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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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State
Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski |
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House passes Pashinski scrap metal theft bill
HARRISBURG, Feb. 6 – State Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski, D-Luzerne, is pleased that members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives have passed his bill which would develop a registry for scrap metal sellers and also penalize people who remove scrap metal from residential and construction sites.
Pashinski introduced the measure because the number of scrap metal thefts at construction sites has significantly risen in his legislative district and across Pennsylvania.
“The theft of scrap metal has reached epidemic proportions over the past year,” Pashinski said. “There have been House members who have stopped me in the halls and on the House floor and told me that increased incidents of scrap metal thefts have occurred in their legislative districts. Many legislators from across the state have co-sponsored my bill.”
The measure also includes a provision that would punish people who sell rented beer kegs to scrap processors or recycling facilities instead of returning the kegs to beverage distributors.
Pashinski said violators would face a $2,500 fine for the first offense and each subsequent offense would be considered a third-degree misdemeanor.
Last November, members of the House Commerce Committee held a public hearing in the Wilkes-Barre City Council chambers to hear testimony on the legislation.
Pashinski’s legislation (H.B. 1742) now will be sent to the Senate for consideration.
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