Pennsylvania HB2853: An Act amending Titles 53 (Municipalities Generally) and 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in municipal authorities, further providing for purposes and powers; in general provisions relating to Public Utility Code, further providing for definitions; and, in restructuring of electric utility industry, further providing for definitions and providing for community choice aggregation programs.

What the bill says

A resolution providing that it will not serve any additional independently owned user premises except if lawfully directed by any Federal or State agency or governmental body to protect public health and safety due to an emergency such as contamination or failure of existing supply, and does not revoke or amend such resolution without first notifying the secretary of the commission in writing 30 days in advance of such proposed revocation or amendment; and (VII) disputes between an independently owned user premises and the resort are resolved by the applicable court system. (B) For purposes of.

From the introduced text, October 14, 2026:

a resolution providing that it will not serve any additional independently owned user premises except if lawfully directed by any Federal or State agency or governmental body to protect public health and safety due to an emergency such as contamination or failure of existing supply, and does not revoke or amend such resolution without first notifying the secretary of the commission in writing 30 days in advance of such proposed revocation or amendment; and (VII) disputes between an independently owned user premises and the resort are resolved by the applicable court system. (B) For purposes of this subparagraph: (I) The term "resort" means a place or business visited primarily for leisure or vacation that offers or provides lodging, 20260HB2853PN4035 - 6 - entertainment, hospitality, dining, recreational facilities or activities for guests, business conferees, members or residents. (II) The term "independently owned user premises" means a structure not owned by the resort or its affiliates, including a structure intended to be used as a seasonal residence, served from a point within the boundaries of a resort and to which a resort owner or its affiliates provides water or sewer service. (3) For the purposes of sections 2702 (relating to construction, relocation, suspension and abolition of crossings), 2703 (relating to ejectment in crossing cases) and 2704 (relating to compensation for damages occasioned …