A02919
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1834
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY SAINATO, SAPPEY, BARRAR, KULIK, RYAN, BURNS, MURT,
HILL-EVANS, BERNSTINE, WILLIAMS, STRUZZI, CALTAGIRONE,
PETRARCA, READSHAW, FREEMAN, LONGIETTI, KIM, SCHLOSSBERG,
SNYDER, A. DAVIS, ZABEL, HANBIDGE, JOZWIAK, McCLINTON AND
DeLUCA, SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
AN ACT
Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in grants to fire companies and
emergency medical services companies, further providing for
award of grants and for expiration of authority.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 7813(a) and 7823(a) of Title 35 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended by adding
paragraphs to read:
Section 1. Section 7813(a) and (b) of Title 35 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended by adding
paragraphs and the section is amended by adding a subsection to
read:
§ 7813. Award of grants.
(a) Authorization.--The agency is authorized to make a grant
award to each eligible fire company for the following:
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(6) Recruitment and retention, including, but not
limited to, volunteer firefighter length of service award
programs and programs for minors serving in volunteer
emergency service organizations.
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(b) Limits.--
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(4) A fire company may only apply for a grant for up to
five years for the purpose under subsection (e).
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(e) Construction Savings Account.--A fire company may apply
for a grant under subsection (a) for the purpose of constructing
a new facility. The grant shall be deposited into the
Construction Savings Account, which is established within the
State Treasury. Money in the Construction Savings Account may be
withdrawn by application of the fire company. The Construction
Savings Account shall be administered by the commissioner. The
following shall apply:
(1) A fire company may only access money in the
Construction Savings Account for emergency purposes and at
the discretion of the commissioner.
(2) For a fire company to withdraw money from the
Construction Savings Account:
(i) The application shall contain the signatures of
two duly elected officers of the fire company.
(ii) The fire company shall indicate on the
application how the money is going to be used under
subsection (a).
(3) Any interest accrued on the Construction Savings
Account may be used by the commissioner for administrative
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purposes.
Section 2. Section 7823(a) of Title 35 is amended by adding
a paragraph to read:
§ 7823. Award of grants.
(a) Authorization.--The agency is authorized to make a grant
award to each eligible EMS company for the following:
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(5) Recruitment and retention, including, but not
limited to, programs for minors serving in volunteer
emergency service organizations.
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Section 2 3. Section 7841 of Title 35 is amended to read:
§ 7841. Expiration of authority.
The authority of the agency to award grants under Subchapters
B (relating to fire company grant program) and C (relating to
emergency medical services grant program) shall expire June 30,
[2020] 2024.
Section 3. 4 This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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