PRINTER'S NO. 633

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No.

673

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY MALAGARI, KULIK, SANCHEZ, BIZZARRO, SCHLOSSBERG,

HILL-EVANS, MERSKI, CIRESI, LONGIETTI, SCHWEYER, NEILSON,

GALLOWAY, ISAACSON, WEBSTER, FREEMAN, DEASY, DRISCOLL,

Development; and making an appropriation.

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 Pennsylvania

Brewery, Distillery and Winery Manufacturers COVID-19 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

Development of the Commonwealth.

"Fund." The COVID-19 Brewery, Distillery and Winery

Manufacturers Grant Fund established under this act.

"Manufacturer." A limited winery, limited distillery,

distillery or brewery licensed in this Commonwealth.

"Proclamation of disaster emergency." The proclamation of

disaster emergency issued by the Governor on March 6, 2020,

published in 50 Pa. B 1644 (March 21, 2020), and any renewal of

the state of disaster emergency.

"Program." The Pennsylvania Brewery, Distillery and Winery

under the program in accordance with this act to manufacturers

that are adversely affected financially due to COVID-19.

Section 4. Fund established.

The Pennsylvania Brewery, Distillery and Winery Manufacturers

COVID-19 Grant Fund is established in the State Treasury. Money

deposited into the fund shall be used exclusively by the

department to award grants to manufacturers under the program.

Section 5. Grant application forms.

(a) Development.--The department shall develop a grant

application form for a manufacturer to apply for a grant under

program.

the program.

COVID-19.

necessary and appropriate.

(b) Submission.--A manufacturer must submit the grant

application form to and in a manner prescribed by the department

of the grant money to be awarded to the manufacturer, if

applicable.

(b) Considerations.--In determining the amount of the grant

money to be awarded to the manufacturer:

determination on a grant application under subsection (a), the

department shall provide written notice to the manufacturer of

the award or denial of a grant under the program. 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. 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.

Section 9. Reports.

(a) Preparation.--No later than 60 days after the notice is

published under section 12(a), the department shall prepare a

report listing each manufacturer 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.

Compensation Security Fund into the fund for the purpose of

awarding grants under the program.

Section 12. Expiration.

(a) Notice.--Upon termination or expiration of the

proclamation of disaster emergency under 35 Pa.C.S. § 7301(c)

(relating to general authority of Governor), the department

shall transmit notice of the expiration or termination to the

Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania

Bulletin.

(b) Authority.--The authority of the department to award