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66 PA Cons Stat § 317 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 66 - PUBLIC UTILITIES|Chapter 3 - Public Utility Commission|Section 317 - Fees for services rendered by commission

§ 317. Fees for services rendered by commission. (a) General rule.--The commission shall by rule establish on a reasonable cost basis the fees to be charged and collected for the following services:  (1) Copies of paper, testimony and records. (2) Certifying a copy of any paper, testimony or record. (3) (Repealed). (4) Filing of each securities certificate, or each application for a certificate of public convenience, registration certificate, permit or license.  (b) Fees for testing.--The commission shall by rule establish on a reasonable cost basis the fees to be charged and collected from public utilities for the testing of their instruments of precision and measuring apparatus.  (Dec. 20, 1982, P.L.1409, No.326, eff. 60 days; Apr. 4, 1990, P.L.104, No.22, eff. imd.)    1990 Amendment. Act 22 amended subsec. (b). Section 2 provided that the fees for testing previously established by rule or regulation and currently in effect at the commission shall remain in full force and effect unless and until increased, decreased or otherwise modified pursuant to the act of June 25, 1982 (P.L.633, No.181), known as the Regulatory Review Act.  1982 Repeal. Act 326 repealed subsec. (a)(3).  Cross References. Section 317 is referred to in section 510 of this title.
66 PA Cons Stat § 318 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 66 - PUBLIC UTILITIES|Chapter 3 - Public Utility Commission|Section 318 - Commission to cooperate with other departments

§ 318. Commission to cooperate with other departments.   (a) Vehicle registration plates.--The Department of Transportation and the commission are hereby authorized and directed to cooperate in the issuance by the Department of Transportation, under the provisions of Title 75 (relating to vehicles), of registration plates for commercial motor vehicles, which will classify and identify motor vehicles operated under certificates or permits issued by the commission, without the necessity of the requirement of separate identification plates in addition to registration plates required under Title 75.  (b) Purity of water supply.--The commission may certify to the Department of Environmental Resources any question of fact regarding the purity of water supplied to the public by any public utility over which it has jurisdiction, when any such question arises in any controversy or other proceeding before it, and upon the determination of such question by the department incorporate the department's findings in its decision.  (c) Powers of certain governmental agencies unaffected.--Nothing in this part shall be construed to deprive the Department of Health or the Department of Environmental Resources of any jurisdiction, powers or duties now vested in them.    References in Text. The Department of Environmental Resources, referred to in this section, was abolished by Act 18 of 1995. Its functions were transferred to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Department of Environmental Protection.
66 PA Cons Stat § 319 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 66 - PUBLIC UTILITIES|Chapter 3 - Public Utility Commission|Section 319 - Code of ethics

§ 319. Code of ethics.   (a) General rule.--Each commissioner and each administrative law judge shall conform to the following code of ethics for the Public Utility Commission. A commissioner and an administrative law judge must: (1) Avoid impropriety and the appearance of impropriety in all activities. (2) Perform all duties impartially and diligently. (3) Avoid all ex parte communications prohibited in this part. (4) Abstain publicly from expressing, other than in executive or public session, his personal views on the merits of a matter pending before the commission and require similar abstention on the part of commission personnel subject to his direction and control. (5) Require staff and personnel subject to his direction to observe the standards of fidelity and diligence that apply to the commissioner and administrative law judge. (6) Initiate appropriate disciplinary measures against commission personnel for unprofessional conduct. (7) Disqualify himself from proceedings in which his impartiality might be reasonably questioned. (8) Inform himself about his personal and fiduciary interests and make a reasonable effort to inform himself about the personal financial interests of his spouse and children. (9) Regulate his extra-curricular activities to minimize the risk of conflict with his official duties. He may speak, write or lecture and any reimbursed expenses, honorariums, royalties, or other moneys received in connection therewith shall be disclosed annually. Such disclosure statement shall be filed with the secretary of the commission and shall be open to inspection by the public during the normal business hours of the commission during the tenure of the commissioner or of the administrative law judge. (10) Refrain from solicitation of funds for any political, educational, religious, charitable, fraternal or civic purposes, although he may be an officer, director or trustee of such organizations. (11) Refrain from financial or business dealing which would tend to reflect adversely on impartiality, although the commissioner or administrative law judge may hold and manage investments which are not incompatible with the duties of his office. (12) Conform to such additional rules as the commission may prescribe.  (b) Removal of commissioner for violation.--Any commissioner who violates the provisions of subsection (a) shall be removed from office in the manner provided in section 302 (relating to removal of commissioner).  (c) Removal of judge for violation.--Any administrative law judge who violates the provisions of subsection (a) shall be removed from office in the manner provided by the act of August 5, 1941 (P.L.752, No.286), known as the "Civil Service Act."
66 PA Cons Stat § 320 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 66 - PUBLIC UTILITIES|Chapter 3 - Public Utility Commission|Section 320 - Annual appropriations

§ 320. Annual appropriations.  The following sums, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated from the restricted revenue account within the General Fund to the Public Utility Commission to provide for the operation of the commission for the fiscal period July 1, 1982 to June 30, 1983, for the purposes and in the amounts shown:     (1) For the salaries, wages and all necessary expenses for the proper administration of the Public Utility Commission including the chairman and commissioners, Office of the Director of Operations, Bureau of Public Information, Office of Special Assistants, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and the Secretary's Bureau‌                    $5,759,000      (2) For the salaries, wages and all necessary expenses for the proper administration of the Offices of Counsel and Administrative Law Judge‌          4,438,000      (3) For the salaries, wages and all necessary expenses for the proper administration of rates, research and transportation including the Bureau of Conservation, Economics and Energy Planning, Bureau of Nonrail Transportation, Bureau of Rail Transportation and the Bureau of Rates‌    5,309,000      (4) For the salaries, wages and all necessary expenses for the proper administration of investigations, services and enforcement including the Bureau of Audits, the Bureau of Consumer Services and the Bureau of Safety and Compliance‌              5,020,000       (June 29, 1982, P.L.658, No.187, eff. July 1, 1982)    1982 Amendment. Act 187 added section 320.
66 PA Cons Stat § 321 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 66 - PUBLIC UTILITIES|Chapter 3 - Public Utility Commission|Section 321 - Annual reports

§ 321. Annual reports.  The commission shall annually transmit, to the Governor and the General Assembly and shall make available to the public, a report on the conduct of the commission. The report shall include, but shall not be limited to, a summary of all rate proceedings completed within the reporting period, the amount of the rate increase requested in each such proceeding, the amount of the request granted by the commission in each such proceeding, the percentage increase in rates requested and granted in each such proceeding as compared to the percentage increase requested and granted in the most recent similar proceeding for the affected utility prior to the reporting period, a summary of other significant regulatory issues which the commission resolved during the reporting period, a summary of significant orders and decisions of the commission and the courts of the Commonwealth during the reporting period relating to public utilities, a summary of significant anticipated issues by type of utility and a status report of any commission action regarding these issues, and a summary of the audits completed by the commission during the reporting period. In the annual report and at such other times as the commission determines, the commission shall make recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly which the commission believes to be necessary or desirable to protect the public interest.  (July 10, 1986, P.L.1238, No.114, eff. imd.)    1986 Amendment. Act 114 added section 321.
66 PA Cons Stat § 334 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 66 - PUBLIC UTILITIES|Chapter 3 - Public Utility Commission|Section 334 - Presiding officers

§ 334. Presiding officers.   (a) Presiding officers to decide.--The same presiding officer shall to the fullest extent possible preside at all the reception of evidence in a particular case to which he has been assigned. The same presiding officer who presides at the reception of evidence shall make the recommended decision or initial decision except where such presiding officer becomes unavailable to the commission.  (b) Outside consultation prohibited.--Save to the extent required for the disposition of ex parte matters not prohibited by this part, no presiding officer shall consult any person or party on any fact in issue unless upon notice and opportunity for all parties to participate; nor shall any presiding officer be responsible to or subject to the supervision or direction of any officer, employee or agent engaged in the performance of investigative or prosecuting functions for the commission. No employee, appointee, commissioner or official engaged in the service of, or in any manner connected with the commission shall engage in ex parte communications save to the extent permitted by this part. No officer, employee or agent engaged in the performance of investigative or prosecuting functions for the commission in any case shall, in that or a factually related case, participate or advise in the decision, recommended decision or commission review, except as witness or counsel in public proceedings.  (c) Ex parte communications.--Ex parte communications prohibited in this section shall mean any off-the-record communications to or by any member of the commission, administrative law judge, or employee of the commission, regarding the merits or any fact in issue of any matter pending before the commission in any contested on-the-record proceeding. Contested on-the-record proceeding means a proceeding required by a statute, constitution, published commission rule or regulation or order in a particular case, to be decided on the basis of the record of a commission hearing, and in which a protest or a petition or notice to intervene in opposition to requested commission action has been filed. This subsection does not prohibit off-the-record communications to or by any employee of the commission prior to the actual beginning of hearings in a contested on-the-record proceeding when such communications are solely for the purpose of seeking clarification of or corrections in evidentiary materials intended for use in the subsequent hearings.
66 PA Cons Stat § 501 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 66 - PUBLIC UTILITIES|Chapter 5 - Powers and Duties|Section 501 - General powers

§ 501. General powers. (a) Enforcement of provisions of part.--In addition to any powers expressly enumerated in this part, the commission shall have full power and authority, and it shall be its duty to enforce, execute and carry out, by its regulations, orders, or otherwise, all and singular, the provisions of this part, and the full intent thereof; and shall have the power to rescind or modify any such regulations or orders. The express enumeration of the powers of the commission in this part shall not exclude any power which the commission would otherwise have under any of the provisions of this part.  (b) Administrative authority and regulations.--The commission shall have general administrative power and authority to supervise and regulate all public utilities doing business within this Commonwealth. The commission may make such regulations, not inconsistent with law, as may be necessary or proper in the exercise of its powers or for the performance of its duties.  (c) Compliance.--Every public utility, its officers, agents, and employees, and every other person or corporation subject to the provisions of this part, affected by or subject to any regulations or orders of the commission or of any court, made, issued, or entered under the provisions of this part, shall observe, obey, and comply with such regulations or orders, and the terms and conditions thereof.    Cross References. Section 501 is referred to in sections 2212, 2806, 3209 of this title.
66 PA Cons Stat § 502 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 66 - PUBLIC UTILITIES|Chapter 5 - Powers and Duties|Section 502 - Enforcement proceedings by commission

§ 502. Enforcement proceedings by commission.  Whenever the commission shall be of opinion that any person or corporation, including a municipal corporation, is violating, or is about to violate, any provisions of this part; or has done, or is about to do, any act, matter, or thing herein prohibited or declared to be unlawful; or has failed, omitted, neglected, or refused, or is about to fail, omit, neglect, or refuse, to perform any duty enjoined upon it by this part, or has failed, omitted, neglected or refused, or is about to fail, omit, neglect, or refuse to obey any lawful requirement, regulation or order made by the commission; or any final judgment, order, or decree made by any court, then and in every such case the commission may institute injunction, mandamus or other appropriate legal proceedings, to restrain such violations of the provisions of this part, or of the regulations, or orders of the commission, and to enforce obedience thereto.    Saved from Suspension. Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure No. 1549(11), adopted June 3, 1994, provided that section 502 shall not be deemed suspended or affected by Rules 1501 through 1536 relating to action in equity.  Cross References. Section 502 is referred to in section 2905 of this title.
66 PA Cons Stat § 503 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 66 - PUBLIC UTILITIES|Chapter 5 - Powers and Duties|Section 503 - Enforcement proceedings by Chief Counsel

§ 503. Enforcement proceedings by Chief Counsel.  The Chief Counsel, in addition to the exercise of the powers and duties now conferred upon him by law, shall also, upon request of the commission proceed in the name of the Commonwealth, by mandamus, injunction, or quo warranto, or other appropriate remedy at law or, in equity, to restrain violations of the provisions of this part, or of the regulations or orders of the commission, or the judgments, orders, or decrees of any court, or to enforce obedience thereto.  (Dec. 18, 1980, P.L.1247, No.226, eff. Jan. 20, 1981)
66 PA Cons Stat § 504 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 66 - PUBLIC UTILITIES|Chapter 5 - Powers and Duties|Section 504 - Reports by public utilities

§ 504. Reports by public utilities. The commission may require any public utility to file periodical reports, at such times, and in such form, and of such content, as the commission may prescribe, and special reports concerning any matter whatsoever about which the commission is authorized to inquire, or to keep itself informed, or which it is required to enforce. The commission may require any public utility to file with it a copy of any report filed by such public utility with any Federal department or regulatory body. All reports shall be under oath or affirmation when required by the commission.    Cross References. Section 504 is referred to in sections 2212, 3209 of this title.
66 PA Cons Stat § 505 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 66 - PUBLIC UTILITIES|Chapter 5 - Powers and Duties|Section 505 - Duty to furnish information to commission; cooperation in valuing property

§ 505. Duty to furnish information to commission; cooperation in valuing property. Every public utility shall furnish to the commission, from time to time, and as the commission may require, all accounts, inventories, appraisals, valuations, maps, profiles, reports of engineers, books, papers, records, and other documents or memoranda, or copies of any and all of them, in aid of any inspection, examination, inquiry, investigation, or hearing, or in aid of any determination of the value of its property, or any portion thereof, and shall cooperate with the commission in the work of the valuation of its property, or any portion thereof, and shall furnish any and all other information to the commission, as the commission may require, in any inspection, examination, inquiry, investigation, hearing, or determination of such value of its property, or any portion thereof.    Cross References. Section 505 is referred to in sections 1706, 2212, 3209 of this title.
66 PA Cons Stat § 506 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 66 - PUBLIC UTILITIES|Chapter 5 - Powers and Duties|Section 506 - Inspection of facilities and records

§ 506. Inspection of facilities and records. The commission shall have full power and authority, either by or through its members, or duly authorized representatives, whenever it shall deem it necessary or proper in carrying out any of the provisions of, or its duties under this part, to enter upon the premises, buildings, machinery, system, plant, and equipment, and make any inspection, valuation, physical examination, inquiry, or investigation of any and all plant and equipment, facilities, property, and pertinent records, books, papers, accounts, maps, inventories, appraisals, valuations, memoranda, documents, or effects whatsoever, of any public utility, or prepared or kept for it by others, and to hold any hearing for such purposes. In the performance of such duties, the commission may have access to, and use any books, records, or documents in the possession of, any department, board, or commission of the Commonwealth, or any political subdivision thereof.    Cross References. Section 506 is referred to in sections 1706, 2212, 3209 of this title.
66 PA Cons Stat § 507 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 66 - PUBLIC UTILITIES|Chapter 5 - Powers and Duties|Section 507 - Contracts between public utilities and municipalities

§ 507. Contracts between public utilities and municipalities.  Except for a contract between a public utility and a municipal corporation to furnish service at the regularly filed and published tariff rates, no contract or agreement between any public utility and any municipal corporation shall be valid unless filed with the commission at least 30 days prior to its effective date. Upon notice to the municipal authorities, and the public utility concerned, the commission may, prior to the effective date of such contract or agreement, institute proceedings to determine the reasonableness, legality or any other matter affecting the validity thereof. Upon the institution of such proceedings, such contract or agreement shall not be effective until the commission grants its approval thereof.
66 PA Cons Stat § 508 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 66 - PUBLIC UTILITIES|Chapter 5 - Powers and Duties|Section 508 - Power of the commission to vary, reform and revise contracts

§ 508. Power of commission to vary, reform and revise contracts.  The commission shall have power and authority to vary, reform, or revise, upon a fair, reasonable, and equitable basis, any obligations, terms, or conditions of any contract heretofore or hereafter entered into between any public utility and any person, corporation, or municipal corporation, which embrace or concern a public right, benefit, privilege, duty, or franchise, or the grant thereof, or are otherwise affected or concerned with the public interest and the general well-being of this Commonwealth. Whenever the commission shall determine, after reasonable notice and hearing, upon its own motion or upon complaint, that any such obligations, terms, or conditions are unjust, unreasonable, inequitable, or otherwise contrary or adverse to the public interest and the general well-being of this Commonwealth, the commission shall determine and prescribe, by findings and order, the just, reasonable, and equitable obligations, terms, and conditions of such contract. Such contract, as modified by the order of the commission, shall become effective 30 days after service of such order upon the parties to such contract.    Cross References. Section 508 is referred to in section 2807 of this title.
66 PA Cons Stat § 509 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 66 - PUBLIC UTILITIES|Chapter 5 - Powers and Duties|Section 509 - Regulation of manufacture, sale or lease of appliances

§ 509. Regulation of manufacture, sale or lease of appliances.  It is unlawful for any public utility engaged in the manufacture, sale, or lease of any appliance or equipment offered by such public utility for sale to the public to: (1) Discontinue service to any consumer for failure of such consumer to pay the whole, or any installment, of the purchase price, or rental, of any appliance or equipment sold to such consumer. (2) Apply to the purchase price or rental, or any part thereof, of any appliance or equipment purchased by, or leased to, a consumer of the service of the public utility, any deposit or other moneys of the consumer in the possession of the public utility. This restriction does not apply to any claims of the public utility against such consumer when such claims arise from damages to meters or other facilities used to measure and ascertain the quantity of service rendered by the public utility. (3) Employ in the manufacture, sale, or lease of any such appliance or equipment, any property used in, or revenue derived from, the rendering of service to the public, unless separate accounts as to the property used and the costs incurred by, and the revenue derived from, the manufacture, lease, or sale of such appliance or equipment are adopted, used, and kept by the public utility. (4) Employ in the manufacture, sale, or lease of any such appliance or equipment, the service of any officer or employee engaged in rendering service to the public, unless separate accounts as to the amount paid to such officer or employee, while engaged in the manufacture, lease or sale of such appliance or equipment, and whether any amount be salary, bonus, commission, or expense are adopted, used, and kept by the public utility.