PRINTER'S NO. 91
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
137
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY McGARRIGLE, VULAKOVICH, GREENLEAF, RAFFERTY,
BAKER, SCHWANK, COSTA AND YUDICHAK, JANUARY 19, 2017
REFERRED TO VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS,
JANUARY 19, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Titles 51 (Military Affairs) and 74 (Transportation) of
the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Department of
Military Affairs, providing for Civil Air Patrol; and, in
authority of Department of Transportation, further providing
for authority of department.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 51 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 712. Civil Air Patrol.
(a) Liaison.--The department shall be a liaison for the
Civil Air Patrol and shall, notwithstanding any law, provide
administrative support in accordance with this section and
within the limits of authorized appropriations.
(b) Supervision.--The department shall:
(1) Receive and supervise the expenditure of State funds
appropriated by the General Assembly or secured by the
Commonwealth for the use and benefit of the Civil Air Patrol
within this Commonwealth.
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(2) Supervise the maintenance and use of Commonwealth
facilities used by the Civil Air Patrol.
(3) Receive, from the Commonwealth or the Commonwealth's
instrumentalities, requests for approval for assistance by
the Civil Air Patrol in natural or man-made disasters or
emergency situations. A requested and approved mission must
be approved or denied in accordance with Federal procedures
and in consultation with the Adjutant General or the Adjutant
General's designee and the Pennsylvania Emergency Management
Agency.
(c) Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed
to limit, diminish or impair an authority, right or agreement
validly established and existing on the effective date of this
section.
(d) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Assistance." The term shall include, but is not limited to,
the following missions:
(1) Search and rescue.
(2) Disaster relief support.
(3) Homeland security.
(4) Emergency transport services.
(5) Communications support.
Section 2. Section 5301(b)(5) of Title 74 is repealed:
§ 5301. Authority of department.
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(b) Specific powers.--The department is authorized to:
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[(5) Expend Commonwealth funds for search and rescue
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operations and organ transport by the civil air patrol, and
educational materials and equipment related thereto.]
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Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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