Title 66, PUBLIC UTILITIES

(a) General rule.--Under such regulations as the commission may prescribe, every public utility, before it shall issue or assume securities, shall file with the commission and receive from it, notice of registration of a document to be known as a securities certificate. (b) Issua…

Every securities certificate shall be verified by oath or affirmation, and shall be in such form, and contain such information pertinent to a proposed issuance or assumption of securities, as the commission may require by its regulations. If two or more issues of securities are p…

(a) General rule.--Upon the submission or completion of any securities certificate, as provided in this part, the commission shall register the same if it shall find that the issuance or assumption of securities in the amount, of the character, and for the purpose therein propose…

In addition to any other penalty provided in this part for any violation of this chapter, the commission, after due consideration of the public interest, may declare void any securities issued, or any assumption of securities made in violation of this chapter. Any such declaratio…

(a) General rule.--As used in this part "affiliated interest" with a public utility means and includes the following: (1) Every corporation and person owning or holding directly or indirectly 5% or more of the voting securities of such public utility. (2) Every corporation and pe…

(a) General rule.--No contract or arrangement providing for the furnishing of management, supervisory, construction, engineering, accounting, legal, financial, or similar services, and no contract or arrangement for the purchase, sale, lease, or exchange of any property, right, o…

The commission shall have continuing supervisory control over the terms and conditions of contracts and arrangements as described in section 2102 (relating to approval of contracts with affiliated interests) so far as necessary to protect and promote the public interest. The comm…

The commission may, by regulation or order, require any contract with an affiliated interest to be in writing. The commission may also, by regulation or order, require that any contract with an affiliated interest shall contain a provision whereby the affiliated interest shall ag…

Every contract with an affiliated interest, made effective or modified in violation of any provision of this part, or of any regulation or order of the commission made under this part, shall be void; and any purchase, sale, payment, lease, loan, or exchange of any service, proper…

In any proceeding, upon the commission's own motion, or upon application or complaint, involving rates or practices of any public utility, the commission may disallow, in whole or in part, any payment or compensation to an affiliated interest for any services rendered or property…

The provisions of this chapter shall not be applicable to the rates and related terms and conditions for the interstate transmission of electricity, natural gas, liquified natural gas, substitute natural gas, liquified propane gas or naphtha which have been submitted to and appro…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Natural Gas Choice and Competition Act.

The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Consumer protection." The standards, practices and service protections for retail gas customers, including those provid…

The following interdependent standards shall govern the commission's actions in adopting rules, orders or policies and in reviewing, assessing and approving each natural gas distribution company's restructuring filings and overseeing the transition process and regulation of the r…

(a) Commencement of customer choice.--Beginning on November 1, 1999, unless the commission for good cause shown extends this period by no more than eight months, consistent with this chapter, all retail gas customers of natural gas distribution companies other than city natural g…

(a) Integrity of distribution system.-- (1) Each natural gas distribution company shall maintain the integrity of its distribution system at least in conformity with the standards established by the Federal Department of Transportation and such other standards practiced by the in…

(a) Quality.--A natural gas distribution company shall be responsible for customer service functions consistent with the orders and regulations of the commission, including, but not limited to, meter reading, installation, testing and maintenance and emergency response for all cu…

(a) Supplier of last resort.-- (1) After the effective date of this chapter, the natural gas distribution company shall serve as the supplier of last resort for residential, small commercial, small industrial and essential human needs customers and any other customer classes dete…

(a) License requirements.--No entity shall engage in the business of a natural gas supplier unless it holds a license issued by the commission. To the extent that a natural gas distribution company provides natural gas supply service outside of its chartered or certificated terri…

(a) Interim standards of conduct.--Within 120 days of the effective date of this chapter, the commission shall provide by order binding, interim guidelines for standards of conduct governing the activities of and relationships between natural gas distribution companies and their …

(a) General rule.--In the exercise of authority the commission otherwise may have to approve mergers or consolidations involving natural gas distribution companies or natural gas suppliers or the acquisition or disposition of assets or securities of natural gas distribution compa…

(a) General rule.--Except as provided under subsections (d), (e), (f) and (g) and section 2212 (relating to city natural gas distribution operations), for a period from the effective date of this chapter until January 1, 2001, the total nongas cost charges of a natural gas distri…

(a) Application.--The provisions of this section shall apply only to city natural gas distribution operations. (b) Commission jurisdiction.--Subject to the provisions of this section, commencing July 1, 2000, public utility service being furnished or rendered by a city natural ga…

Every common carrier shall furnish a reasonably sufficient number of safe facilities, and run and operate the same with such motive power as may reasonably be required, in the transportation of all such passengers or property as may seek, or be offered to it, for such transportat…

Whenever the commission shall, after hearing had upon its own motion or upon complaint, deem it necessary or proper for the accommodation, convenience, and safety of the public in the transportation of passengers, every common carrier shall transfer such passengers to or from ano…

(a) General rule.--Every common carrier shall construct and maintain, whenever the commission may, after hearing had upon its own motion or upon complaint, require the same, such switch or other connections with or between the lines of a like common carrier, where the same is rea…

(a) General rule.--Every common carrier that receives property for transportation between points within this Commonwealth shall issue a receipt or bill of lading therefor, and shall be liable to the lawful holder thereof for any loss, damage, or injury to such property caused by …

After reasonable notice and hearing had upon its own motion, or upon complaint, the commission may, by order, require any common carrier to employ such number of men upon any of its facilities as, in the judgment of the commission, is requisite for the safe and efficient operatio…

The temporary regulations promulgated under section 1602-M of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, shall expire upon the promulgation of final-form regulations or two years following the effective date of this section, whichever is later.

(a) Declaration of policy.--It is hereby declared to be the policy of the General Assembly to regulate in this part the service of common carriers by motor vehicle and forwarders in such manner as to recognize and preserve the inherent advantages of, and foster sound economic con…

(a) Regulation.--The commission shall regulate: (1) Contract carriers by motor vehicle, and to that end the commission may prescribe minimum rates which are just and reasonable, and establish requirements with respect to uniform systems of accounts, records, reports, preservation…

(a) General rule.--No person or corporation shall render service as a contract carrier by motor vehicle unless there is in force with respect to such carrier a permit issued by the commission, authorizing such person or corporation to engage in such business. The application for …

No person or corporation shall at the same time hold a certificate of public convenience as a common carrier by motor vehicle and a permit as a contract carrier by motor vehicle, unless for good cause shown, the commission shall find that such certificate and permit may be held c…

(a) General rule.--No person or corporation shall engage in the business of a broker in this Commonwealth unless such person holds a brokerage license issued by the commission. No such person or corporation, by virtue of a brokerage license, shall render service as a motor carrie…

(a) General rule.--It shall be the duty of every contract carrier by motor vehicle to reduce to writing and file with the commission all contracts, or copies thereof, pertaining to the service of such carrier, and such schedules or other information pertaining to the rates of suc…

Whenever, after hearing upon complaint or its own motion, the commission finds that any rate of any contract carrier by motor vehicle, or any regulation or practice of any such carrier affecting such rate for the transportation of passengers or property, contravenes the public po…

(a) Reports.--The commission is hereby authorized to require annual, periodical, or special reports from all contract carriers by motor vehicle and brokers; to prescribe the manner and form in which such reports shall be made; and to require from such carriers and brokers, specif…

The commission, under such regulations as it shall prescribe, may, without hearing, in proper cases, consider and approve applications for permits and licenses, and in emergencies grant temporary permits and licenses under this chapter, pending action on permanent permits or lice…

The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "License." Proof of the commission's approval authorizing a transportation network company to operate a transportation n…

(a) Ridesharing.--A transportation network company may not be considered a ridesharing arrangement or ridesharing operator under the act of December 14, 1982 (P.L.1211, No.279), entitled "An act providing for ridesharing arrangements and providing that certain laws shall be inapp…

(a) Cities of the first class.--The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to transportation network companies, transportation network company drivers or transportation network services originating within a city of the first class. (b) Motor carrier laws.--Except as otherwise…

(a) Requirements.-- (1) Upon the effective date of this section, a transportation network company driver or transportation network company on the driver's behalf shall maintain primary automobile insurance that recognizes that the driver is a transportation network company driver…

(a) Requirement.--The disclosures required by this section shall be provided in writing to all transportation network company drivers prior to the designation of an individual as a transportation network company driver. Transportation network companies shall retain written or ele…

(a) Requirements for transportation network companies.--A transportation network company may not operate in this Commonwealth unless it holds and maintains a license issued by the commission. (b) Certificate of public convenience.--A license under this chapter shall not act as a …

(a) Application.--An application for a license under this chapter must be made to the commission in writing, be verified by oath or affirmation of an officer of the applicant and be in a form and contain information required by the commission, including the following: (1) Proof t…

The commission shall be authorized to inspect, audit and investigate any books, records and facilities of the transportation network company and any affiliated entities as necessary to ensure compliance with this chapter. Documents or records marked as confidential will be treate…