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This bill amends the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to expand the powers of public utility corporations by allowing them to condemn (legally acquire) property specifically to provide service to a single customer or prospective customer, provided that the service is consistent with the principal purposes outlined in the existing law. The bill appears to give public utilities more flexibility in extending their infrastructure and services to individual customers, potentially making it easier for utilities to acquire land or rights-of-way needed to connect a specific customer to their network. The new provision will be added as a subsection to Section 1511 of Title 15, which deals with corporate powers, and will take effect 60 days after its enactment. By broadening the condemnation powers, the bill may help utilities more efficiently expand their service coverage, especially in areas where individual customer connections might have previously been challenging or cost-prohibitive.

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