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PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1553
PRINTER'S NO. 1744
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1438
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY MERSKI, SANCHEZ, MARKOSEK, KULIK, FREEMAN,
HARKINS, LONGIETTI, SCHLOSSBERG, GALLOWAY, CIRESI, DRISCOLL,
ROWE AND O'MARA, MAY 17, 2021
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 9, 2021
AN ACT
Establishing the COVID-19 Community Fitness-related Business
Grant Program and the COVID-19 Community Fitness-related
Business Grant Fund.
AMENDING THE ACT OF APRIL 9, 1929 (P.L.343, NO.176), ENTITLED
"AN ACT RELATING TO THE FINANCES OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT;
PROVIDING FOR CANCER CONTROL, PREVENTION AND RESEARCH, FOR
AMBULATORY SURGICAL CENTER DATA COLLECTION, FOR THE JOINT
UNDERWRITING ASSOCIATION, FOR ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FIRMS, FOR PRIVATE DAM FINANCIAL
ASSURANCE AND FOR REINSTATEMENT OF ITEM VETOES; PROVIDING FOR
THE SETTLEMENT, ASSESSMENT, COLLECTION, AND LIEN OF TAXES,
BONUS, AND ALL OTHER ACCOUNTS DUE THE COMMONWEALTH, THE
COLLECTION AND RECOVERY OF FEES AND OTHER MONEY OR PROPERTY
DUE OR BELONGING TO THE COMMONWEALTH, OR ANY AGENCY THEREOF,
INCLUDING ESCHEATED PROPERTY AND THE PROCEEDS OF ITS SALE,
THE CUSTODY AND DISBURSEMENT OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF FUNDS
AND SECURITIES BELONGING TO OR IN THE POSSESSION OF THE
COMMONWEALTH, AND THE SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE
COMMONWEALTH, THE RESETTLEMENT OF ACCOUNTS AND APPEALS TO THE
COURTS, REFUNDS OF MONEYS ERRONEOUSLY PAID TO THE
COMMONWEALTH, AUDITING THE ACCOUNTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH AND
ALL AGENCIES THEREOF, OF ALL PUBLIC OFFICERS COLLECTING
MONEYS PAYABLE TO THE COMMONWEALTH, OR ANY AGENCY THEREOF,
AND ALL RECEIPTS OF APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE COMMONWEALTH,
AUTHORIZING THE COMMONWEALTH TO ISSUE TAX ANTICIPATION NOTES
TO DEFRAY CURRENT EXPENSES, IMPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS OF
SECTION 7(A) OF ARTICLE VIII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF
PENNSYLVANIA AUTHORIZING AND RESTRICTING THE INCURRING OF
CERTAIN DEBT AND IMPOSING PENALTIES; AFFECTING EVERY
DEPARTMENT, BOARD, COMMISSION, AND OFFICER OF THE STATE
GOVERNMENT, EVERY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE, AND
CERTAIN OFFICERS OF SUCH SUBDIVISIONS, EVERY PERSON,
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ASSOCIATION, AND CORPORATION REQUIRED TO PAY, ASSESS, OR
COLLECT TAXES, OR TO MAKE RETURNS OR REPORTS UNDER THE LAWS
IMPOSING TAXES FOR STATE PURPOSES, OR TO PAY LICENSE FEES OR
OTHER MONEYS TO THE COMMONWEALTH, OR ANY AGENCY THEREOF,
EVERY STATE DEPOSITORY AND EVERY DEBTOR OR CREDITOR OF THE
COMMONWEALTH," IN EMERGENCY COVID-19 RESPONSE, PROVIDING FOR
COVID-19 COMMUNITY FITNESS-RELATED BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the COVID-19
Community Fitness-related Business Grant Program Act.
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"COVID-19." The novel coronavirus identified in the
proclamation of disaster emergency issued by the Governor on
March 6, 2020, published at 50 Pa.B. 1644 (March 21, 2020), and
any renewal of the state of disaster emergency.
"Department." The Department of Community and Economic
Development of the Commonwealth.
"Fitness-related business." A non-franchise employer in this
Commonwealth that satisfies all of the following criteria:
(1) is a gym, fitness center, cheerleader gym, dance
studio, gymnastic center, sports-related facility, yoga
studio or other business where fitness activities are
performed; and
(2) the employer's gross annual receipts for the prior
fiscal year did not exceed $1,000,000.
"Fund." The COVID-19 Community Fitness-related Business
Grant Fund established under section 4.
"Program." The COVID-19 Community Fitness-related Business
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Grant Program established under section 3.
Section 3. The COVID-19 Community Fitness-related Business
Grant Program.
(a) Establishment.--The COVID-19 Community Fitness-related
Business Grant Program is established within the department.
(b) Duties of department.--The department shall provide
grants under the program in accordance with this act to fitness-
related businesses that are adversely affected financially due
to COVID-19.
Section 4. The COVID-19 Community Fitness-related Business
Grant Fund.
The COVID-19 Community Fitness-related Business Grant Fund is
established as a special fund in the State Treasury. Money
transferred under section 11 shall be deposited into the fund to
be used exclusively by the department to award grants to
fitness-related businesses under the program.
Section 5. Grant application forms.
(a) Development.--The department shall develop a grant
application form for fitness-related businesses to apply for a
grant under the program. At a minimum, the grant application
form shall contain the following information:
(1) The name, address and contact information of the
fitness-related business.
(2) The amount of grant money requested under the
program.
(3) The proposed use for the grant money requested under
the program.
(4) The financial impact on the fitness-related business
due to COVID-19.
(5) Any other information that the department deems
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necessary and appropriate.
(b) Submission.--A fitness-related business must submit the
grant application form under subsection (a) to the department in
a manner prescribed by the department to be eligible for a grant
under the program.
Section 6. Award of grants.
(a) Review.--No later than 20 days after receipt of a grant
application form, the department shall:
(1) review the grant application form;
(2) determine whether to award a grant to the fitness-
related business under the program; and
(3) determine the amount of the grant money to be
awarded to the fitness-related business, if applicable.
(b) Considerations.--In determining the amount of the grant
to be awarded to a fitness-related business, the following shall
apply:
(1) The department shall consider all of the following:
(i) The geographic and demographic diversity of the
fitness-related business.
(ii) How the fitness-related business and the
surrounding community of the fitness-related business
would be served through the award of the grant money to
the fitness-related business.
(2) The department may require documentation and
information regarding the gross annual receipts of the
fitness-related business.
(c) Notice.--After conducting a review and making a
determination on a grant application under subsection (a), the
department shall provide written notice to the fitness-related
business of the award or denial of a grant under the program.
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The following shall apply:
(1) Notice of the award of a grant under the program
shall include the amount of the grant money awarded and any
conditions or restrictions on the use of the grant money.
(2) Notice of the denial of all or part of the grant
money requested under the program in the grant application
shall include the reasons for the full or partial denial.
Section 7. Public notice.
The department shall provide information regarding the
availability and award of grants under the program on the
department's publicly accessible Internet website.
Section 8. Limitation on award of grants.
Subject to the availability of funding, a grant to a fitness-
related business under the program shall not exceed $20,000.
Section 9. Reports.
(a) Preparation.--No later than 60 days after the authority
of the department to award grants under the program expires
under section 12, the department shall prepare a report that
lists each fitness-related business that received grant money
under the program and a summary of the information specified in
each grant application under section 5(a).
(b) Publication.--The department shall post the report under
subsection (a) on the department's publicly accessible Internet
website.
Section 10. Guidelines.
The department may promulgate guidelines for the
implementation and administration of this act.
Section 11. Transfer of funds.
In addition to any other money made available to the
Commonwealth for COVID-19 relief, the sum of $25,000,000 is
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transferred from the Budget Stabilization Reserve Fund under
section 1701-A of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176),
known as The Fiscal Code, to the fund for the purpose of
awarding grants under the program.
Section 12. Expiration.
The authority of the department to award grants under the
program shall expire 30 days after the expiration or termination
of the proclamation of disaster emergency.
Section 13. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 30 days.
SECTION 1. THE ACT OF APRIL 9, 1929 (P.L.343, NO.176), KNOWN
AS THE FISCAL CODE, IS AMENDED BY ADDING A SECTION TO READ:
SECTION 135-C. COVID-19 COMMUNITY FITNESS-RELATED BUSINESS
GRANT PROGRAM.
(A) COUNTY BLOCK GRANTS.--FROM MONEY APPROPRIATED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF GRANTS UNDER THIS
SECTION, EACH COUNTY SHALL RECEIVE AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE
POPULATION PROPORTION AMOUNT AS DETERMINED UNDER PARAGRAPH (2).
THE FOLLOWING SHALL APPLY:
(1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DISTRIBUTE FUNDING TO COUNTIES
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SUBSECTION NO LATER THAN 21 DAYS
AFTER THE STARTING DATE.
(2) FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE POPULATION
PROPORTION AMOUNT SHALL BE DETERMINED AS FOLLOWS:
(I) DIVIDE T HE POPULATION ESTIMATE OF THE COUNTY BY
THE SUM OF THE POPULATION ESTIMATES OF ALL COUNTIES; AND
(II) MULTIPLY THE QUOTIENT UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I) BY
THE TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR
THE DISTRIBUTION OF GRANTS UNDER THIS SECTION.
(3) FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SUBSECTION, A COUNTY'S
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POPULATION SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE PUBLISHED ESTIMATE BY THE
UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU'S POPULATION ESTIMATES PROGRAM
FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2019.
(B) COVID-19 COMMUNITY FITNESS-RELATED BUSINESS GRANT
PROGRAM.--THE COUNTY BLOCK GRANT COVID-19 COMMUNITY FITNESS-
RELATED BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM IS ESTABLISHED IN THE DEPARTMENT
FOR THE PURPOSE OF AWARDING GRANTS UNDER THIS SECTION. THE
FOLLOWING SHALL APPLY TO THE PROGRAM:
(1) NO LATER THAN 22 DAYS AFTER THE STARTING DATE, EACH
COUNTY THAT RECEIVES A GRANT UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL
CONTRACT AT LEAST ONE CEDO OR CDFI DESIGNATED TO SERVE THAT
COUNTY TO AWARD GRANTS UNDER THIS SECTION.
(2) SUBJECT TO THE PROHIBITION UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (II),
GRANTS UNDER THIS SECTION MAY BE AWARDED TO ELIGIBLE
APPLICANTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ALLEVIATING REVENUE LOSSES AND
PAYING ELIGIBLE OPERATING EXPENSES. THE FOLLOWING SHALL APPLY
TO GRANTS AWARDED UNDER THIS SECTION:
(I) A GRANT AWARDED TO AN ELIGIBLE APPLICANT MAY NOT
EXCEED $20,000.
(II) A GRANT MAY NOT BE AWARDED TO PAY FOR THE SAME
ELIGIBLE OPERATING EXPENSES FOR WHICH AN ELIGIBLE
APPLICANT RECEIVES OR RECEIVED PAYMENT, REIMBURSEMENT OR
LOAN FORGIVENESS FROM THE FOLLOWING SOURCES:
(A) MONEY THAT IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE REPAID TO
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT UNDER THE CARES ACT OR
CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2021.
(B) THE ACT OF MAY 29, 2020 (P.L. , NO. 2A),
KNOWN AS THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENT TO THE
GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT OF 2019.
(3) THE RECEIPT OF A LOAN OR GRANT ISSUED UNDER THE
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AUTHORITY OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR THE COMMONWEALTH SHALL
NOT DISQUALIFY AN APPLICANT FROM ELIGIBILITY FOR A GRANT
UNDER THIS SECTION.
(4) PRIORITY IN THE AWARDING OF GRANTS UNDER THIS
SECTION SHALL BE GIVEN TO AN ELIGIBLE APPLICANT THAT MEETS
ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
(I) THE ELIGIBLE APPLICANT HAS NOT RECEIVED A LOAN
OR GRANT ISSUED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE COMMONWEALTH
OR THE COMMONWEALTH'S POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OR BY THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT UNDER THE CARES ACT OR CONSOLIDATED
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2021.
(II) THE ELIGIBLE APPLICANT WAS SUBJECT TO CLOSURE
BY THE PROCLAMATION OF DISASTER EMERGENCY ISSUED BY THE
GOVERNOR ON MARCH 6, 2020, PUBLISHED AT 50 PA.B. 1644
(MARCH 21, 2020), AND ANY RENEWAL OF THE STATE OF
DISASTER EMERGENCY.
(III) THE ELIGIBLE APPLICANT CAN DEMONSTRATE A
REDUCTION IN REVENUE THAT MEETS ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
(A) A REDUCTION IN GROSS RECEIPTS OF 50% OR MORE
FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING AFTER MARCH 31, 2020, AND
ENDING BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2020, IN COMPARISON TO THE
PERIOD BEGINNING AFTER MARCH 31, 2019, AND ENDING
BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2019.
(B) IF THE ELIGIBLE APPLICANT WAS NOT IN
OPERATION DURING THE ENTIRE COMPARISON PERIOD UNDER
CLAUSE (A), BUT WAS IN OPERATION ON MARCH 1, 2020, A
MONTHLY AVERAGE REDUCTION IN GROSS RECEIPTS OF 50% OR
MORE FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING AFTER MARCH 31, 2020,
AND ENDING BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2020, IN COMPARISON TO
THE PERIOD BEGINNING AFTER JANUARY 1, 2020, AND
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ENDING BEFORE APRIL 1, 2020.
(5) THE FOLLOWING SHALL APPLY TO APPLICATIONS TO RECEIVE
GRANTS UNDER THIS SECTION:
(I) APPLICATIONS SHALL BE IN A FORM DETERMINED BY A
COUNTY WITH INPUT FROM A CEDO OR CDFI PROCESSING THE
APPLICATION ON BEHALF OF A COUNTY.
(II) APPLICATIONS SHALL CONTAIN DOCUMENTATION AS
REQUIRED BY THE COUNTY.
(III) APPLICATIONS SHALL BE AVAILABLE
ELECTRONICALLY.
(IV) NO LATER THAN 45 DAYS AFTER THE STARTING DATE,
A CEDO OR CDFI SHALL RECEIVE AND CONSIDER APPLICATIONS ON
A ROLLING BASIS UNTIL FUNDING FOR GRANTS RECEIVED BY THE
COUNTY UNDER SUBSECTION (A) HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY
EXPENDED, OR 130 DAYS AFTER THE STARTING DATE, WHICHEVER
OCCURS FIRST. UPON COMPLETELY EXPENDING THE FUNDS
AVAILABLE FOR GRANTS, A CEDO OR CDFI SHALL NOTIFY THE
DEPARTMENT.
(6) THE FOLLOWING SHALL APPLY TO REVIEWING APPLICATIONS
FOR GRANTS UNDER THIS SECTION:
(I) NO LATER THAN 160 DAYS AFTER THE STARTING DATE,
A CEDO OR CDFI SHALL APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE APPLICATIONS
FOR GRANTS.
(II) UPON APPROVING AN APPLICATION UNDER
SUBPARAGRAPH (I), A CEDO OR CDFI SHALL ENTER INTO A GRANT
AGREEMENT WITH THE ELIGIBLE APPLICANT IN ORDER TO AWARD
THE GRANT.
(III) THE GRANT AGREEMENT UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (II)
SHALL EXPLAIN THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE GRANT,
INCLUDING THE APPLICABLE LAWS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH AND
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REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(IV) THE GRANT AGREEMENT UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (II) MAY
BE ELECTRONICALLY SIGNED AND RETURNED TO THE CEDO OR CDFI
THAT APPROVED THE APPLICATION.
(7) AN ELIGIBLE APPLICANT OR AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE ELIGIBLE APPLICANT THAT SUBMITS AN APPLICATION FOR A
GRANT UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL CERTIFY IN GOOD FAITH TO ALL
OF THE FOLLOWING:
(I) THE ELIGIBLE APPLICANT WAS IN OPERATION ON MARCH
1, 2020, AND IF REQUIRED, PAID INCOME TAXES TO THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE COMMONWEALTH, AS REPORTED ON
INDIVIDUAL OR BUSINESS TAX RETURNS.
(II) THE ELIGIBLE APPLICANT REMAINS IN OPERATION AND
DOES NOT INTEND TO PERMANENTLY CEASE OPERATIONS WITHIN
ONE YEAR OF THE DATE OF APPLICATION.
(III) COVID-19 HAD AN ADVERSE ECONOMIC IMPACT ON THE
ELIGIBLE APPLICANT, WHICH MAKES THE GRANT REQUEST
NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THE ONGOING OPERATIONS OF THE
ELIGIBLE APPLICANT.
(IV) THE GRANT WILL BE USED TO PAY FOR COVID-19-
RELATED ECONOMIC IMPACTS.
(V) DURING THE PERIOD BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2021, AND
ENDING 150 DAYS AFTER THE STARTING DATE, THE ELIGIBLE
APPLICANT HAS NOT AND WILL NOT RECEIVE ANOTHER GRANT
UNDER THIS SECTION.
(VI) THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE APPLICATION AND
ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS AND FORMS ARE TRUE AND ACCURATE
IN ALL MATERIAL RESPECTS. AN ELIGIBLE APPLICANT OR AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ELIGIBLE APPLICANT THAT
KNOWINGLY MAKES A FALSE STATEMENT TO OBTAIN A GRANT SHALL
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BE SUBJECT TO 18 PA.C.S. § 4904 (RELATING TO UNSWORN
FALSIFICATION TO AUTHORITIES).
(8) THE FOLLOWING SHALL APPLY TO THE AWARDING OF GRANTS
UNDER THIS SECTION:
(I) A CEDO OR CDFI MAY AWARD GRANTS IN INCREMENTS OF
$5,000, NOT TO EXCEED THE LIMITATION UNDER PARAGRAPH (2)
(I).
(II) A FULLY EXECUTED GRANT AGREEMENT UNDER
PARAGRAPH (6)(II) SHALL BE REQUIRED BEFORE THE
DISBURSEMENT OF GRANT FUNDS.
(III) THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF ALL GRANTS AWARDED MAY
NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF MONEY RECEIVED BY THE COUNTY
UNDER SUBSECTION (A).
(9) A CEDO OR CDFI MAY CHARGE A FEE NOT TO EXCEED $500
PER COMPLETED AND REVIEWED APPLICATION FOR A GRANT UNDER THIS
SECTION. FEES CHARGED UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE DEDUCTED
FROM THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY DISTRIBUTED TO THE COUNTY
UNDER SUBSECTION (A) AND MAY NOT REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF THE
GRANT AWARDED TO AN ELIGIBLE APPLICANT.
(10) A GRANT AWARDED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE PAID TO
AN ELIGIBLE APPLICANT NO LATER THAN 175 DAYS AFTER THE
STARTING DATE.
(11) A COUNTY THAT PROVIDES GRANTS UNDER THIS SECTION
SHALL COMPILE A REPORT, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ALL OF THE
FOLLOWING:
(I) A LIST OF EACH GRANT AWARDED.
(II) THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH GRANT RECIPIENT.
(III) THE AMOUNT OF THE GRANT AND A DESCRIPTION OF
THE FINANCIAL IMPACT TO THE GRANT RECIPIENT.
(IV) THE NAME OF THE CEDO OR CDFI THAT PROCESSED THE
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GRANT.
(12) A COUNTY SHALL SUBMIT THE REPORT UNDER PARAGRAPH
(11) TO THE DEPARTMENT NO LATER THAN 200 DAYS AFTER THE
STARTING DATE.
(13) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PREPARE A CONSOLIDATED REPORT
WITH THE INFORMATION IN THE REPORTS SUBMITTED UNDER PARAGRAPH
(12) FROM ALL COUNTIES AND SUBMIT THE CONSOLIDATED REPORT TO
THE CHAIR AND MINORITY CHAIR OF THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
OF THE SENATE AND THE CHAIR AND MINORITY CHAIR OF THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NO
LATER THAN 235 DAYS AFTER THE STARTING DATE.
(14) THE COUNTY SHALL POST AND MAINTAIN THE REPORT UNDER
PARAGRAPH (11) ON THE COUNTY'S PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE INTERNET
WEBSITE.
(15) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL POST AND MAINTAIN THE
CONSOLIDATED REPORT UNDER PARAGRAPH (14) ON THE DEPARTMENT'S
PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE INTERNET WEBSITE.
(16) A COUNTY AWARDING GRANTS AND A CEDO OR CDFI
PROCESSING GRANTS ON BEHALF OF A COUNTY UNDER THIS SECTION
SHALL PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AUDITOR
GENERAL OR THE DEPARTMENT, UPON REQUEST, FOR PURPOSES OF AN
AUDIT REVIEW.
(17) THE DEPARTMENT MAY NOT IMPOSE ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS ON COUNTIES THAT ARE NOT SPECIFIED IN THIS
SECTION.
(C) (RESERVED).
(D) (RESERVED).
(E) DEFINITIONS.--AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING
WORDS AND PHRASES SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM IN THIS
SUBSECTION UNLESS THE CONTEXT CLEARLY INDICATES OTHERWISE:
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"CDFI." A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT
IS CERTIFIED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, IS
HEADQUARTERED IN THIS COMMONWEALTH, IS PART OF THE 17-MEMBER
PENNSYLVANIA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTION NETWORK
AND PRIMARILY PROVIDES BUSINESS LOANS TO LOW-TO-MODERATE INCOME
INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESS OWNERS.
"CEDO." AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION THAT HAS BEEN
CERTIFIED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
OR AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES MORE THAN
ONE COUNTY AND IS ACCREDITED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL.
"CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2021." THE CONSOLIDATED
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2021 (PUBLIC LAW 116-260, 134 STAT. 1182).
"DEPARTMENT." THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
"ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION." ANY LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
DISTRICT, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, INDUSTRIAL RESOURCE
CENTER, REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER NONPROFIT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATION THAT IS CERTIFIED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
PENNSYLVANIA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY LOAN PROGRAM.
"ELIGIBLE APPLICANT." AN ENTITY THAT SUBMITS AN APPLICATION
FOR A GRANT UNDER THIS SECTION AND MEETS ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:
(1) THE ENTITY IS NOT PUBLICLY TRADED.
(2) THE ENTITY EXPERIENCED A REDUCTION IN REVENUE IN
CALENDAR YEAR 2020, MEASURED AS FOLLOWS:
(I) THE ENTITY HAD GROSS RECEIPTS DURING THE FIRST,
SECOND, THIRD OR FOURTH QUARTER IN CALENDAR YEAR 2020
THAT DEMONSTRATE AT LEAST A 25% REDUCTION FROM THE
ENTITY'S GROSS RECEIPTS DURING THE SAME QUARTER IN
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CALENDAR YEAR 2019.
(II) IF THE ENTITY WAS NOT IN BUSINESS DURING THE
FIRST OR SECOND QUARTER OF CALENDAR YEAR 2019, BUT WAS IN
BUSINESS DURING THE THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTERS OF CALENDAR
YEAR 2019, THE ENTITY HAD GROSS RECEIPTS DURING THE
FIRST, SECOND, THIRD OR FOURTH QUARTER OF CALENDAR YEAR
2020 THAT DEMONSTRATE AT LEAST A 25% REDUCTION FROM THE
ENTITY'S GROSS RECEIPTS DURING THE THIRD OR FOURTH
QUARTER OF CALENDAR YEAR 2019.
(III) IF THE ENTITY WAS NOT IN BUSINESS DURING THE
FIRST, SECOND OR THIRD QUARTER OF CALENDAR YEAR 2019, BUT
WAS IN BUSINESS DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER OF CALENDAR
YEAR 2019, THE ENTITY HAD GROSS RECEIPTS DURING THE
FIRST, SECOND, THIRD OR FOURTH QUARTER OF CALENDAR YEAR
2020 THAT DEMONSTRATE AT LEAST A 25% REDUCTION FROM THE
FOURTH QUARTER OF CALENDAR YEAR 2019.
(IV) IF THE ENTITY WAS NOT IN BUSINESS DURING
CALENDAR YEAR 2019, BUT WAS IN OPERATION ON MARCH 1,
2020, THE ENTITY HAD GROSS RECEIPTS DURING THE SECOND,
THIRD OR FOURTH QUARTER OF CALENDAR YEAR 2020 THAT
DEMONSTRATE AT LEAST A 25% REDUCTION FROM THE GROSS
RECEIPTS OF THE ENTITY DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF
CALENDAR YEAR 2020.
(V) FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS DEFINITION, IF THE
ENTITY WAS IN OPERATION IN ALL FOUR QUARTERS OF CALENDAR
YEAR 2019, THE ENTITY SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE EXPERIENCED
THE REVENUE REDUCTION UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I) IF THE
ENTITY EXPERIENCED A REDUCTION IN ANNUAL RECEIPTS OF AT
LEAST 25% IN CALENDAR YEAR 2020 COMPARED TO CALENDAR YEAR
2019 AND THE ENTITY PROVIDES COPIES OF THE ENTITY'S
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ANNUAL FEDERAL TAX FORMS SUBSTANTIATING THE REVENUE
DECLINE.
(VI) FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS DEFINITION, IF THE
ENTITY CHANGED OWNERSHIP OR CONTROL IN CALENDAR YEAR
2020, THE ENTITY MAY MEASURE THE ENTITY'S REDUCTION IN
REVENUE IN CALENDAR YEAR 2020 UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I),
(II), (III), (IV) OR (V) USING THE GROSS RECEIPTS OF THE
ENTITY FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2019.
(3) THE ENTITY MEETS ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS AS
OF MARCH 1, 2020:
(I) THE ENTITY IS A RETAIL OR PERSONAL SERVICE
EMPLOYER WITHIN THIS COMMONWEALTH.
(II) THE ENTITY HAS NO MORE THAN 10 FULL-TIME
EMPLOYEES.
(III) THE ENTITY HAS GROSS ANNUAL RECEIPTS FOR THE
PRIOR FISCAL YEAR THAT DID NOT EXCEED $1,000,000.
"ELIGIBLE OPERATING EXPENSE." AN OPERATING EXPENSE,
INCLUDING A PAYROLL AND NONPAYROLL EXPENSE, THAT IS COMMON AND
ACCEPTED IN AN ELIGIBLE APPLICANT'S INDUSTRY, HELPFUL AND
APPROPRIATE FOR THE ELIGIBLE APPLICANT'S TRADE OR BUSINESS AND
SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING LIMITATIONS:
(1) THE OPERATING EXPENSE MUST HAVE BEEN INCURRED
BETWEEN MARCH 1, 2020, AND 130 DAYS AFTER THE STARTING DATE,
OR PRIOR TO SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION FOR A GRANT UNDER
THIS SECTION, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST.
(2) FOR A MORTGAGE OBLIGATION, THE MORTGAGE MUST HAVE
BEEN IN FORCE BEFORE MARCH 1, 2020.
(3) FOR RENT, UNDER LEASE AGREEMENTS, THE LEASE
AGREEMENT MUST HAVE BEEN IN FORCE BEFORE MARCH 1, 2020.
(4) FOR UTILITY COSTS, SERVICE MUST HAVE BEGUN BEFORE
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MARCH 1, 2020.
(5) FOR THE PURPOSE OF PARAGRAPHS (2) AND (3), IF AN
EXISTING MORTGAGE OBLIGATION OR LEASE AGREEMENT IS IN FORCE
BEFORE MARCH 1, 2020, AND IS REFINANCED OR RESTRUCTURED AFTER
MARCH 1, 2020, THE MORTGAGE OBLIGATION OR LEASE AGREEMENT IS
DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN IN FORCE BEFORE MARCH 1, 2020.
"FITNESS-RELATED BUSINESS." AN EMPLOYER IN THIS COMMONWEALTH
THAT SATISFIES ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
(1) IS A GYM, FITNESS CENTER, CHEERLEADER GYM, DANCE
STUDIO, GYMNASTIC CENTER, SPORTS-RELATED FACILITY, YOGA
STUDIO OR OTHER BUSINESS WHERE FITNESS ACTIVITIES ARE
PERFORMED; AND
(2) THE EMPLOYER'S GROSS ANNUAL RECEIPTS FOR THE PRIOR
FISCAL YEAR DID NOT EXCEED $1,000,000.
"FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEE." THE QUOTIENT OBTAINED BY
DIVIDING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF HOURS FOR WHICH EMPLOYEES WERE
COMPENSATED FOR EMPLOYMENT OVER THE PRECEDING 12-MONTH PERIOD BY
2,080.
"GROSS RECEIPTS." REVENUE IN WHATEVER FORM RECEIVED OR
ACCRUED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECIPIENT'S ACCOUNTING METHOD,
FROM WHATEVER SOURCE, INCLUDING FROM THE SALES OF PRODUCTS OR
SERVICES, INTEREST, DIVIDENDS, RENTS, ROYALTIES, FEES OR
COMMISSIONS, REDUCED BY RETURNS AND ALLOWANCES. THE TERM DOES
NOT INCLUDE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
(1) TAXES COLLECTED FOR AND REMITTED TO A TAXING
AUTHORITY IF INCLUDED IN GROSS OR TOTAL INCOME, INCLUDING
SALES OR OTHER TAXES COLLECTED FROM CUSTOMERS AND EXCLUDING
TAXES LEVIED ON AN ENTITY OR THE ENTITY'S EMPLOYEES.
(2) PROCEEDS FROM TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN AN ENTITY AND THE
ENTITY'S DOMESTIC OR FOREIGN AFFILIATES.
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(3) AMOUNTS COLLECTED FOR ANOTHER BY A TRAVEL AGENT,
REAL ESTATE AGENT, ADVERTISING AGENT OR CONFERENCE MANAGEMENT
SERVICE PROVIDER.
"PROGRAM." THE COUNTY BLOCK GRANT COVID-19 COMMUNITY
FITNESS-RELATED BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED UNDER
SUBSECTION (B).
"STARTING DATE." THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION OR THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF AN APPROPRIATION FOR DISTRIBUTION OF GRANTS
UNDER THIS SECTION, WHICHEVER IS LATER.
SECTION 2. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IN 30 DAYS.
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