1Amend Bill, page 2, line 43 (A08998), by striking out "CODE 
2ENFORCEMENT" and inserting

3PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE ASSISTANCE

4Amend Bill, page 2, line 45 (A08998), by striking out "code 
5enforcement" and inserting

6property maintenance code assistance

7Amend Bill, page 2, lines 47 and 48 (A08998), by striking out
8"start-up seed money" and inserting

9funding

10Amend Bill, page 2, line 49 (A08998), by striking out
11"Chapter 23 (relating to general provisions)" and inserting

12Ch. 23 Subch. A (relating to intergovernmental cooperation)

13Amend Bill, page 2, line 51 (A08998), by striking out
14"established by a county or counties"

15Amend Bill, page 3, line 1 (A08998), by inserting after
16"municipal"

17property maintenance

18Amend Bill, page 3, line 1 (A08998), by inserting after
19"region"

20in order to prevent and eradicate blighted property
21conditions

22Amend Bill, page 3, lines 6 through 41 (A08998), by striking
23out all said lines

24Amend Bill, page 3, by inserting between lines 43 and 44

1(A08998)

2"Municipal code" or "code." A building, housing, property
3maintenance, fire, health or other public safety ordinance,
4related to the use or maintenance of real property, enacted by a
5municipality. The term does not include a subdivision and land
6development ordinance or a zoning ordinance enacted by a
7municipality.

8Amend Bill, page 3, line 46 (A08998), by striking out
9"public" and inserting

10municipal

11Amend Bill, page 3, line 46 (A08998), by inserting after
12"Commonwealth"

13 or any entity formed under 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 23 Subch. A
14(relating to intergovernmental cooperation)

15Amend Bill, page 3, lines 48 and 49 (A08998), by striking out
16all of said lines and inserting

17(a) Establishment.--The department shall issue grants to
18eligible

19Amend Bill, page 4, line 1 (A08998), by inserting after
20"property"

21conditions where they exist and to prevent new occurrences

22Amend Bill, page 4, lines 6 through 9 (A08998), by striking
23out all of said lines

24Amend Bill, page 4, line 11 (A08998), by striking out
25"eligible"

26Amend Bill, page 4, line 14 (A08998), by striking out
27"building" and inserting

28and staffed

29Amend Bill, page 4, line 21 (A08998), by striking out "Any
30other criteria established by the department." and inserting

31The overall condition of the real property within the
32municipality.

33Amend Bill, page 4, line 24 (A08998), by striking out

1"satisfy" and inserting

2that addresses

3Amend Bill, page 4, by inserting between lines 37 and 38
4(A08998)

5(3) No grant issued under this section may be used to
6pay code enforcement personnel unless the individual has
7acquired relevant certification or training in property
8maintenance.

9Amend Bill, page 4, line 40 (A08998), by striking out "a" and
10inserting

11each

12Amend Bill, page 4, line 43 (A08998), by striking out
13"relating to blighted property" and inserting

14for which the owner was previously cited for violating

15Amend Bill, page 4, line 45 (A08998), by striking out
16"lawfully"

17Amend Bill, page 4, line 46 (A08998), by striking out "court"
18and inserting

19as provided by law

20Amend Bill, page 5, line 3 (A08998), by striking out all of
21said line and inserting

22§ 6126. Fund.

23(a) Establishment.--The Municipal Property Maintenance Code
24Assistance Fund is established as a special fund within the
25State Treasury.

26(b) Deposit.--Moneys collected from the surcharge authorized
27under section 6125(a) (relating to imposition of surcharge)
28shall be deposited in the fund.

29(c) Use of funds.--The fund shall be used by the department
30exclusively for the purpose of issuing the grants provided for
31under section 6124 (relating to code enforcement grant program).
32The department may utilize up to 10% of the total funds
33collected and deposited in the fund within the fiscal year to
34cover the administrative costs associated with the program.

35§ 6127. Report to General Assembly.

36The department shall submit an annual report to the Urban
37Affairs and Housing Committee of the Senate and the Urban
38Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives concerning the

1implementation of this subchapter. The report shall include the
2total amount of moneys collected and deposited into the
3Municipal Property Maintenance Code Assistance Fund as well as
4the number of grants awarded and the recipients of those grants.

5§ 6128. Guidelines.

6Amend Bill, page 5, line 4 (A08998), by striking out "90" and
7inserting

8180

9Amend Bill, page 5, line 5 (A08998), by striking out
10"promulgate regulations" and inserting

11establish guidelines

12Amend Bill, page 5, line 6 (A08998), by striking out
13"regulations" and inserting

14guidelines

15Amend Bill, page 5, line 7 (A08998), by striking out "4(b)"
16and inserting

176124(b) (relating to code enforcement grant program)