SENATE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 2978, 3125, 3685, PRINTER'S NO. 3697
3691
No. 2262 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY BOYES, HARHART, SAYLOR, PIPPY, FLICK, CIVERA,
HABAY, DEMPSEY, E. Z. TAYLOR, MAITLAND, METCALFE, REINARD,
VANCE, FICHTER, STEVENSON, RAYMOND, WRIGHT, S. MILLER,
BARRAR, GODSHALL, PHILLIPS, BAKER, ZIMMERMAN, CLARK, HERSHEY,
GEIST, MAJOR, CLYMER, STAIRS, SEYFERT, CORNELL, McGILL,
NAILOR, RUBLEY, TULLI, CHADWICK, DALLY, DRUCE, MICOZZIE,
MASLAND, SNYDER, FARGO, FLEAGLE, STEIL, SCHULER, HENNESSEY,
FEESE, DAILEY, BARD, BUNT, ARGALL, STERN, TRUE, HESS,
HUTCHINSON, MARSICO, ORIE, S. H. SMITH, FAIRCHILD, ROSS,
EGOLF, HERMAN, McNAUGHTON, ADOLPH, ALLEN, B. SMITH,
R. MILLER, FORCIER, O'BRIEN, ARMSTRONG, ZUG, SEMMEL,
BELFANTI, GORDNER, HANNA, MELIO, TIGUE, YEWCIC, BATTISTO,
BROWNE, HALUSKA, GEORGE, LUCYK, LAUGHLIN, STRITTMATTER,
YUDICHAK, HARHAI, GANNON, BASTIAN, EACHUS, WILLIAMS,
SAMUELSON, SURRA, SHANER, STABACK, CASORIO, CALTAGIRONE,
SATHER, DeWEESE, CAPPABIANCA, LEH, ROBERTS, LESCOVITZ,
LaGROTTA, SANTONI, STEELMAN, TANGRETTI, KAISER, PETRONE,
COSTA, MANN, MUNDY, WOJNAROSKI, GRUCELA, FREEMAN, PESCI,
SAINATO, McCALL, WALKO, DeLUCA, MAYERNIK, DALEY, BEBKO-JONES,
VAN HORNE, DERMODY, COY, GRUITZA, MICHLOVIC, PISTELLA, M.
COHEN, PETRARCA, LEDERER, MARKOSEK, SCRIMENTI, BELARDI,
STETLER, CURRY, TRAVAGLIO, McILHATTAN AND THOMAS,
FEBRUARY 14, 2000
SENATOR TILGHMAN, APPROPRIATIONS, IN SENATE, RE-REPORTED AS
AMENDED, JUNE 12, 2000
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of November 13, 1995 (P.L.604, No.61), entitled <--
2 "An act establishing the State Fire Commissioner within the
3 Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency; transferring the
4 Volunteer Loan Assistance Program and the State Fire Academy
5 to the State Fire Commissioner; and making repeals," further
6 providing for appropriations.
7 ESTABLISHING A GRANT PROGRAM FOR VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES AND <--
8 VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICES.
9 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
1 hereby enacts as follows:
2 Section 1. Section 7 of the act of November 13, 1995 <--
3 (P.L.604, No.61), known as the State Fire Commissioner Act, is
4 amended to read:
5 Section 7. Appropriations.
6 (a) General.--All appropriations for the commissioner shall
7 be by a separate line item in the General Appropriation Act.
8 (b) Specific.--The sum of $25,000,000, is hereby
9 appropriated to the State Fire Commissioner for the fiscal year
10 July 1, 2000, to June 30, 2001, for the purpose of making annual
11 grants to volunteer fire companies and nonprofit volunteer
12 ambulance services. Recipients of grants under this section
13 shall use the funds for any or all of the following purposes:
14 (1) Equipment purchases, building maintenance and
15 capital improvements.
16 (2) Training.
17 (3) Research studies.
18 (4) Loan repayments.
19 (5) Disease prevention and control.
20 Section 2. The sum of $5,000,000, or as much thereof as may
21 be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the State Fire
22 Commissioner for the fiscal year July 1, 2000, to June 30, 2001,
23 and each fiscal year thereafter to provide tuition reimbursement
24 to active volunteer firefighters.
25 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2000, or
26 immediately, whichever is later.
27 CHAPTER 1 <--
28 PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
29 SECTION 101. SHORT TITLE.
30 THIS ACT SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS THE VOLUNTEER
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1 FIRE COMPANY AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICE GRANT ACT.
2 SECTION 102. DEFINITIONS.
3 THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND PHRASES WHEN USED IN THIS ACT SHALL
4 HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM IN THIS SECTION UNLESS THE
5 CONTEXT CLEARLY INDICATES OTHERWISE:
6 "ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT SERVICES." THE TERM SHALL HAVE THE
7 MEANING GIVEN TO IT IN THE ACT OF JULY 3, 1985 (P.L.164, NO.45),
8 KNOWN AS THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ACT.
9 "AGENCY." THE PENNSYLVANIA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.
10 "BASIC LIFE SUPPORT SERVICES." THE TERM SHALL HAVE THE
11 MEANING GIVEN TO IT IN THE ACT OF JULY 3, 1985 (P.L.164, NO.45),
12 KNOWN AS THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ACT.
13 "COMMISSIONER." THE STATE FIRE COMMISSIONER.
14 "FACILITY." A STRUCTURE OR PORTION THEREOF INTENDED FOR THE
15 PURPOSE OF STORAGE OR PROTECTION OF FIREFIGHTING APPARATUS,
16 AMBULANCES AND RESCUE VEHICLES AND RELATED EQUIPMENT AND GEAR.
17 THE TERM DOES NOT INCLUDE MEETING HALLS, SOCIAL HALLS, SOCIAL
18 ROOMS, LOUNGES OR ANY OTHER FACILITY NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO
19 FIREFIGHTING OR THE FURNISHING OF AMBULANCE OR RESCUE SERVICES.
20 "GRANT PROGRAM." THE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY GRANT PROGRAM
21 ESTABLISHED IN CHAPTER 3 OR THE VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICE
22 GRANT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED IN CHAPTER 5.
23 "INVALID COACH." THE TERM SHALL HAVE THE MEANING GIVEN TO IT
24 IN THE ACT OF JULY 3, 1985 (P.L.164, NO.45), KNOWN AS THE
25 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ACT.
26 "VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICE." ANY NONPROFIT CHARTERED
27 CORPORATION, ASSOCIATION OR ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN THIS
28 COMMONWEALTH, NOT ASSOCIATED OR AFFILIATED WITH ANY VOLUNTEER
29 FIRE COMPANY OR HOSPITAL AND WHICH IS REGULARLY ENGAGED IN THE
30 PROVISION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, INCLUDING BASIC LIFE
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1 SUPPORT OR ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT SERVICES AND THE TRANSPORTATION
2 OF PATIENTS. THE TERM SHALL NOT INCLUDE ANY CORPORATION,
3 ASSOCIATION OR ORGANIZATION THAT IS PRIMARILY ENGAGED IN THE
4 OPERATION OF INVALID COACHES WHICH ARE INTENDED FOR THE ROUTINE
5 TRANSPORT OF PERSONS WHO ARE CONVALESCENT OR OTHERWISE
6 NONAMBULATORY AND DO NOT ORDINARILY REQUIRE EMERGENCY MEDICAL
7 TREATMENT WHILE IN TRANSIT.
8 "VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY." A NONPROFIT CHARTERED CORPORATION,
9 ASSOCIATION OR ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN THIS COMMONWEALTH WHICH
10 PROVIDES FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES AND WHICH MAY OFFER OTHER
11 VOLUNTARY EMERGENCY SERVICES WITHIN THIS COMMONWEALTH. VOLUNTARY
12 EMERGENCY SERVICES PROVIDED BY A VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY MAY
13 INCLUDE VOLUNTARY AMBULANCE AND VOLUNTARY RESCUE SERVICES.
14 CHAPTER 3
15 VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY GRANT PROGRAM
16 SECTION 301. ESTABLISHMENT.
17 THE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY GRANT PROGRAM IS HEREBY
18 ESTABLISHED AND SHALL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE AGENCY IN
19 CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER. GRANTS PROVIDED UNDER THIS
20 PROGRAM SHALL BE USED TO IMPROVE AND ENHANCE THE CAPABILITIES OF
21 THE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY TO PROVIDE FIREFIGHTING, AMBULANCE
22 AND RESCUE SERVICES.
23 SECTION 302. GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES.
24 THE AGENCY SHALL DEVELOP GUIDELINES, PROCEDURES AND ALL
25 APPLICATIONS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE GRANT PROGRAM. THE
26 AGENCY SHALL SUBMIT THE GUIDELINES, PROCEDURES AND APPLICATIONS
27 TO THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU FOR PUBLICATION IN THE
28 PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN AND PENNSYLVANIA CODE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF
29 THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT.
30 SECTION 303. AWARD OF GRANTS.
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1 (A) AUTHORIZATION.--THE AGENCY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO MAKE
2 A ONE-TIME GRANT AWARD TO EACH ELIGIBLE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY
3 FOR THE FOLLOWING:
4 (1) CONSTRUCTION AND/OR RENOVATION OF THE FIRE COMPANY'S
5 FACILITY AND PURCHASE OR REPAIR OF FIXTURES AND FURNISHINGS
6 NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN OR IMPROVE THE CAPABILITY OF THE
7 COMPANY TO PROVIDE FIRE, AMBULANCE AND RESCUE SERVICES.
8 (2) REPAIR OF FIREFIGHTING, AMBULANCE OR RESCUE
9 EQUIPMENT OR PURCHASE THEREOF.
10 (3) DEBT REDUCTION ASSOCIATED WITH PARAGRAPH (1) OR (2).
11 (B) LIMITS.--
12 (1) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (3), GRANTS SHALL BE
13 NOT LESS THAN $2,500 AND NOT MORE THAN $15,000 PER VOLUNTEER
14 FIRE COMPANY.
15 (2) GRANTS SHALL BE AWARDED ON A PRORATA BASIS IF THE
16 TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT OF APPROVED APPLICATIONS EXCEEDS THE
17 AMOUNT OF FUNDS APPROPRIATED ALLOCATED IN SECTION 701. <--
18 (3) IN A MUNICIPALITY WHERE THERE ARE TWO OR MORE
19 VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES AND IF TWO OR MORE FIRE COMPANIES
20 CONSOLIDATED THEIR USE OF EQUIPMENT, FIREFIGHTERS AND
21 SERVICES BETWEEN JULY 1, 1998, AND THE DATE OF ENACTMENT OF
22 THIS ACT, EACH ENTITY FROM WHICH THE CONSOLIDATED ENTITY WAS
23 CREATED WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A GRANT AS THOUGH IT HAD NOT
24 CONSOLIDATED.
25 (C) TIME FOR FILING APPLICATION AND DEPARTMENT ACTION.--
26 (1) THE AGENCY SHALL PROVIDE APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS
27 UNDER THIS ACT TO THE FIRE CHIEF AND PRESIDENT OF EVERY
28 VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY IN THIS COMMONWEALTH ON OR BEFORE JULY
29 7, 2000.
30 (2) VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES SEEKING GRANTS UNDER THIS
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1 ACT SHALL SUBMIT COMPLETED APPLICATIONS TO THE AGENCY ON OR
2 BEFORE AUGUST 25, SEPTEMBER 1, 2000. THE AGENCY SHALL ACT TO <--
3 APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE THE APPLICATION BY OCTOBER 6, 4, 2000. <--
4 APPLICATIONS WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY
5 THE AGENCY BY OCTOBER 6, 4, 2000, SHALL BE DEEMED APPROVED. <--
6 (3) APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED AFTER THE AUGUST 25, <--
7 SEPTEMBER 1, 2000, DEADLINE SHALL BE ACCEPTED BY THE AGENCY <--
8 AND GRANTS MAY BE AWARDED, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE AGENCY,
9 FROM THE RESERVE FUND SET ASIDE UNDER SECTION 304.
10 (D) ELIGIBILITY.--TO RECEIVE GRANT FUNDS UNDER THIS ACT, A
11 VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY SHALL HAVE ACTIVELY RESPONDED TO ONE OR
12 MORE FIRE EMERGENCIES SINCE JULY 1, 1999.
13 SECTION 304. RESERVE FUNDS.
14 (1) THE AGENCY SHALL RESERVE AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 3%
15 OF THE FUNDS APPROPRIATED ALLOCATED IN SECTION 701 FOR THE <--
16 GRANT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED UNDER THIS CHAPTER FOR THE PURPOSES
17 OF AWARDING GRANTS TO VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES THAT SUBMIT
18 APPLICATIONS AFTER AUGUST 25, SEPTEMBER 1, 2000, THAT WOULD <--
19 HAVE OTHERWISE BEEN ELIGIBLE FOR AND BEEN AWARDED A GRANT
20 UNDER THE GRANT PROGRAM. ALL FUNDS SO RESERVED SHALL BE <--
21 SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 704 RELATING TO THE
22 LAPSING OF FUNDS.
23 (2) NO VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY MAY RECEIVE A GRANT FROM <--
24 RESERVE FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT GREATER THAN THE AMOUNT THAT IT
25 WOULD HAVE RECEIVED HAD IT APPLIED IN A TIMELY MANNER.
26 SECTION 305. CONSOLIDATION INCENTIVE.
27 IF, AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT, TWO OR MORE
28 VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES CONSOLIDATE THEIR USE OF FACILITIES,
29 EQUIPMENT, FIREFIGHTERS AND SERVICES, THE CONSOLIDATED ENTITY
30 MAY, UPON NOTIFICATION OF THE AGENCY, BE ELIGIBLE FOR A
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1 REDUCTION OF THE INTEREST RATE PAYABLE ON ANY OUTSTANDING
2 PRINCIPAL BALANCE OWED, AS OF THE DATE OF CONSOLIDATION, BY ANY
3 OR ALL OF THE CONSOLIDATING COMPANIES TO THE VOLUNTEER COMPANIES
4 LOAN FUND FOR LOANS MADE UNDER THE ACT OF JULY 15, 1976
5 (P.L.1036, NO.208), KNOWN AS THE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY,
6 AMBULANCE SERVICE AND RESCUE SQUAD ASSISTANCE ACT. THE REDUCTION
7 IN THE INTEREST RATE PAYABLE SHALL BE FROM 2% TO 1%. UPON
8 RECEIPT OF SUCH NOTIFICATION, THE AGENCY, IN CONJUNCTION WITH
9 THE STATE FIRE COMMISSIONER, SHALL DETERMINE AND VERIFY THAT THE
10 CONSOLIDATED ENTITY IS IN FACT A BONA FIDE CONSOLIDATED
11 VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY. IF THE AGENCY DETERMINES THAT THE
12 CONSOLIDATED ENTITY IS A BONA FIDE CONSOLIDATED VOLUNTEER FIRE
13 COMPANY, IT SHALL REDUCE THE INTEREST RATE PAYABLE ON ANY
14 OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL BALANCE OWED TO THE VOLUNTEER COMPANIES
15 LOAN FUND FOR LOANS MADE UNDER THE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY,
16 AMBULANCE SERVICE AND RESCUE SQUAD ASSISTANCE ACT, FOR WHICH THE
17 CONSOLIDATING COMPANIES OR THE CONSOLIDATED ENTITY MAY BE
18 INDIVIDUALLY OR JOINTLY RESPONSIBLE. THE AGENCY MAY PROMULGATE
19 SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE
20 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
21 CHAPTER 5
22 VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICE GRANT PROGRAM
23 SECTION 501. ESTABLISHMENT.
24 THE VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICE GRANT PROGRAM IS HEREBY
25 ESTABLISHED AND SHALL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE AGENCY. GRANTS
26 PROVIDED UNDER THIS PROGRAM SHALL BE USED TO IMPROVE AND ENHANCE
27 THE CAPABILITIES OF THE VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICES TO PROVIDE
28 AMBULANCE, EMERGENCY MEDICAL, BASIC LIFE SUPPORT AND ADVANCED
29 LIFE SUPPORT SERVICES.
30 SECTION 502. GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES.
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1 THE AGENCY SHALL DEVELOP GUIDELINES, PROCEDURES AND ALL
2 APPLICATIONS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE GRANT PROGRAM. THE
3 AGENCY SHALL SUBMIT THE GUIDELINES, PROCEDURES AND APPLICATIONS
4 TO THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU FOR PUBLICATION IN THE
5 PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN AND PENNSYLVANIA CODE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF
6 THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT.
7 SECTION 503. AWARD OF GRANTS.
8 (A) AUTHORIZATION.--THE AGENCY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO MAKE
9 A ONE-TIME GRANT AWARD TO EACH ELIGIBLE VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE
10 SERVICE FOR THE FOLLOWING:
11 (1) CONSTRUCTION AND/OR RENOVATION OF THE VOLUNTEER
12 AMBULANCE SERVICE'S FACILITY AND PURCHASE OR REPAIR OF
13 FIXTURES AND FURNISHINGS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN OR IMPROVE THE
14 CAPABILITY OF THE AMBULANCE SERVICE TO PROVIDE AMBULANCE,
15 EMERGENCY MEDICAL, BASIC LIFE SUPPORT AND ADVANCED LIFE
16 SUPPORT SERVICES.
17 (2) REPAIR OF AMBULANCE EQUIPMENT OR PURCHASE THEREOF.
18 (3) DEBT REDUCTION ASSOCIATED WITH PARAGRAPH (1) OR (2).
19 (B) LIMITS.--
20 (1) GRANTS SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN $2,500 AND NOT MORE
21 THAN $10,000 PER VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICE.
22 (2) GRANTS SHALL BE AWARDED ON A PRORATA BASIS IF THE
23 TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT OF APPROVED APPLICATIONS EXCEEDS THE
24 AMOUNT OF FUNDS ALLOCATED IN SECTION 702. <--
25 (C) TIME FOR FILING APPLICATION AND DEPARTMENT ACTION.--
26 (1) THE AGENCY SHALL PROVIDE APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS
27 UNDER THIS ACT TO THE PRESIDENT OF EVERY VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE
28 SERVICE IN THIS COMMONWEALTH ON OR BEFORE JULY 7, 2000.
29 (2) VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICES SEEKING GRANTS UNDER
30 THIS CHAPTER SHALL SUBMIT COMPLETED APPLICATIONS TO THE
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1 AGENCY ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 25, SEPTEMBER 1, 2000. THE AGENCY <--
2 SHALL ACT TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE THE APPLICATION BY OCTOBER
3 6, 4, 2000. APPLICATIONS WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR <--
4 DISAPPROVED BY THE AGENCY BY OCTOBER 6, 4, 2000, SHALL BE <--
5 DEEMED APPROVED.
6 (3) APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED AFTER THE AUGUST 25, <--
7 SEPTEMBER 1, 2000, DEADLINE SHALL BE ACCEPTED BY THE AGENCY <--
8 AND GRANTS MAY BE AWARDED, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE AGENCY,
9 FROM THE RESERVE FUND SET ASIDE UNDER SECTION 504.
10 SECTION 504. RESERVE FUNDS.
11 (1) THE AGENCY SHALL RESERVE AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 3%
12 OF THE FUNDS APPROPRIATED ALLOCATED IN SECTION 702 FOR THE <--
13 GRANT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED UNDER THIS CHAPTER FOR THE PURPOSES
14 OF AWARDING GRANTS TO VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICES THAT
15 SUBMIT APPLICATIONS AFTER AUGUST 25, SEPTEMBER 1, 2000, THAT <--
16 WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE BEEN ELIGIBLE FOR AND BEEN AWARDED A
17 GRANT UNDER THE GRANT PROGRAM. ALL FUNDS SO RESERVED SHALL BE <--
18 SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 704 RELATING TO THE
19 LAPSING OF FUNDS.
20 (2) NO VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICE MAY RECEIVE A GRANT
21 FROM RESERVE FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT GREATER THAN THE AMOUNT THAT
22 IT WOULD HAVE RECEIVED HAD IT APPLIED IN A TIMELY MANNER.
23 CHAPTER 7
24 GRANT FUNDING PROVISIONS
25 SECTION 701. VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY GRANT PROGRAM.
26 THE SUM OF $22,000,000, OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE
27 NECESSARY, OF THE AMOUNT APPROPRIATED IN SECTION 225 OF THE ACT
28 OF MAY 24, 2000 (P.L. , NO. 21A), KNOWN AS THE GENERAL
29 APPROPRIATION ACT OF 2000, TO THE PENNSYLVANIA EMERGENCY
30 MANAGEMENT AGENCY IS ALLOCATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING GRANTS
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1 TO ELIGIBLE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 3.
2 SECTION 702. VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICE GRANT PROGRAM.
3 THE SUM OF $3,000,000, OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE
4 NECESSARY, OF THE AMOUNT APPROPRIATED IN SECTION 225 OF THE ACT
5 OF MAY 24, 2000 (P.L. , NO. 21A), KNOWN AS THE GENERAL
6 APPROPRIATION ACT OF 2000, TO THE PENNSYLVANIA EMERGENCY
7 MANAGEMENT AGENCY IS ALLOCATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING GRANTS
8 TO ELIGIBLE VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICES PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 5.
9 SECTION 703. RESTRICTION.
10 NO MONEYS FROM THE APPROPRIATION FOR GRANTS TO VOLUNTEER FIRE
11 COMPANIES AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE COMPANIES AUTHORIZED IN
12 SECTION 225 OF THE ACT OF MAY 24, 2000 (P.L. , NO. 21A), KNOWN
13 AS THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT OF 2000, SHALL BE USED FOR
14 EXPENSES OR COSTS INCURRED BY THE AGENCY FOR THE ADMINISTRATION
15 OF THE GRANT PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED UNDER CHAPTERS 3 AND 5.
16 CHAPTER 9
17 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
18 SECTION 901. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.
19 THE AUTHORITY OF THE AGENCY TO AWARD GRANTS UNDER CHAPTERS 3
20 AND 5 SHALL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2001.
21 SECTION 902. EFFECTIVE DATE.
22 THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
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