PRINTER'S NO. 813
No. 722 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY SOLOBAY, ALLEN, ARMSTRONG, BARRAR, BEBKO-JONES,
BELARDI, BELFANTI, BOYD, BROWNE, BUNT, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE,
CAPPELLI, CASORIO, CAUSER, CAWLEY, CLYMER, COSTA, CURRY,
DALLY, DeLUCA, DeWEESE, J. EVANS, FABRIZIO, FICHTER, FLEAGLE,
FREEMAN, GABIG, GEORGE, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HARRIS,
HENNESSEY, HERMAN, HERSHEY, HESS, HUTCHINSON, KAUFFMAN,
M. KELLER, KILLION, LESCOVITZ, LEVDANSKY, MAJOR, MANDERINO,
MARKOSEK, McCALL, McGEEHAN, McILHATTAN, McNAUGHTON, MELIO,
MUNDY, MUSTIO, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PETRARCA, PICKETT, PISTELLA,
PRESTON, RAMALEY, RAYMOND, READSHAW, REED, REICHLEY, ROONEY,
RUBLEY, SAINATO, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, SHANER,
B. SMITH, STABACK, R. STEVENSON, SURRA, TANGRETTI,
E. Z. TAYLOR, TIGUE, WANSACZ, WOJNAROSKI, WRIGHT, YOUNGBLOOD
AND YUDICHAK, MARCH 1, 2005
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, MARCH 1, 2005
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 31, 2003 (P.L.73, No.17), entitled "An
2 act establishing a grant program for volunteer fire companies
3 and volunteer ambulance services; and providing for grant
4 funding," extending deadlines for filing grant applications.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Sections 303(c) and (d), 503(c) and 901 of the
8 act of July 31, 2003 (P.L.73, No.17), known as the Volunteer
9 Fire Company and Volunteer Ambulance Service Grant Act, amended
10 July 15, 2004 (P.L.712, No.80), are amended to read:
11 Section 303. Award of grants.
12 * * *
1 (c) Time for filing application and department action.--
2 (1) The agency shall provide applications for grants
3 under this act to the fire chief and president of every
4 volunteer fire company in this Commonwealth on or before July
5 31, [2004] 2005.
6 (2) Volunteer fire companies seeking grants under this
7 act shall submit completed applications to the agency on or
8 before December 31, [2004] 2005. The agency shall act to
9 approve or disapprove the application by May 1, [2005] 2006.
10 Applications which have not been approved or disapproved by
11 the agency by May 1, [2005] 2006, shall be deemed approved.
12 (d) Eligibility.--To receive grant funds under this act, a
13 volunteer fire company shall have actively responded to one or
14 more fire or rescue emergencies since July 1, [2003] 2004, and
15 must sign an agreement to actively participate in the
16 Pennsylvania Fire Information Reporting System which is
17 administered by the agency.
18 Section 503. Award of grants.
19 * * *
20 (c) Time for filing application and department action.--
21 (1) The agency shall provide applications for grants
22 under this act to the president of every volunteer ambulance
23 service in this Commonwealth on or before July 31, [2004]
24 2005.
25 (2) Volunteer ambulance services seeking grants under
26 this chapter shall submit completed applications to the
27 agency on or before December 31, [2004] 2005. The agency
28 shall act to approve or disapprove the application by May 1,
29 [2005] 2006. Applications which have not been approved or
30 disapproved by the agency by May 1, [2005] 2006, shall be
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1 deemed approved.
2 Section 901. Expiration of authority.
3 The authority of the agency to award grants under Chapters 3
4 and 5 shall expire June 30, [2005] 2006.
5 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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