Pennsylvania Administrative Code

§ 120.11. Enforcement by political subdivision ordinance. (a) A political subdivision may adopt an ordinance to enforce the various provisions of a plan within the jurisdictional boundaries of the political subdivision, if the following actions precede the adoption of the ordinan…

§ 120.12. Penalties. A person who violates a provision of this chapter, who fails to carry out duties and responsibilities imposed by this chapter or who impedes or interferes with actions undertaken or ordered under this chapter is subject to the penalties provided under 35 Pa.C…

§ 120.13. Additional water conservation and protection policies. Nothing in a plan or this chapter limits or affects the power or authority of a political subdivision to adopt or enforce ordinances, rules, restrictions and orders for water conservation and protection of essential…

§ 120.14. Repeal or amendment of a plan. A plan may be amended or repealed only by action of the Commonwealth Drought Coordinator upon the written request of the public water supply agency or governing body of a political subdivision that developed and submitted the plan. A reque…

§ 120.15. Notification of termination. Upon approval of the repeal of a plan in accordance with § 120.14 (relating to repeal or amendment of a plan), the Commonwealth Drought Coordinator will require the applicant to issue a notice to at least one newspaper of general circulation…

§ 120.2. Purpose. This chapter establishes procedures for the Commonwealth Drought Coordinator to review and approve plans by public water supply agencies or political subdivisions in response to a state of drought or water shortage emergency that has been declared by the Governo…

§ 120.3. Objective of a plan. The objective of a plan is to balance the daily demands placed upon a public water supply agency with the requirement to maintain a sufficient water supply to meet the long term needs that may be placed upon the public water supply agency during a pe…

§ 120.4. Responsibility to monitor local water supply and implement water conservation measures. (a) Each public water supply agency or governing body of each political subdivision which has a source of water or a service area within an area affected by drought conditions or a lo…

§ 120.5. Implementation of plans. (a) Plan. (1) Each public water supply agency or governing body of a political subdivision is authorized to develop a plan. A plan shall contain provisions to: (i) Prohibit nonessential water use, if the restrictions do not conflict with Chapter …

§ 120.6. Implementation of further water usage reductions. (a) If a public water supply agency or governing body of an affected political subdivision determines that it is necessary to further decrease the water usage of its residential, nonresidential or other water customers, i…

§ 120.7. Enforcement of plans. (a) The public water supply agency or governing body of a political subdivision shall have primary responsibility for monitoring the compliance of residential, nonresidential and other water customers with its plan. (b) The public water supply agenc…

§ 120.8. Service interruptions. (a) A plan shall include provisions for the implementation of temporary service interruptions. This action would be necessary to achieve water use reductions to prevent a public water supply agency from depleting its water supply to the point that …

§ 120.9. Excess use charges. (a) Excess use charges. (1) Excess use charges are a positive means of securing compliance with a plan. If a public water supply agency elects to include excess use charges in a plan, the maximum excess use charge authorized to be imposed is as follow…

§ 120b.101. Purpose. The act is designed to provide a toll-free telephone number 911 for individuals within this Commonwealth to gain rapid, direct access to emergency aid. The number shall be provided with the objective of reducing response time to situations requiring law enfor…

§ 120b.102. Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: Act—The Public Safety Emergency Telephone Act (35 P. S. § § 7011—7021). Agency—The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Age…

§ 120b.103. Development of county plan. Upon the agreement of the governing authority of a county to establish a 911 system, a plan shall be drafted which meets, at least, the minimum technical standards promulgated by the Agency. The formation of multi-jurisdictional or regional…

§ 120b.104. Technical standards for plans. (a) Glossary of terms for technical standards. The following words and terms, when used in this section, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: ALI—Automatic Location Identification—A feature which d…

§ 120b.105. Contribution rate. Counties that presently have 911 systems may establish a contribution rate to cover nonrecurring and operating costs of an existing system by using the same contribution rate approval mechanisms as a new 911 system. A county which did not have a 911…

§ 120b.106. Eligible costs. (a) The contribution rate may be used for recurring and nonrecurring costs associated with implementing, expanding, upgrading and operating a 911 emergency communications system. (b) The costs may include the following items: (1) Nonrecurring costs. (i…

§ 120b.107. Authority of cities. (a) A city of the second class, second class A or third class that established a 911 system prior to September 7, 1990 may exercise the powers and duties of counties under the act. (b) The procedure for filing a 911 plan shall be the same as for c…

§ 120b.108. Review and approval of plans. (a) Upon completion and adoption of the plan by the appropriate governing body, an original and three copies of the plan shall be forwarded to the Agency. An additional copy of the plan shall be forwarded to all telephone companies affect…

§ 120b.109. Assessment of contribution rate. (a) Moneys collected from the telephone contribution rate shall be utilized solely for payment of nonrecurring and recurring costs of a 911 system. (b) The contribution rate may be imposed at any time subsequent to the execution of a c…

§ 120b.110. Collection and disbursement of contribution rate. (a) The local exchange telephone company shall establish a billing system to account for the levying, collection and disbursement of the approved contribution rate. The cost of establishing the system shall be determin…

§ 120b.111. Administration of contribution rate. (a) The county shall establish a separate fund for the sole purpose of accounting for the revenues received and expenditures incurred in the establishment, upgrading, expansion and operation of a 911 emergency communications system…

§ 120b.112. Reports. For counties where a 911 system has been established, a report shall be submitted to the Agency annually detailing the status of 911 systems. The report shall be on a form provided by the Agency and shall include information including the contribution rate, p…

§ 120b.113. Accuracy standards for enhanced 911 database systems. (a) The Master Street Address Guide (MSAG) is an information file prepared by a county that contains a list of all street names and address ranges within a county’s enhanced 911 service area. (1) Associated with ea…

§ 120c.101. Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to implement section 3(a)(6) of the act (35 P. S. § 7013(a)(6)) to establish minimum training and certification standards for emergency dispatchers, call takers and supervisors who work for 911 emergency communications centers o…

§ 120c.102. Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the content clearly indicates otherwise: Act—The Public Safety Emergency Telephone Act (35 P. S. § § 7011—7021). Agency—The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Age…

§ 120c.103. Certification of county or municipal training programs. (a) Each county, city, borough or township that operates a 911 communications center or RDP included in a 911 county plan shall be responsible for implementing the training provisions of this chapter as they appl…

§ 120c.104. Certification requirements for current and newly hired emergency communications personnel (a) A county or municipal 911 call taker, emergency dispatcher or 911 center supervisor who is hired on or after August 12, 2000, whether the individual is working full-time or p…

§ 120c.105. Call taker certification. (a) Roles and responsibilities. A call taker is responsible for taking all calls made by the general public to a 911 emergency communications center and for gathering all essential information from the caller to determine whether or not emerg…

§ 120c.106. Emergency dispatcher certification. (a) Roles and responsibilities. An emergency dispatcher is responsible for taking the information gathered by a call taker, determining the appropriate response to the situation and dispatching the available emergency fire, police, …

§ 120c.107. 911 center supervisor certification. (a) Roles and responsibilities. A 911 center supervisor is responsible for managing the overall operation of a 911 emergency communications center. A supervisor’s duties include: (1) Supervising the activities of all call takers an…

§ 120c.108. Certification curriculum and instructors. (a) The Agency will review and approve all certification curricula, materials, examinations, training records and other related matters that are necessary to implement the certification and recertification standards establishe…

§ 120c.109. Written examinations. (a) The Agency will administer all written examinations for the certification and recertification of call takers, emergency dispatchers and 911 center supervisors. The examinations will be conducted at each county’s 911 center or each municipalit…

§ 120c.110. Practical skills tests. (a) Conduct. A practical skills test shall be conducted by the lead or master instructor used by the county, city, borough or township. The call taker, emergency dispatcher or 911 center supervisor shall demonstrate proper usage of the equipmen…

§ 120c.111. Retention of records for audit. (a) A county, city, borough or any other public or private operator of a 911 emergency communications system or RDP in this Commonwealth shall maintain a record of the certification document and related supporting documents for each emp…

§ 120c.112. Right to enter and inspect. (a) The Agency has the right to enter any 911 emergency communications center or RDP in this Commonwealth during regular and usual business hours, or at other times when the Agency deems necessary, to conduct the following activities: (1) I…

§ 120d.101. Purpose. (a) This chapter implements section 3(a)(8) of the act (35 P. S. § 7013(a)(8)) which was added by section 3(a)(8) of the act of February 12, 1998 (P. L. 64, No. 17) to establish standards for performance review and quality assurance programs for 911 emergency…

§ 120d.102. Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: Act—The Public Safety Emergency Telephone Act (35 P. S. § § 7011—7021). Agency—The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Age…

§ 120d.103. Scope. (a) The quality assurance reviews in this chapter will be employed in accordance with the time frames in § 120d.104 (relating to time frames and procedures for quality assurance reviews). These reviews will be used to evaluate the performance of various aspects…

§ 120d.104. Time frames and procedures for quality assurance reviews. (a) A random sampling of 911 communications center calls will be reviewed on a recurring basis by the quality assurance reviewer to ensure compliance with the quality assurance review standards in § 120d.105 (r…

§ 120d.105. Quality assurance review standards. (a) Call-taking (telephone performance). The following telecommunicator performance standards will be checked by the quality assurance reviewer during each quality assurance review: (1) Answers the telephone quickly and correctly (w…

§ 131.1. Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this part, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: Board—The Board of Property of the Department of Community Affairs of the Commonwealth. Commission—The Pennsylvania Historical…

§ 131.2. Applications for patents. (a) An application for patent shall be accompanied by the following: (1) A bank or postal money order or certified check, payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the amount of $25, which shall be forfeited if the applicant abandons or do…

§ 131.3. Advertisement. (a) The applicant shall cause advertisement to be made, completed and delivered with proof of publication, including receipt of payment to the publisher, to the Land Office Section, Historical and Museum Commission, Post Office Box 1026, Harrisburg, Pennsy…

§ 131.4. Caveat. A person having or asserting a claim for land to which application has been made may file a caveat with the Commission under § 133.3 or § 135.3 (relating to procedure for filing caveat). The caveat shall be filed prior to the granting of the patent.