THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY CARROLL, PASHINSKI, MUNDY, MULLERY, BISHOP, BOBACK, BRENNAN, BRIGGS, V. BROWN, CALTAGIRONE, D. COSTA, CURRY, DONATUCCI, GEORGE, GOODMAN, JOSEPHS, KAVULICH, KORTZ, KOTIK, KULA, MANN, MURPHY, MYERS, M. O'BRIEN, READSHAW, SANTONI, K. SMITH, STABACK, WAGNER AND YOUNGBLOOD, OCTOBER 31, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, OCTOBER 31, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes, making an appropriation to fund hazard

mitigation measures.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 7305.1 of Title 35 of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:

§ 7305.1.  Grants for hazard mitigation.

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(c)  Appropriation.--The budget surplus revenue is

appropriated from the General Fund to the Pennsylvania Emergency

Management Agency for the purpose of funding hazard mitigation

measures under subsection (a).

Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.