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§ 1329.2. Definitions

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 35 P.S. Health and SafetyEffective: August 19, 2002

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 35 P.S. Health and Safety (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 14A. Propane and Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act (Refs & Annos)
Effective: August 19, 2002
35 P.S. § 1329.2
§ 1329.2. Definitions
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
“Advisory board.” The Liquefied Petroleum Gas Advisory Board.
“Authorized attendant.” An employee of a manufacturer, distributor or user of LPG who has been trained, in a manner approved by the Department of Labor and Industry, in the proper performance of duties and who has been officially recognized by the facility operator to perform those duties.
“Bulk plant.” An LPG storage facility, the primary purpose of which is the distribution of LPG which has:
(1) a bulk storage capacity of more than 2,000 gallons; and
(2) container-filling or tank-loading facilities on the premises.
The term includes a consumer of LPG that uses storage tanks to refill the consumer's own containers if the consumer's storage facility has a bulk storage capacity of less than 2,000 gallons and the storage tanks are not owned by a distributor.
“Department.” The Department of Labor and Industry of the Commonwealth.
“Distributor.” A person authorized by the Department of Labor and Industry to sell or transfer LPG.
“Gallons.” The term shall be measured in terms of water capacity.
“Industrial user.” Any person who is the consumer of LPG and who maintains a total storage capacity at a site of more than 2,000 gallons and whose storage tanks are not otherwise registered under a distributor.
“Industry standard.” Those standards developed by the National Fire Protection Association for the storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases.
“Liquefied petroleum gas” or “LPG.” Any material in liquid form that is composed predominately of any of the following hydrocarbons or mixtures thereof:
(1) Propane.
(2) Propylene.
(3) Normal butane or isobutane.
(4) Butylenes.
“LPG facility.” Distributors, bulk plants and industrial users.
“Person.” Any individual, firm, partnership, unincorporated association, corporation, political subdivision or authority, including the Commonwealth.
“Secretary.” The Secretary of Labor and Industry of the Commonwealth.
“Transfer.” To cause LPG to pass from any pipeline, tank, container, tank truck, receptacle or storage location to a similar or different type of pipeline, tank, container, tank truck, receptacle or storage location.

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2002, June 19, P.L. 421, No. 61, § 2, effective in 60 days.
35 P.S. § 1329.2, PA ST 35 P.S. § 1329.2
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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