PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2810 PRINTER'S NO. 3096
No. 2059 Session of 1986
INTRODUCED BY MORRIS, SIRIANNI, SHOWERS, PHILLIPS, WASS,
GODSHALL, STUBAN, HONAMAN, BOWLEY, CHADWICK, RUDY, LLOYD,
SEMMEL, FARGO, HALUSKA, DeVERTER, BARLEY, BATTISTO,
AFFLERBACH, HERSHEY, MAYERNIK, COY, McCALL, BUSH, BROUJOS,
BORTNER, BALDWIN, JOHNSON AND SCHEETZ, JANUARY 28, 1986
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MARCH 17, 1986
AN ACT
1 Making an appropriation to the Department of Agriculture to
2 combat and eradicate the 1986 outbreak of Avian Flu ASSIST IN <--
3 THE ERADICATION OF AVIAN INFLUENZA AND PSEUDORABIES.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Appropriation. <--
7 The sum of $5,000,000, or as much thereof as may be
8 necessary, is hereby appropriated to the Department of
9 Agriculture to combat and eradicate the 1986 outbreak of Avian
10 Flu in this Commonwealth.
11 Section 2. Effective date.
12 This act shall take effect immediately.
13 SECTION 1. THE SUM OF $1,125,000, OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS MAY <--
14 BE NECESSARY, IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
15 AGRICULTURE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1985-1986 TO HELP IN THE
16 ERADICATION OF AVIAN INFLUENZA AND PSEUDORABIES IN THIS
1 COMMONWEALTH.
2 SECTION 2. THESE FUNDS ARE TO BE USED TO PAY FOR
3 INDEMNIFICATION OF LIVE BIRDS AND POULTRY PRODUCTS DESTROYED
4 DURING DEPOPULATION PROCEDURES AND OTHER NECESSARY EXPENSES
5 INCURRED BY THE DEPARTMENT DUE TO THE AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK
6 OF 1986, AND FOR INCENTIVE PAYMENTS MADE TO SWINE OWNERS WHO
7 VOLUNTARILY SLAUGHTER THEIR BREEDING SWINE TO HELP ERADICATE
8 PSEUDORABIES UNDER GUIDELINES ADOPTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
9 AGRICULTURE. ELIGIBILITY FOR PAYMENTS IN FUTURE OUTBREAKS WILL
10 BE GOVERNED BY REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
11 SECTION 3. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
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