THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY D. EVANS, MARCH 5, 2010

AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MARCH 8, 2010   

AN ACT

To provide from the General Fund for the expenses of the

Executive, Legislative and Judicial Departments of the

Commonwealth, the public debt and the public schools for the

fiscal year July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011, for certain

institutions and organizations, and for the payment of bills

incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year

ending June 30, 2010; to provide appropriations from the

State Lottery Fund, the Energy Conservation and Assistance

Fund, the Aviation Restricted Revenue Account, the Hazardous

Material Response Fund, The State Stores Fund, the Milk

Marketing Fund, the Home Investment Trust Fund, the Emergency

Medical Services Operating Fund, the Tuition Payment Fund,

the Banking Department Fund, the Firearm Records Check Fund,

the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority Fund and

the Tobacco Settlement Fund to the Executive Department; to

provide appropriations from the Judicial Computer System

Augmentation Account to the Judicial Department for the

fiscal year July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011; to provide

appropriations from the Motor License Fund for the fiscal

year July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011, for the proper operation

of the several departments of the Commonwealth and the

Pennsylvania State Police authorized to spend Motor License

Fund moneys; to provide for the appropriation of Federal

funds to the Executive Department of the Commonwealth and for

the payment of bills remaining unpaid at the close of the

fiscal year ending June 30, 2010; to provide for the

additional appropriation of Federal and State funds from the

General Fund for the Executive Department of the Commonwealth

for the fiscal year July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010, and for

the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the

close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009; and making

interfund transfers for the fiscal year July 1, 2010, to June

30, 2011.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I.  GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 101.  Short title.

Section 102.  Definitions.

Section 103.  Abbreviations.

Section 104.  State appropriations.

Section 105.  Federal augmentation appropriations.

Section 106.  Block grants.

PART II.  GENERAL FUND AND FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS

FOR 2010-2011

SUBPART A.  EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

Section 201.  Governor.

Section 202.  Executive Offices.

Section 203.  Lieutenant Governor.

Section 204.  Attorney General.

Section 205.  Auditor General.

Section 206.  Treasury Department.

Section 207.  (Reserved).

Section 208.  Department of Agriculture.

Section 209.  Department of Community and Economic Development.

Section 210.  Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

Section 211.  Department of Corrections.

Section 212.  Department of Education.

Section 213.  Department of Environmental Protection.

Section 214.  Department of General Services.

Section 215.  Department of Health.

Section 216.  Insurance Department.

Section 217.  Department of Labor and Industry.

Section 218.  Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.

Section 219.  Department of Public Welfare.

Section 220.  Department of Revenue.

Section 221.  Department of State.

Section 222.  Department of Transportation.

Section 223.  Pennsylvania State Police.

Section 224.  State Civil Service Commission.

Section 225.  Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.

Section 226.  Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.

Section 227.  State System of Higher Education.

Section 228.  Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency.

Section 229.  Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Section 230.  Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority.

Section 231.  Environmental Hearing Board.

Section 232.  Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole.

Section 233.  (Reserved).

Section 234.  Pennsylvania Securities Commission.

Section 235.  State Tax Equalization Board.

Section 236.  Health Care Cost Containment Council.

Section 237.  State Ethics Commission.

Section 238.  State Employees' Retirement System.

Section 239.  Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology.

Section 240.  Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency.

SUBPART B.  LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT

Section 251.  Senate.

Section 252.  House of Representatives.

Section 253.  Legislative Reference Bureau.

Section 254.  Legislative Budget and Finance Committee.

Section 255.  Legislative Data Processing Committee.

Section 256.  Joint State Government Commission.

Section 257.  Local Government Commission.

Section 258.  Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control

and Conservation Committee.

Section 259.  Legislative Audit Advisory Commission.

Section 260.  Independent Regulatory Review Commission.

Section 261.  Capitol Preservation Committee.

Section 262.  Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing.

Section 263.  Center for Rural Pennsylvania.

Section 264.  Commonwealth Mail Processing Center.

Section 265.  Chief Clerks of the Senate and House of

Representatives.

SUBPART C.  JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

Section 281.  Supreme Court.

Section 282.  Superior Court.

Section 283.  Commonwealth Court.

Section 284.  Courts of common pleas.

Section 285.  Community courts - magisterial district judges.

Section 286.  Philadelphia Traffic Court.

Section 287.  Philadelphia Municipal Court.

Section 288.  Judicial Conduct Board.

Section 289.  Court of Judicial Discipline.

Section 290.  Juror cost reimbursement.

Section 291.  County court reimbursement.

PART III.  STATE LOTTERY FUND APPROPRIATIONS

Section 301.  Department of Aging.

Section 302.  Department of Public Welfare.

PART IV.  ENERGY CONSERVATION AND ASSISTANCE

FUND APPROPRIATIONS

Section 401.  (Reserved).

Section 402.  (Reserved).

PART V.  JUDICIAL COMPUTER SYSTEM AUGMENTATION ACCOUNT

APPROPRIATIONS

Section 501.  Supreme Court.

PART VI.  EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES OPERATING FUND

APPROPRIATIONS

Section 601.  Department of Health.

PART VII.  STATE STORES FUND APPROPRIATIONS

Section 701.  Pennsylvania State Police.

PART VIII.  MOTOR LICENSE FUND APPROPRIATIONS

FOR 2010-2011

SUBPART A.  MOTOR LICENSE FUND

Section 801.  Department of Transportation.

Section 802.  Executive Offices.

Section 803.  Treasury Department.

Section 804.  Department of Agriculture.

Section 805.  Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

Section 806.  Department of Education.

Section 807.  Department of Environmental Protection.

Section 808.  Department of General Services.

Section 809.  Department of Revenue.

Section 810.  Pennsylvania State Police.

SUBPART B.  AVIATION RESTRICTED REVENUE ACCOUNT

Section 821.  Department of Transportation.

PART IX.  HAZARDOUS MATERIAL RESPONSE FUND

APPROPRIATIONS

Section 901.  Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.

PART X.  MILK MARKETING FUND APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1001.  Milk Marketing Board.

PART XI.  HOME INVESTMENT TRUST FUND APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1101.  Department of Community and Economic Development.

PART XII.  TUITION PAYMENT FUND APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1201.  Treasury Department.

PART XIII.  BANKING DEPARTMENT FUND APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1301.  Department of Banking.

PART XIV.  FIREARM RECORDS CHECK FUND APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1401.  Pennsylvania State Police.

PART XV.  BEN FRANKLIN TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

AUTHORITY FUND APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1501.  Department of Community and Economic Development.

PART XVI.  TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FUND

Section 1601.  Tobacco Settlement Board.

Section 1602.  (Reserved).

Section 1603.  Department of Community and Economic Development.

Section 1604.  Department of Public Welfare.

PART XVII.  ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR

FISCAL YEAR 2009-2010

SUBPART A.  GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 1701.  Abbreviations.

Section 1702.  State appropriations.

SUBPART B.  EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

Section 1711.  Department of Education.

Section 1712.  Department of General Services.

Section 1713.  Department of Public Welfare.

SUBPART C.  (RESERVED)

SUBPART D.  (RESERVED)

SUBPART E.  MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS FOR 2009-2010

Section 1751.  Prior laws unaffected.

Section 1752.  Compliance with other law before funds available.

Section 1753.  Contracts prerequisite to encumbering or

committing funds.

Section 1754.  Minority business set-asides.

Section 1755.  Appropriation of funds from miscellaneous

sources.

Section 1756.  Lapsing of unused funds.

Section 1757.  Construction with prior appropriation acts.

Section 1758.  Deduction of expended appropriations under prior

law.

PART XVIII.  SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR FEDERAL FUNDS

FOR 2010-2011

Section 1801.  General Fund repository for Federal funds.

Section 1802.  Limitation on encumbering or spending Federal

funds.

Section 1803.  Appropriation of prior unspent Federal funds.

Section 1804.  Subgrants between Federal fund appropriations.

Section 1805.  Utilization of emergency Federal funds.

Section 1806.  Transfer of funds from TANFBG to CCDFBG and SSBG.

PART XIX.  MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS FOR 2010-2011

Section 1901.  Prior laws unaffected.

Section 1902.  Compliance with other law before funds available.

Section 1903.  Contracts prerequisite to encumbering or

committing funds.

Section 1904.  Minority business set-asides.

Section 1905.  Appropriation of funds from miscellaneous

sources.

Section 1906.  Lapsing of unused funds.

Section 1907.  Appellate courts appropriation contingency.

Section 1908.  Transfer of excess funds.

Section 1909.  (Reserved).

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Section 1910.  (Reserved).

Section 1911.  (Reserved).

Section 1912.  Transfer from Oil and Gas Lease Fund.

PART XX.  EFFECTIVE DATE

Section 2001.  Effective date.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

PART I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 101.  Short title.--This act shall be known and may

be cited as the General Appropriation Act of 2010.

Section 102.  Definitions.--The following words and phrases

when used in this act shall have the meanings given to them in

this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Employees."  Includes all directors, superintendents, bureau

or division chiefs, assistant directors, assistant

superintendents, assistant chiefs, experts, scientists,

engineers, surveyors, draftsmen, accountants, secretaries,

auditors, inspectors, examiners, analysts, statisticians,

marshals, clerks, stenographers, bookkeepers, messengers and

other assistants in any department, board or commission.

"Expenses" and "maintenance."  Includes all printing, binding

and stationery, food and forage, materials and supplies,

traveling expenses, training, motor vehicle supplies and

repairs, freight, express and cartage, postage, telephones and

telegraph rentals and toll charges, newspaper advertising and

notices, public advertising by or through any medium, fuel,

light, heat, power and water, minor construction and renovation,

repairs or reconstruction of equipment, buildings and

facilities, rent of real estate and equipment, premiums on

workers' compensation, insurance premiums on policies of

liability insurance, insurance premiums on medical payment

insurance and surety bonds for volunteer workers, premiums on

employee group life insurance and employee and retired employee

group hospital and medical insurance, payment of Commonwealth

share of Social Security taxes and unemployment compensation

costs for State employees, the purchase of replacement or

additional equipment and machinery and all other incidental

costs and expenses, including payment to the Department of

General Services of mileage and other charges for the use of

automobiles and rental payments for permanently assigned

automobiles and of expenses or costs of services incurred

through the Purchasing Fund. The term "expenses" also shall

include the medical costs for the treatment of inmates of State

institutions when the inmate must be transferred to an outside

hospital, provided, that in no case shall the State institution

pay more for patient care than that provided under the State

medical assistance program.

Section 103.  Abbreviations.--The following abbreviations

when used in this act shall have the meanings given to them in

this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"ARC."  Appalachian Regional Commission.

"ARRA."  American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

"BG."  Block grant.

"CCDFBG."  Child Care and Development Fund Block Grant.

"CSBG."  Community Services Block Grant.

"DCSI."  Drug Control and Systems Improvement Formula Grant

Program.

"DFSC."  Drug Free Schools and Communities Act.

"DOE."  Department of Energy.

"EEOC."  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

"EPA."  Environmental Protection Agency.

"ESEA."  Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

"FEMA."  Federal Emergency Management Agency.

"FTA."  Federal Transit Administration.

"HUD."  Department of Housing and Urban Development.

"LIHEABG."  Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Block Grant.

"LSTA."  Library Services and Technology Act.

"MCHSBG."  Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant.

"MHSBG."  Mental Health Services Block Grant.

"MR."  Mental Retardation.

"PHHSBG."  Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant.

"RSAT."  Residential Substance Abuse Treatment.

"SABG."  Substance Abuse Block Grant.

"SCDBG."  Small Communities Development Block Grant.

"SDA."  Service Delivery Area.

"SSBG."  Social Services Block Grant.

"TANFBG."  Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Block

Grant.

"VA."  Veterans' Administration.

"WIA."  Workforce Investment Act.

"WIC."  Women, Infants and Children Program.

Section 104.  State appropriations.--(a)  General Fund.--The

following sums set forth in this act, or as much thereof as may

be necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated from the

General Fund to the several hereinafter named agencies of the

Executive, Legislative and Judicial Departments of the

Commonwealth for the payment of salaries, wages or other

compensation and travel expenses of the duly elected or

appointed officers and employees of the Commonwealth, for the

payment of fees for contractual services rendered, for the

purchase or rental of goods and services, printing, public

advertising by or through any medium, equipment, land and

buildings and for payment of any other expenses, as provided by

law or by this act, necessary for the proper conduct of the

duties, functions and activities and for the purposes

hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1,

2010, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid

at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010.

(b)  State Lottery Fund.--The following sums set forth in

this act, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby

specifically appropriated from the State Lottery Fund to the

several hereinafter named agencies of the Executive Department

of the Commonwealth for the payment of salaries, wages or other

compensation and travel expenses of the duly appointed officers

and employees of the Commonwealth, for the payment of fees for

contractual services rendered, for the purchase or rental of

goods and services and for payment of any other expenses, as

provided by law or by this act, necessary for the proper conduct

of the duties, functions and activities and for the purposes

hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1,

2010, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid

at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010.

(c)  Energy Conservation and Assistance Fund.--The following

sums set forth in this act, or as much thereof as may be

necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated from the Energy

Conservation and Assistance Fund to the several hereinafter

named agencies of the Executive Department of the Commonwealth

for the payment of fees for contractual services rendered, for

the purchase or rental of goods and services and for the payment

of any other expenses, as provided by law or by this act,

necessary for the proper conduct of the duties, functions and

activities and for the purposes hereinafter set forth for the

fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010, and for the payment of bills

incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year

ending June 30, 2010.

(d)  Judicial Computer System Augmentation Account.--The

following sums set forth in this act, or as much thereof as may

be necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated from the

restricted receipt account established within the General Fund,

known as the Judicial Computer System Augmentation Account, to

the Judicial Department of the Commonwealth for the payment of

salaries, wages or other compensation and travel expenses, for

the payment of fees for contractual services rendered, for the

purchase or rental of goods and services and for the payment of

any other expenses, as provided by law or by this act, necessary

for the proper conduct of the duties, functions and activities

and for the purposes hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year

beginning July 1, 2010, and for the payment of bills incurred

and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June

30, 2010.

(e)  Emergency Medical Services Operating Fund.--The

following sums set forth in this act, or as much thereof as may

be necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated from the

Emergency Medical Services Operating Fund to the several

hereinafter named agencies of the Executive Department of the

Commonwealth for the payment of fees for contractual services

rendered, for the purchase or rental of goods and services and

for the payment of any other expenses, as provided by law or by

this act, necessary for the proper conduct of the duties,

functions and activities and for the purposes hereinafter set

forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010, and for the

payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of

the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010.

(f)  The State Stores Fund.--The following sums set forth in

this act, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby

specifically appropriated from The State Stores Fund to the

hereinafter named agency of the Executive Department of the

Commonwealth for the payment of salaries, wages or other

compensation and travel expenses of the duly appointed officers

and employees of the Commonwealth, for the payment of fees for

contractual services rendered, for the purchase or rental of

goods and services and for the payment of any other expenses, as

provided by law or by this act, necessary for the proper conduct

of the duties, functions and activities and for the purposes

hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1,

2010, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid

at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010.

(g)  Motor License Fund.--The following sums, or as much

thereof as may be necessary, are hereby appropriated from the

Motor License Fund to the hereinafter named agencies of the

Executive Department for the payment of salaries, wages and

other compensation and travel expenses of the duly elected or

appointed officers and employees of the Commonwealth, for

contractual services and other expenses necessary for the proper

conduct of the duties, functions and activities for the purposes

hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1,

2010, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid

at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010.

(h)  Aviation Restricted Revenue Account.--The following

sums, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby

appropriated from the Aviation Restricted Revenue Account in the

Motor License Fund to the hereinafter named agencies of the

Executive Department for the purposes set forth herein for the

fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010, and for the payment of bills

incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year

ending June 30, 2010.

(i)  Hazardous Material Response Fund.--The following sums

set forth in this act, or as much thereof as may be necessary,

are hereby specifically appropriated from the Hazardous Material

Response Fund to the several hereinafter named agencies of the

Executive Department of the Commonwealth for the payment of fees

for contractual services rendered, for the purchase or rental of

goods and services and for the payment of any other expenses, as

provided by law or by this act, necessary for the proper conduct

of the duties, functions and activities and for the purposes

hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1,

2010, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid

at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010.

(j)  Milk Marketing Fund.--The following sums set forth in

this act, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby

specifically appropriated from the Milk Marketing Fund to the

several hereinafter named agencies of the Executive Department

of the Commonwealth for the payment of salaries, wages or other

compensation and travel expenses of the duly appointed officers

and employees of the Commonwealth, for the payment of fees for

contractual services rendered, for the purchase or rental of

goods and services and for the payment of any other expenses, as

provided by law or by this act, necessary for the proper conduct

of the duties, functions and activities and for the purposes

hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1,

2010, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid

at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010.

(k)  Home Investment Trust Fund.--The following sums set

forth in this act, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are

hereby specifically appropriated from the Home Investment Trust

Fund to the hereinafter named agencies of the Executive

Department of the Commonwealth for the payment of salaries,

wages or other compensation and travel expenses of the duly

appointed officers and employees of the Commonwealth, for the

payment of fees for contractual services rendered, for the

purchase or rental of goods and services and for the payment of

any other expenses, as provided by law or by this act, necessary

for the proper conduct of the duties, functions and activities

and for the purposes hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year

beginning July 1, 2010, and for the payment of bills incurred

and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June

30, 2010.

(l)  Tuition Payment Fund.--The following sums set forth in

this act, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby

specifically appropriated from the Tuition Payment Fund to the

hereinafter named agencies of the Executive Department of the

Commonwealth for the payment of salaries, wages or other

compensation and travel expenses of the duly appointed officers

and employees of the Commonwealth, for the payment of fees for

contractual services rendered, for the purchase or rental of

goods and services and for the payment of any other expenses, as

provided by law or by this act, necessary for the proper conduct

of the duties, functions and activities and for the purposes

hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1,

2010, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid

at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010.

(m)  Banking Department Fund.--The following sums set forth

in this act, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby

specifically appropriated from the Banking Department Fund to

the hereinafter named agencies of the Executive Department of

the Commonwealth for the payment of salaries, wages or other

compensation and travel expenses of the duly appointed officers

and employees of the Commonwealth, for the payment of fees for

contractual services rendered, for the purchase or rental of

goods and services and for the payment of any other expenses, as

provided by law or by this act, necessary for the proper conduct

of the duties, functions and activities and for the purposes

hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1,

2010, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid

at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010.

(n)  Firearm Records Check Fund.--The following sums set

forth in this act, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are

hereby specifically appropriated from the Firearm Records Check

Fund to the hereinafter named agencies of the Executive

Department of the Commonwealth for the payment of salaries,

wages or other compensation and travel expenses of the duly

appointed officers and employees of the Commonwealth, for the

payment of fees for contractual services rendered, for the

purchase or rental of goods and services and for the payment of

any other expenses, as provided by law or by this act, necessary

for the proper conduct of the duties, functions and activities

and for the purposes hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year

beginning July 1, 2010, and for the payment of bills incurred

and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June

30, 2010.

(o)  Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority Fund.--The

following sums set forth in this act, or as much thereof as may

be necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated from the Ben

Franklin Technology Development Authority Fund to the

hereinafter named agencies of the Executive Department of the

Commonwealth for the payment of salaries, wages or other

compensation and travel expenses of the duly appointed officers

and employees of the Commonwealth, for the payment of fees for

contractual services rendered, for the purchase or rental of

goods and services and for the payment of any other expenses, as

provided by law or by this act, necessary for the proper conduct

of the duties, functions and activities and for the purposes

hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1,

2010, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid

at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010.

(p)  Tobacco Settlement Fund.--The following sums set forth

in this act, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby

specifically appropriated from the Tobacco Settlement Fund to

the hereinafter named agencies of the Executive Department of

the Commonwealth for the payment of salaries, wages or other

compensation and travel expenses of the duly appointed officers

and employees of the Commonwealth, for the payment of fees for

contractual services rendered, for the purchase or rental of

goods and services and for payment of any other expenses, as

provided by law or by this act, necessary for the proper conduct

of the duties, functions and activities and for the purposes

hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1,

2010, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid

at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010.

Section 105.  Federal augmentation appropriations.--The

following Federal augmentation appropriations set forth in this

act, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby

specifically appropriated from the Federal augmentation funds to

the several hereinafter named agencies of the Executive

Department of the Commonwealth for the payment of the expenses

of implementing and carrying out the programs stated herein for

the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010, and for the payment of

bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal

year ending June 30, 2010. Unless otherwise stated, the

appropriations include any carryovers from the prior fiscal

year.

Section 106.  Block grants.--(a)  Appropriation.--The

following sums set forth in this act, or as much thereof as may

be necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated from the

block grant (BG) funds to the several hereinafter named agencies

of the Executive Department of the Commonwealth for the purposes

and under the restrictions for which the funds are provided for

the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010.

(b)  Small Communities Development Block Grant.--The Small

Communities Development Block Grant (SCDBG) is to assist small

cities and communities that have a high concentration of

impoverished citizens and substandard housing to expand their

low-income and moderate-income housing opportunities and to meet

community development needs.

(c)  Community Services Block Grant.--The Community Services

Block Grant (CSBG) is to provide a range of services and

activities having a measurable and potentially major impact on

the causes of poverty in the community or those areas of the

community where poverty is a particularly acute problem. In

addition, new focus may be placed on the unemployed, both old

and new. Local agencies may lower their eligibility requirements

for recipients to three months to allow greater flexibility to

assure proper consideration of each recipient.

(d)  Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant.--The

Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant (PHHSBG) is

for the provision of preventive health and other health services

related to emergency medical systems, health initiative grants,

comprehensive public health, hypertension, fluoridation, health

education, risk reduction, home health, rape crisis and domestic

violence services.

(e)  Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant.--The

Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant (MCHSBG) is to

enable states to maintain and strengthen their leadership in

planning, promoting, coordinating and evaluating health care for

pregnant women, mothers, infants and children, and children with

special health care needs and in providing health services for

mothers and children who do not have access to adequate health

care.

(f)  Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Block Grant.--The Low-

Income Home Energy Assistance Block Grant (LIHEABG) is to help

lessen the impact of the high cost of energy on low-income

families and individuals, including energy efficiency grants for

low-income dwellings. Up to 15% of the LIHEABG funds received

may be used for weatherization.

(g)  Social Services Block Grant.--The Social Services Block

Grant (SSBG) is for the provision of social services to eligible

persons.

(h)  Mental Health Services Block Grant.--The Mental Health

Services Block Grant (MHSBG) provides funds for the provision of

services to adults with serious mental illness or children with

serious emotional disturbance.

(i)  Substance Abuse Block Grant.--The Substance Abuse Block

Grant (SABG) provides funds to establish and maintain programs

to combat alcohol and drug abuse.

(j)  Child Care and Development Fund Block Grant.--The Child

Care and Development Fund Block Grant (CCDFBG) is for the

provision of direct child care or to increase the quality and

availability of child care for low-income families.

(k)  Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Block Grant.--

The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Block Grant (TANFBG)

provides funds for the provision of cash grants, child care,

training and support services, child welfare and administration

for eligible families and individuals.

PART II

GENERAL FUND AND FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS

FOR 2010-2011

SUBPART A

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT