HOUSE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1689, 2002, 2022 PRINTER'S NO. 2297
No. 1215 Session of 1987
INTRODUCED BY HELFRICK, SHAFFER, STAUFFER, SHUMAKER, PETERSON,
WILT, O'PAKE, HOPPER, ROMANELLI, JUBELIRER, GREENWOOD,
WENGER, FISHER, CORMAN, SALVATORE, REIBMAN, RHOADES, PECORA,
LOEPER, HESS, MOORE, MADIGAN, BRIGHTBILL AND LEMMOND,
DECEMBER 14, 1987
AS RE-REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JULY 6, 1988
AN ACT
1 Providing matching grants to public or private regional entities <--
2 to promote exports; and making an appropriation.
3 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE <--
4 AUGMENTATION ACCOUNT AND FROM RESTRICTED REVENUE ACCOUNTS
5 WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND TO THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR USE BY
6 THE BUREAU OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS IN
7 SUPPORT OF THE PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE BOARDS ASSIGNED
8 THERETO.
9 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10 hereby enacts as follows:
11 Section 1. Short title. <--
12 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Export
13 Development Matching Grant Act.
14 Section 2. Definitions.
15 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
16 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
17 context clearly indicates otherwise:
18 "Department." The Department of Commerce of the Commonwealth
1 of Pennsylvania.
2 "Program." The Export Development Matching Grant Program.
3 Section 3. Export Development Matching Grant Program.
4 The Export Development Matching Grant Program is hereby
5 established in the Department of Commerce to encourage and
6 facilitate regional export development programs and expertise,
7 consistent with State efforts, in order to promote exports by
8 awarding matching grants to qualified public or private regional
9 entities. The department shall develop regulations to implement
10 the program.
11 Section 4. Qualifying export development activities.
12 Qualifying export development activities include, but are not
13 limited to:
14 (1) Making studies, surveys and investigations.
15 (2) Traveling trade show displays.
16 (3) Printing costs.
17 (4) Consultant fees.
18 (5) Other similar activities approved by the department
19 to promote regional export development programs through the
20 local entities set forth in section 6.
21 Section 5. Grants.
22 (a) State share.--The State grant shall not exceed $20,000
23 or one-half of the eligible cost of the project, whichever is
24 less.
25 (b) Local share.--The local share of the project shall not
26 be less than one-half of the eligible cost. Local entity
27 matching funds may include Federal funds and local
28 appropriations available to the grantees.
29 Section 6. Local entities.
30 (a) Eligible grantees.--Eligible grantees shall include:
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1 (1) Public entities, such as economic development
2 districts, local development districts, industrial
3 development authorities and councils of government.
4 (2) Private entities, such as commercial or industrial
5 development corporations, credit development corporations and
6 chambers of commerce.
7 (3) Other similar nonprofit organizations promoting
8 regional export development.
9 (b) Regional cooperation encouraged.--To encourage regional
10 cooperation, local entities from two or more counties which join
11 in applying for a grant will receive priority funding.
12 Section 7. Limitations.
13 (a) Continuing projects.--A grantee shall not utilize
14 program moneys for a continuing project such as overseas trade
15 representation.
16 (b) Annual limit.--No local or regional entity may receive
17 more than one grant per State fiscal year.
18 Section 8. Reports.
19 Each grantee shall provide the department with a final report
20 which describes the progress made in fulfilling the purpose of
21 the grant, an evaluation of the impact of the work performed and
22 a financial report detailing all expenditures relating to the
23 grant and the local matching fund, and which lists the sources
24 of all local matching funds.
25 Section 9. Appropriation.
26 The sum of $100,000, or as much thereof as may be necessary,
27 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Commerce to fund
28 grants under this act.
29 Section 10. Effective date.
30 This act shall take effect July 1, 1988.
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1 SECTION 1. THE SUM OF $12,218,000, OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS MAY <--
2 BE NECESSARY, IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FROM THE PROFESSIONAL
3 LICENSURE AUGMENTATION ACCOUNT WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND TO THE
4 DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR THE OPERATION OF THE BUREAU OF
5 PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY
6 1, 1988, TO JUNE 30, 1989.
7 SECTION 2. (A) THE SUM OF $1,644,000, OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS
8 MAY BE NECESSARY, IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FROM THE RESTRICTED
9 RECEIPTS ACCOUNT OF THE STATE BOARD OF MEDICINE, AS AUTHORIZED
10 BY SECTION 907(A) OF THE ACT OF ACT OF OCTOBER 15, 1975
11 (P.L.390, NO.111), KNOWN AS THE HEALTH CARE SERVICES MALPRACTICE
12 ACT, FOR THE OPERATION OF SAID BOARD FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1,
13 1988, TO JUNE 30, 1989.
14 (B) THE SUM OF $312,000, OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE
15 NECESSARY, IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FROM THE RESTRICTED RECEIPTS
16 ACCOUNT OF THE STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE, AS
17 AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 907(B) OF THE HEALTH CARE SERVICES
18 MALPRACTICE ACT, FOR THE OPERATION OF SAID BOARD FOR THE FISCAL
19 YEAR JULY 1, 1988, TO JUNE 30, 1989.
20 (C) THE SUM OF $129,000, OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE
21 NECESSARY, IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FROM THE RESTRICTED RECEIPTS
22 ACCOUNT OF THE STATE BOARD OF PODIATRY, AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION
23 907(C) OF THE HEALTH CARE SERVICES MALPRACTICE ACT, FOR THE
24 OPERATION OF SAID BOARD FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 1988, TO
25 JUNE 30, 1989.
26 (D) EACH APPROPRIATION LISTED IN SUBSECTIONS (A), (B) AND
27 (C) SHALL NOT BE TREATED AS AN AUGMENTATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
28 STATE, GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATION, OR ANY OTHER
29 APPROPRIATION, BUT SHALL BE TREATED AND ACCOUNTED FOR AS
30 SEPARATE APPROPRIATIONS RESPECTIVELY.
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1 SECTION 3. THE ADDITIONAL SUM OF $800,000, OR AS MUCH
2 THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY, IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FROM THE
3 PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE AUGMENTATION ACCOUNT WITHIN THE GENERAL
4 FUND TO THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR THE OPERATION OF THE BUREAU
5 OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
6 JULY 1, 1987, TO JUNE 30, 1988. THIS SUM SHALL BE AN ADDITION TO
7 ANY APPROPRIATION UNDER THE ACT OF JULY 1, 1987 (P.L.458,
8 NO.8A).
9 SECTION 4. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT AS FOLLOWS:
10 (1) SECTIONS 3 AND 4 SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
11 (2) THE REMAINDER OF THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT JULY 1,
12 1988, OR IMMEDIATELY, WHICHEVER IS LATER.
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