GRANT AWARDS. --
(1) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS ACT, A
county agricultural society, independent agricultural society
or other organization which conducts an annual agricultural
fair that cancels CONDUCTED its annual agricultural fair in
the calendar year beginning January 1, 2020, due to the
COVID-19 disaster emergency, resulting in ineligibility for
other grants under this act, shall be eligible for a grant
under this section and shall be 2019, SHALL BE AWARDED BY THE
DEPARTMENT A GRANT FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR BEGINNING ON JANUARY
1, 2020, AND SHALL REMAIN eligible to apply for capital
improvement grants available AND RECEIVE A GRANT under
section 5(1)(ii).
(2) If a county agricultural society, independent
agricultural society or other organization holds its annual
agricultural fair in the calendar year beginning January 1,
2020, it shall not be eligible for a grant under this section
but shall remain eligible to apply for all other grants
available under section 5.
(c) (B) Amount.--The amount of a grant AWARDED under this
section shall be the same amount that the eligible county
agricultural society, independent agricultural society or other
organization received in grants under section 5(1)(i), (iii) and
(iv) for the calendar year beginning on January 1, 2019.
(d) Application.--The application for a grant shall be in a
form and manner as prescribed by the department.
(e) Expiration of authority.--The authority of the
department to award grants under this section shall expire when
all available funds are disbursed for grants provided under the
program .
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