (b)  Collect calls.--
            (1)  All calls made by inmates shall be collect calls
        only.
            (2)  Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in the case of an
        emergency, the superintendent may authorize a phone call to
        be made under the supervision of staff. The charge for the
        call shall be borne by the inmate.
        Section 3.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

     APPROVED--The 18th day of December, A. D. 1996.

     THOMAS J. RIDGE