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                        AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 906
                                    Sponsor:  REPRESENTATIVE FAIRCHILD
                                           Printer's No. 1264

     1       Amend Sec. 2 (Sec. 302.1), page 2, lines 12 through 14, by
     2    striking out all of said lines and inserting
     3    effective date of this section for the fiscal period beginning
     4    July 1, 2006, and ending June 30, 2007, and July 1, 2007, and
     5    ending June 30, 2008, and no later than August 8 of each year
     6    thereafter.

     7       Amend Sec. 3 (Sec. 303), page 3, lines 3 and 4, by striking
     8    out "THE FISCAL PERIOD JULY 1, 2006, THROUGH JUNE" in line 3 and
     9    all of line 4 and inserting
    10               the fiscal period beginning July 1, 2006, and ending
    11               June 30, 2007, and July 1, 2007, and ending June 30,
    12               2008.

    13       Amend Sec. 3 (Sec. 303), page 4, by inserting between lines 1
    14    and 2
    15           (1)  Beginning with the fiscal period commencing July 1,
    16       2006, and ending June 30, 2007, and July 1, 2007, and ending
    17       June 30, 2008, and each year thereafter, the agency shall
    18       provide written instructions for grants under this act to the
    19       fire chief and president of every volunteer fire company in
    20       this Commonwealth no later than September 1 of each year.
    21           (2)  Beginning with the fiscal period commencing July 1,
    22       2006, and ending June 30, 2007, and July 1, 2007, and ending
    23       June 30, 2008, and each year thereafter, the agency shall
    24       provide applications to the fire chief and president of every
    25       volunteer fire company no later September 8 of each year.
    26       Volunteer fire companies seeking grants under this act shall
    27       submit completed applications to the agency. The application
    28       period shall remain open for 45 days each year. The agency
    29       shall act to approve or disapprove applications within 60
    30       days of the application submission deadline each year.
    31       Applications which have not been approved or disapproved by
    32       the agency within 60 days after the close of the application
    33       period each year shall be deemed approved.

    34       Amend Sec. 3 (Sec. 303), page 4, lines 2 through 21, by

     1    striking out all of said lines
     2       Amend Sec. 5 (Sec. 502.1), page 5, lines 13 and 14, by
     3    striking out all of said lines and inserting
     4    fiscal period beginning July 1, 2006, and ending June 30, 2007,
     5    and July 1, 2007, and ending June 30, 2008, and no later than
     6    August 8 for each year thereafter.

     7       Amend Sec. 6 (Sec. 503), page 6, line 4, by striking out all
     8    of said line and inserting
     9               period beginning July 1, 2006, and ending June 30,
    10               2007, and July 1, 2007, and ending June 30, 2008.

    11       Amend Sec. 6 (Sec. 503), page 6, by inserting between lines 
    12    29 and 30
    13           (1)  Beginning with the fiscal period commencing July 1,
    14       2006, and ending June 30, 2008, and each year thereafter, the
    15       agency shall provide written instructions for grants under
    16       this act to the president of every volunteer ambulance
    17       service in this Commonwealth no later than September 1 of
    18       each year.
    19           (2)  Beginning with the fiscal period commencing July 1,
    20       2006, and ending June 30, 2008, and each year thereafter, the
    21       agency shall provide applications to the president of every
    22       volunteer ambulance service no later than September 8 of each
    23       year. Volunteer ambulance services seeking grants under this
    24       act shall submit completed applications to the agency. The
    25       application period shall remain open for 45 days each year.
    26       The agency shall act to approve or disapprove applications
    27       within 60 days of the application submission deadline each
    28       year. Applications which have not been approved or
    29       disapproved by the agency within 60 days after the close of
    30       the application period each year shall be deemed approved.

    31       Amend Sec. 6 (Sec. 503), pages 6 and 7; by striking out line 
    32    30, page 6 and lines 1 through 16, page 7
    33       Amend Sec. 10, page 8, lines 26 through 28, by striking out
    34    all of said lines
    35       Amend Sec. 11, page 8, line 29, by striking out "11" and
    36    inserting
    37               10


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