[DCART] PA Enacts PRB-1 law

[Don Carlson - KQ6FM]

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ARLB013 Pennsylvania Becomes 27th State with PRB-1 Law on Books 
 
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ARRL Bulletin 13  ARLB013 
>From ARRL Headquarters  
Newington CT  October 9, 2008 
To all radio amateurs 
 
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ARLB013 Pennsylvania Becomes 27th State with PRB-1 Law on Books 
 
On Wednesday, October 8, Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell (D) 
signed into law a bill that guarantees radio amateurs the right to 
erect antenna support structures up to 65 feet without the need for 
a Special Use Permit. 
 
The bill passed in the House with a vote of 196-1; it passed in the 
Senate with a vote of 49-1.  The new law is scheduled to go into 
effect December 8, 60 days after signing. 
 
Senate Bill 884 (now Act 88), An Act amending Title 53 
(Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated 
Statutes, Restricting Municipalities from Regulating Amateur Radio 
Service Communications, was first introduced on June 1, 2007 by 
Pennsylvania Senator Stewart J. Greenleaf (R) who represents 
portions of Bucks and Montgomery Counties. 
 
The bill requires local municipalities to "reasonably accommodate 
amateur radio service communications, and to impose only the minimum 
regulations necessary to accomplish the legitimate purpose of the 
municipality" and says that "no ordinance, regulation, plan or any 
other action shall restrict amateur radio antenna height to less 
than 65 feet above ground level, but a municipality may impose 
necessary regulations to ensure the safety of amateur radio antenna 
structures, but must reasonably accommodate amateur service 
communications." 
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