Trial Engrossment of Amendment A04864 to Senate Bill 1099 P.N. 1426, Regular Session 2023-2024

A04864

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

1099

Session of

2024

INTRODUCED BY MASTRIANO, BROOKS, BROWN, COSTA, DILLON, GEBHARD,

HUTCHINSON, PENNYCUICK, ROTHMAN, BAKER, REGAN, SCHWANK, VOGEL

AND J. WARD, MARCH 12, 2024

SENATOR MASTRIANO, VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS,

AS AMENDED, MARCH 18, 2024

AN ACT

Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes, in grants to fire companies and

emergency medical services companies, further providing for

DEFINITIONS, FOR publication and notice and, for award of

grants, FOR CONSOLIDATION INCENTIVE, FOR PUBLICATION AND

NOTICE AND FOR AWARD OF GRANTS, repealing provisions relating

to COVID-19 Crisis Fire Company and Emergency Medical

Services Grant Program and to Emergency Medical Services

COVID-19 Recovery Grant Program, further providing for

expiration of authority, repealing provisions relating to

expiration of authority relating to COVID-19 Crisis Fire

Company and Emergency Medical Services Grant Program and to

expiration of authority relating to Emergency Medical

Services COVID-19 Recovery Grant Program and further

providing for annual reports.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Sections 7812, 7813(a)(7), (a.2) and (d), 7822

and 7823(a)(7) of Title 35 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

Statutes are amended to read:

SECTION 1. THE DEFINITIONS OF "CAREER EMERGENCY MEDICAL

SERVICES," "INVALID COACH" AND "VOLUNTEER EMS COMPANY" IN

SECTION 7802 OF TITLE 35 OF THE PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED

STATUTES ARE AMENDED TO READ:

§ 7802. DEFINITIONS.

THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND PHRASES WHEN USED IN THIS CHAPTER

SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM IN THIS SECTION UNLESS THE

CONTEXT CLEARLY INDICATES OTHERWISE:

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"CAREER EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES." AS FOLLOWS:

(1) A FOR-PROFIT CHARTERED EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE

CORPORATION, ASSOCIATION OR ORGANIZATION WHICH MEETS ALL OF

THE FOLLOWING:

(I) IS LOCATED IN THIS COMMONWEALTH.

(II) IS LICENSED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

(III) IS NOT ASSOCIATED OR AFFILIATED WITH A

HOSPITAL, UNLESS RECOGNIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION

7823(B.1) (RELATING TO AWARD OF GRANTS).

(IV) IS REGULARLY ENGAGED IN THE PROVISION OF

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, INCLUDING BASIC LIFE SUPPORT

OR ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT SERVICES AND ADVANCED LIFE

SUPPORT SQUADS AS DEFINED IN 28 PA. CODE § 1027.1

(RELATING TO GENERAL PROVISIONS).

(2) THE TERM SHALL NOT INCLUDE A CORPORATION,

ASSOCIATION OR ORGANIZATION THAT IS PRIMARILY ENGAGED IN THE

[OPERATION OF INVALID COACHES WHICH ARE INTENDED FOR THE]

ROUTINE TRANSPORT OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CONVALESCENT OR

NONAMBULATORY AND WHO DO NOT ORDINARILY REQUIRE EMERGENCY

MEDICAL TREATMENT WHILE IN TRANSIT.

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["INVALID COACH." THE TERM SHALL HAVE THE MEANING GIVEN TO

IT IN CHAPTER 81 (RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

SYSTEM).]

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"VOLUNTEER EMS COMPANY." ANY NONPROFIT CHARTERED

CORPORATION, ASSOCIATION OR ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN THIS

COMMONWEALTH, WHICH IS LICENSED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

IS NOT ASSOCIATED OR AFFILIATED WITH ANY HOSPITAL, UNLESS

RECOGNIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7823(B.1) (RELATING TO

AWARD OF GRANTS), AND WHICH IS REGULARLY ENGAGED IN THE

PROVISION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, INCLUDING BASIC LIFE

SUPPORT OR ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT SERVICES AND ADVANCED LIFE

SUPPORT SQUADS AS DEFINED IN 28 PA. CODE § 1027.1 (RELATING TO

GENERAL PROVISIONS). THE TERM SHALL NOT INCLUDE ANY CORPORATION,

ASSOCIATION OR ORGANIZATION THAT IS PRIMARILY ENGAGED IN THE

[OPERATION OF INVALID COACHES WHICH ARE INTENDED FOR THE]

ROUTINE TRANSPORT OF PERSONS WHO ARE CONVALESCENT OR OTHERWISE

NONAMBULATORY AND DO NOT ORDINARILY REQUIRE EMERGENCY MEDICAL

TREATMENT WHILE IN TRANSIT.

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SECTION 2. SECTION 7812 OF TITLE 35 IS AMENDED TO READ:

§ 7812. Publication and notice.

The commissioner shall publish notice of the grant program

availability through the Legislative Reference Bureau for

publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin by August 8 for each

fiscal year. The commissioner shall post a notice of the grant

program and application for the grant program on the Office of

the State Fire Commissioner's publicly accessible Internet

website. To the greatest extent possible, the commissioner shall

utilize the Department of Community and Economic Development's

COMMONWEALTH'S ELECTRONIC Single Application for Assistance.

SECTION 3. SECTION 7813(A)(7), (A.2), (C)(2), (D) AND (E)

INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH AND (2)(I) OF TITLE 35 ARE AMENDED AND

THE SECTION IS AMENDED BY ADDING A SUBSECTION TO READ:

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§ 7813. Award of grants.

(a) Authorization.--The commissioner is authorized to make a

grant award to each eligible fire company for the following:

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[(7) Revenue loss for grants issued in 2021 and 2022.]

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[(a.2) Additional grants.--Each fire company with not more

than 20 members who are certified by the National Board on Fire

Service Professional Qualifications or by the International Fire

Service Accreditation Congress and are verified by the

Pennsylvania State Fire Academy at a minimum level of

Firefighter 1 on or before July 1 of the year of the grant

application shall be eligible to receive additional grants under

a certification bonus point system as administered by the

commissioner.]

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(A.3) ADDITIONAL GRANTS.--THE COMMISSIONER MAY ESTABLISH A

CERTIFICATION BONUS POINT SYSTEM TO AWARD ADDITIONAL GRANTS TO

FIRE COMPANIES. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SUBMIT THE CERTIFICATION

BONUS POINT SYSTEM TO THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU FOR

PUBLICATION IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE ISSUE OF THE PENNSYLVANIA

BULLETIN CONCURRENTLY WITH THE NOTICE REQUIRED UNDER SECTION

7812 (RELATING TO PUBLICATION AND NOTICE).

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(2) FIRE COMPANIES SEEKING GRANTS UNDER THIS CHAPTER

SHALL SUBMIT COMPLETED APPLICATIONS TO THE COMMISSIONER AND

THE MUNICIPALITIES WHERE THE FIRE COMPANIES ARE LOCATED. THE

FOLLOWING SHALL APPLY:

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(I) THE APPLICATION PERIOD SHALL REMAIN OPEN FOR 45

DAYS EACH YEAR. THE AGENCY SHALL ACT TO APPROVE OR

DISAPPROVE APPLICATIONS WITHIN 60 DAYS OF THE APPLICATION

SUBMISSION DEADLINE EACH YEAR. APPLICATIONS WHICH HAVE

NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER

WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE CLOSE OF THE APPLICATION PERIOD

EACH YEAR SHALL BE DEEMED APPROVED.

(II) THE COMMISSIONER MAY EXTEND THE APPLICATION

PERIOD UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I) FOR UP TO 45 ADDITIONAL

DAYS FOR A SINGLE FIRE COMPANY, UPON REQUEST BY THE FIRE

COMPANY, IF THE FIRE COMPANY DEMONSTRATES HARDSHIP OR

UNDUE BURDEN THAT PREVENTS THE FIRE COMPANY FROM

SUBMITTING A COMPLETED APPLICATION WITHIN THE

APPLICATION PERIOD SPECIFIED UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I). A

FIRE COMPANY MUST REQUEST AN EXTENSION OF THE APPLICATION

PERIOD UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I) WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE DATE

OF THE END OF THE APPLICATION PERIOD. THE COMMISSIONER

SHALL HAVE SOLE DISCRETION TO DETERMINE WHETHER A FIRE

COMPANY HAS DEMONSTRATED HARDSHIP OR UNDUE BURDEN UNDER

THIS SUBPARAGRAPH.

(d) Eligibility.--To receive grant funds under this chapter,

a fire company must:

(1) Have actively responded to at least 15 fire or

rescue emergencies during the previous calendar year.

(2) Be actively participating in the Pennsylvania Fire

Information Reporting System under a signed agreement. The

commissioner shall develop and publish guidelines specifying

the criteria necessary to determine the level of

participation in the Pennsylvania Fire Information Reporting

System to remain eligible for grant funds.

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(3) Have on record with the commissioner up-to-date

point-of-contact information for the fire company , fire chief

and president OR MUNICIPALITY , including mailing address,

telephone number and email addresses. THE FIRE COMPANY MUST

SUBMIT THE INFORMATION REQUIRED UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH NO LATER

THAN JULY 31 OF THE YEAR OF THE GRANT APPLICATION.

(4) Be registered with the appropriate public safety

answering point as an active response agency.

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(5) BE DESIGNATED BY A MUNICIPALITY, BY RESOLUTION OR

ORDINANCE, AS A PROVIDER OF FIRE OR RESCUE SERVICES WITHIN

THE MUNICIPALITY.

(E) CONSTRUCTION SAVINGS ACCOUNT.--A FIRE COMPANY MAY APPLY

FOR A GRANT UNDER SUBSECTION (A) FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING

OR RENOVATING A NEW FACILITY. THE GRANT SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO

THE CONSTRUCTION SAVINGS ACCOUNT, WHICH IS ESTABLISHED WITHIN

THE STATE TREASURY. MONEY IN THE CONSTRUCTION SAVINGS ACCOUNT

MAY BE WITHDRAWN BY APPLICATION OF THE FIRE COMPANY. THE

CONSTRUCTION SAVINGS ACCOUNT SHALL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE

COMMISSIONER. THE FOLLOWING SHALL APPLY:

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(2) FOR A FIRE COMPANY TO WITHDRAW MONEY FROM THE

CONSTRUCTION SAVINGS ACCOUNT:

(I) THE APPLICATION SHALL CONTAIN THE SIGNATURES OF

TWO DULY ELECTED OFFICERS OF THE FIRE COMPANY OR

MUNICIPALITY.

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SECTION 4. SECTIONS 7814 AND 7822 OF TITLE 35 ARE AMENDED TO

READ:

§ 7814. CONSOLIDATION INCENTIVE.

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IF TWO OR MORE [VOLUNTEER] FIRE COMPANIES CONSOLIDATE THEIR

USE OF FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, FIREFIGHTERS AND SERVICES, THE

CONSOLIDATED ENTITY MAY, UPON NOTIFICATION OF THE COMMISSIONER,

BE ELIGIBLE FOR A REDUCTION OF THE INTEREST RATE PAYABLE ON ANY

OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL BALANCE OWED, AS OF THE DATE OF

CONSOLIDATION, BY ANY OR ALL OF THE CONSOLIDATING COMPANIES TO

THE FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES LOAN FUND FOR LOANS MADE

UNDER THE ACT OF JULY 15, 1976 (P.L.1036, NO.208), KNOWN AS THE

VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY, AMBULANCE SERVICE AND RESCUE SQUAD

ASSISTANCE ACT, OR UNDER SUBCHAPTER E OF CHAPTER 73 (RELATING TO

FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES LOAN PROGRAM). THE REDUCTION

IN THE INTEREST RATE PAYABLE SHALL BE FROM 2% TO 1%. UPON

RECEIPT OF SUCH NOTIFICATION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DETERMINE

AND VERIFY THAT THE CONSOLIDATED ENTITY IS IN FACT A BONA FIDE

CONSOLIDATED [VOLUNTEER] FIRE COMPANY. IF THE COMMISSIONER

DETERMINES THAT THE CONSOLIDATED ENTITY IS A BONA FIDE

CONSOLIDATED [VOLUNTEER] FIRE COMPANY, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL

REDUCE THE INTEREST RATE PAYABLE ON ANY OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL

BALANCE OWED TO THE FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES LOAN

FUND FOR LOANS MADE UNDER THE FORMER VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY,

AMBULANCE SERVICE AND RESCUE SQUAD ASSISTANCE ACT, OR UNDER

SUBCHAPTER E OF CHAPTER 73, FOR WHICH THE CONSOLIDATING

COMPANIES OR THE CONSOLIDATED ENTITY MAY BE INDIVIDUALLY OR

JOINTLY RESPONSIBLE. THE COMMISSIONER MAY PROMULGATE SUCH RULES

AND REGULATIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS

OF THIS SECTION.

§ 7822. Publication and notice.

The commissioner shall publish notice of the grant program

availability through the Legislative Reference Bureau for

publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin by August 8 for each

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fiscal year. To the greatest extent possible, the commissioner

shall utilize the Department of Community and Economic

Development's COMMONWEALTH'S ELECTRONIC Single Application for

Assistance.

SECTION 5. SECTION 7823(A)(7) AND (C)(2) OF TITLE 35 ARE

AMENDED AND THE SECTION IS AMENDED BY ADDING A SUBSECTION TO

READ:

§ 7823. Award of grants.

(a) Authorization.--The commissioner is authorized to make a

grant award to each eligible EMS company for the following:

* * *

[(7) Revenue loss for grants issued in 2021 and 2022.]

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(A.1) ADDITIONAL GRANTS.--THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION

WITH THE BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, MAY ESTABLISH A

CERTIFICATION BONUS POINT SYSTEM TO AWARD ADDITIONAL GRANTS TO

EMS COMPANIES. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SUBMIT THE CERTIFICATION

BONUS POINT SYSTEM TO THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU FOR

PUBLICATION IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE ISSUE OF THE PENNSYLVANIA

BULLETIN CONCURRENTLY WITH THE NOTICE REQUIRED UNDER SECTION

7822 (RELATING TO PUBLICATION AND NOTICE).

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(2) EMS COMPANIES SEEKING GRANTS UNDER THIS CHAPTER

SHALL SUBMIT COMPLETED APPLICATIONS TO THE COMMISSIONER. THE

FOLLOWING SHALL APPLY:

(I) THE APPLICATION PERIOD SHALL REMAIN OPEN FOR 45

DAYS EACH YEAR. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ACT TO APPROVE OR

DISAPPROVE APPLICATIONS WITHIN 60 DAYS OF THE APPLICATION

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SUBMISSION DEADLINE EACH YEAR. APPLICATIONS WHICH HAVE

NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER

WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE CLOSE OF THE APPLICATION PERIOD

EACH YEAR SHALL BE DEEMED APPROVED.

(II) THE COMMISSIONER MAY EXTEND THE APPLICATION

PERIOD UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I) FOR UP TO 45 ADDITIONAL

DAYS FOR A SINGLE EMS COMPANY, UPON REQUEST BY THE FIRE

COMPANY, IF THE EMS COMPANY DEMONSTRATES HARDSHIP OR

UNDUE BURDEN THAT PREVENTS THE EMS COMPANY FROM

SUBMITTING A COMPLETED APPLICATION WITHIN THE

APPLICATION PERIOD SPECIFIED UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I). AN

EMS COMPANY MUST REQUEST AN EXTENSION OF THE APPLICATION

PERIOD UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I) WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE DATE

OF THE END OF THE APPLICATION PERIOD. THE COMMISSIONER

SHALL HAVE SOLE DISCRETION TO DETERMINE WHETHER AN EMS

COMPANY HAS DEMONSTRATED HARDSHIP OR UNDUE BURDEN UNDER

THIS SUBPARAGRAPH.

Section 2 6. Subchapter C.1 of Chapter 78, section 7832.2

and Subchapter E of Chapter 78 of Title 35 are repealed:

[SUBCHAPTER C.1

COVID-19 CRISIS FIRE COMPANY AND

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM

Sec.

7827.1. Establishment.

7827.2. Publication and notice.

7827.3. Award of grants.

§ 7827.1. Establishment.

The COVID-19 Crisis Fire Company and Emergency Medical

Services Grant Program is established and shall be administered

by the agency. Grants provided under the program shall be used

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by fire companies and EMS companies to provide services during

the novel coronavirus pandemic as identified in the proclamation

of disaster emergency issued by the Governor on March 6, 2020,

published at 50 Pa.B. 1644 (March 21, 2020), and any renewal of

the state of disaster emergency.

§ 7827.2. Publication and notice.

The agency shall transmit notice of the COVID-19 Crisis Fire

Company and Emergency Medical Services Grant Program

availability to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication

in the Pennsylvania Bulletin within 30 days of the effective

date of this section.

§ 7827.3. Award of grants.

(a) Authorization.--The agency shall make a grant award from

the COVID-19 Crisis Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services

Grant Program to:

(1) Each eligible fire company that received a grant

award in fiscal year 2019-2020 under section 7813 (relating

to award of grants) for the purposes under section 7813(a)

and (a.1).

(2) A fire company that did not apply for or receive a

grant award in fiscal year 2019-2020 under section 7813 and

that applies for a grant under this subchapter for the

purposes under section 7813(a) and (a.1).

(3) Each eligible EMS company that received a grant

award in fiscal year 2019-2020 under section 7823 (relating

to award of grants) for the purposes under section 7823(a).

(4) An EMS company that did not apply for or receive a

grant award in fiscal year 2019-2020 under section 7823 and

that applies for a grant under this subchapter for the

purposes under section 7823(a).

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(b) Amount of award.--The amount of the grant award under

this subchapter shall be the same amount of the grant award for

fiscal year 2019-2020 to:

(1) An eligible fire company under section 7813.

(2) An eligible EMS company under section 7823.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2), no

additional application shall be required for a grant under

this subchapter.

(2) A fire company under subsection (a)(2) and an EMS

company under subsection (a)(4) must file an application for

a grant under this subchapter.

§ 7832.2. COVID-19 Crisis Fire Company and Emergency Medical

Services Grant Program.

The following shall apply to any appropriation from money

received by the Commonwealth under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief,

and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136, 134 Stat. 281)

for purposes of making grants under Subchapter C.1 (relating to

COVID-19 Crisis Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services

Grant Program):

(1) The sum of $44,000,000 of the amount appropriated

shall be expended for the purpose of making grants to

eligible fire companies.

(2) The sum of $6,000,000 of the amount appropriated

shall be expended for the purpose of making grants to

eligible EMS companies.

(3) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), the agency

may use up to $200,000 of unencumbered funds from the amount

appropriated for administrative costs for the implementation

of Subchapter C.1.

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SUBCHAPTER E

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

COVID-19 RECOVERY GRANT PROGRAM

Sec.

7841. Establishment.

7842. Award of grants.

7843. Funding and costs.

7844. Report.

§ 7841. Establishment.

The Emergency Medical Services COVID-19 Recovery Grant

Program is established and shall be administered by the Office

of the State Fire Commissioner in consultation with the

Department of Health. Grants provided under the Emergency

Medical Services COVID-19 Recovery Grant Program shall be used

by EMS companies to provide services in response to the novel

coronavirus pandemic.

§ 7842. Award of grants.

(a) Application not required.--No application shall be

required to receive a grant under this subchapter.

(b) Notification.--The Office of the State Fire Commissioner

shall notify in writing each EMS company, as defined under

section 7802 (relating to definitions), of the availability of

grants from the Emergency Medical Services COVID-19 Recovery

Grant Program for the purposes under section 7823(a) (relating

to award of grants).

Commissioner shall include with the written notification under

subsection (b) a form for each eligible EMS company to certify

that a grant received under this subchapter shall be used for

the purposes under section 7823(a) and provide a deadline by

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which an EMS company must return the certification form.

(d) Amount.--Grants shall be awarded under this subchapter

in an amount equal to the total amount of funds appropriated

under section 7843 (relating to funding and costs) less the

amount used under section 7843(b) divided by the total number of

EMS companies that returned the certification under subsection

(c).

(e) Report.--No later than July 30, 2022, each EMS company

receiving a grant award under this subchapter shall report to

the Office of the State Fire Commissioner how it will use the

grant money awarded under subsection (d).

§ 7843. Funding and costs.

(a) Appropriation.--The sum of $25,000,000 of Federal funds

in the COVID-19 Response Restricted Account is appropriated to

the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency for the Emergency

Medical Services COVID-19 Recovery Grant Program under this

subchapter. The provisions of section 111-C(g) of the act of

April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, shall

not apply to the amount appropriated under this section.

(b) Administrative costs.--The Office of the State Fire

Commissioner may use up to $200,000 of unencumbered funds from

the amount appropriated under subsection (a) for administrative

costs for the implementation of this subchapter.

§ 7844. Report.

(a) Contents.--The commissioner shall prepare a report on

the Emergency Medical Services COVID-19 Recovery Grant Program.

The report shall include all of the following information:

(1) The total number of EMS companies that were notified

of the grant program.

(2) The total number of EMS companies that submitted a

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certification for the grant program.

(3) The total number of EMS companies that received a

grant.

(4) The total amount of the grant received by each EMS

company.

(5) A summary of how each EMS company will use the grant

money awarded under the program.

(b) Submission.--The commissioner shall submit the report by

September 1, 2022, to all of the following:

(1) The chair and minority chair of the Veterans Affairs

and Emergency Preparedness Committee of the Senate.

(2) The chair and minority chair of the Veterans Affairs

and Emergency Preparedness Committee of the House of

Representatives.

(3) The chair and minority chair of the Appropriations

Committee of the Senate.

(4) The chair and minority chair of the Appropriations

Committee of the House of Representatives.

on the Office of the State Fire Commissioner's publicly

accessible Internet website.]

Section 3 7. Section 7891 of Title 35 is amended to read:

§ 7891. Expiration of authority.

The authority of the commissioner to award grants under

Subchapters B (relating to fire company grant program) and C

(relating to emergency medical services grant program) shall

expire [June 30, 2024] December 31, 2034 2029 .

Section 4 8. Sections 7892 and 7893 of Title 35 are

repealed:

[§ 7892. Expiration of authority relating to COVID-19 Crisis

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Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services Grant

Program.

The authority of the agency to award grants under Subchapter

C.1 (relating to COVID-19 Crisis Fire Company and Emergency

Medical Services Grant Program) shall expire six months after

the effective date of this section.

§ 7893. Expiration of authority relating to Emergency Medical

Services COVID-19 Recovery Grant Program.

The authority of the Office of the State Fire Commissioner to

award grants under Subchapter E (relating to Emergency Medical

Services COVID-19 Recovery Grant Program) shall expire June 30,

2022.]

Section 5 9. Section 7895(a)(5) of Title 35 is amended to

read:

§ 7895. Annual reports.

(a) Contents.--The commissioner shall prepare an annual

report on the Fire Company Grant Program and Emergency Medical

Services Grant Program. The annual report shall include all of

the following information:

* * *

[(5) A list of the fire companies as delineated by

county that received additional grants under section

7813(a.2) (relating to award of grants).]

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Section 6 10. This act shall take effect in 60 30 days.

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