GRANT AWARDS. --
(1) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS ACT, A
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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