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66 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 511 (2026)

 Disposition, appropriation and disbursement of assessments and fees.

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§ 511.  Disposition, appropriation and disbursement of assessments and fees.

(a)  Payment into General Fund.--All assessments and fees received, collected or recovered under this chapter shall be paid by the commission into the General Fund of the State Treasury through the Department of Revenue.

(b)  Use and appropriation of funds.--All such assessments and fees, having been advanced by public utilities for the purpose of defraying the cost of administering this part, shall be held in trust solely for that purpose, and shall be earmarked for the use of, and annually appropriated to, the commission for disbursement solely for that purpose.

(c)  Requisition of funds.--All requisitions upon such appropriation shall be signed by the chairman and secretary of the commission, or such deputies as they may designate in writing to the State Treasurer, and shall be presented to the State Treasurer and dealt with by him and the Treasury Department in the manner prescribed by the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as "The Fiscal Code."

(Dec. 18, 1980, P.L.1247, No.226, eff. imd.)

 

1980 Amendment.  Act 226 amended subsec. (b).

Cross References.  Section 511 is referred to in section 510 of this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1995–2016 · leading case: Common Cause of Pennsylvania v. Commonwealth, 668 A.2d 190 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1995).
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Common Cause of Pennsylvania v. Commonwealth, 668 A.2d 190 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1995). · cites it 4× “This statutory scheme is distinct from the continuing appropriation discussed in Powell and the various “special funds” set up in Heuchert, Dufour and Perkins .”
Sunrise Energy, LLC v. FirstEnergy Corp. & West Penn Power Co., 148 A.3d 894 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2016). · cites it 2× “The AEPS Act is replete with references to the Public Utility Code, including 66 Pa. C.S. §§ 511, 1307, 2807, 2808, 2812, and 3315, and also makes express use of certain definitions found within the Competition Act of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.”
MCT Transp. Inc. v. Philadelphia Parking Auth., 60 A.3d 899 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2013). · cites it 2× “Section 511 of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 511. 13 As the Commission’s website explains: [T]he [Commission] may assess utilities up to three-tenths of one percent of gross intrastate revenue to cover the cost of regulation.”
Indep. Oil & Gas Ass'n of Pennsylvania v. Pennsylvania Pub. Util. Comm'n, 804 A.2d 693 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2002). “66 Pa.C.S. § 511(a) and (b). With regard to post-judgment interest, neither Section 510 nor Section 511 provides for the payment of post-judgment interest.”
— 66 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 511(a) — 3 cases
MCT Transp. Inc. v. Philadelphia Parking Auth., 60 A.3d 899 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2013). “Section 511 of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 511. 13 As the Commission’s website explains: [T]he [Commission] may assess utilities up to three-tenths of one percent of gross intrastate revenue to cover the cost of regulation.”
Common Cause of Pennsylvania v. Commonwealth, 668 A.2d 190 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1995). “This statutory scheme is distinct from the continuing appropriation discussed in Powell and the various “special funds” set up in Heuchert, Dufour and Perkins .”
Indep. Oil & Gas Ass'n of Pennsylvania v. Pennsylvania Pub. Util. Comm'n, 804 A.2d 693 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2002). “66 Pa.C.S. § 511(a) and (b). With regard to post-judgment interest, neither Section 510 nor Section 511 provides for the payment of post-judgment interest.”
— 66 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 511(b) — 1 case
Common Cause of Pennsylvania v. Commonwealth, 668 A.2d 190 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1995). “This statutory scheme is distinct from the continuing appropriation discussed in Powell and the various “special funds” set up in Heuchert, Dufour and Perkins .”
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