20—The Daily Collegian Wednesday, Feb. 8,•1984
Senate approves no-fault
'companion' legislation
By DAN BIERS
Associated Press Writer
HARRISBURG Legislation de
signed to win Gov. Dick Thornburgh's
support for a new auto insurance
system was approved by the Senate
on Tuesday.
The Senate, on a 41-7 vote, backed a
so-called "companion" bill to Gener
al legislation that
:would scrap the decade-old no-fault
law in favor of a system designed to
,give motorists more choices of acci
dent coverage.
`This may well
culminate a year's
effort to do
something abdut a
system...described
as out of control.'
_ Sen. Edwin HoII,
chairman of the Senate
Banking and Insurance
Committee
The companion bill, which must be
approved by the House, is the product
'of negotiations between lawmakers
and the Thornburgh administration,
which had raised several objections Thornburgh also objected to a pro
to the original legislation. posed one-year exception to the rule
The, governor, who has delayed that all premium rate increases be
_action pending the outcome of those approved prior to adoption by the
discussions, has until Sunday to sign state Insurance Department.
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the first bill
"This may well culminate a year's
effort to do something about a system
.. described as out of control," said
Sen. Edwin Holl, chairman of the
Senate Banking and Insurance Com
mittee.
Senate Majority Leader Robert Ju
belirer, R-Blair, said the companion
bill "addresses the governor's con
cerns" about the new insurance sys
tem.
Both he and Holl said they would be
surprised if the governor reject an
insurance plan as amended by the
companion bill.,
The proposed insurance system
still would permit unrestricteed law
suits by accident victims, unlike no
fault, which allows damage suits only
after medical bills exceed a $750
"threshold."
Under no-fault, a motorist must
buy a comprehensive package of ben
efits for himself, whether needed or
not. Opponents of that system say it is
responsible for spiraling premium
costs in Pennsylvania.
Lawmakers originally planned to
require motorists buy a minimum $5,-
000 coverage for their own medical
bills. But the companion bill changes
that minimum to $lO,OOO and man
dates purchase of a $5,000 work loss
benefit in most cases.
Three workers repair a water main break in front of the White Building
Pipe break disrupts water
Students in Atherton, Simmons causing no damage to the build
and McElwain halls woke up with- ings, Rose said.
out water yesterday morning after Students had no water for a few
a water main broke at about 7:30. hours, but water flow was back to
normal by about 9:30 a.m., Rose
William S. Rose, supervisor of
s a id.
service desk maintenance build-
Tom Harmon, manager of Uni
ing, said a 10-inch water main veristy Police Services, said one
located outside of White Building lane of traffic was closed briefly
cracked and was repaired within while workmen manuevered
two hours, causing minimal dam- trucks near the break site.
age and a minor inconvenience for Rose said the transition froin the
students. extreme cold to the recent thawing
Water from the break flowed caused the pipe to crack.
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