PRINTER'S NO. 3824
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2549
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY EVERETT, MAY 26, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MAY 26, 2020
AN ACT
Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), 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,
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," providing for reopening of designated county.
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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known
as The Administrative Code of 1929, is amended by adding an
article to read:
ARTICLE I-A
REOPENING OF DESIGNATED COUNTY
Section 101-A. Criteria to transfer to Green Phase.
(a) Eligibility.--A county which has been designated by
executive action to be in the Yellow Phase may, after 21 days in
the Yellow Phase, transfer to the Green Phase if:
(1) the area in which the designated county is located
has experienced less that 50 cases of COVID-19 per 100,000
residents for the preceding 14 days;
(2) the governing body of the designated county
determines that it is in the best interests of the residents
of the county to move to the Green Phase;
(3) the governing body of the county determines that
there are sufficient medical assets available in the area to
address the number of COVID-19 cases anticipated based on the
historical rate of cases in the area; and
(4) the governing body of the county determines that
there is sufficient testing in the area to monitor public
health indicators and adjust orders and restrictions as
necessary to ensure the spread of disease remains at a
minimum.
(b) Process.--The governing body of a designated county
which meets the requirements of subsection (a) may, by
resolution, transfer the designation of the county from the
Yellow Phase to the Green Phase.
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Section 102-A. Operation upon transfer to Green Phase.
The following shall apply to a county that has transferred to
the Green Phase under section 101-A:
(1) Businesses may operate under Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention Phase 3 guidance.
(2) Individuals must follow Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention Phase 3 guidance.
(3) Gatherings must be limited to 250 individuals at a
single location using Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention Phase 3 guidance.
(4) Amusement parks, zoos and outdoor entertainment
venues may have more than 250 individuals on the premises at
one time, except that the venues may not have gatherings of
more than 250 individuals at a single location. Venues must
follow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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