An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Commonwealth services, further providing for assistance to fire companies and EMS companies; and, in grants to fire companies and emergency medical services companies, further providing for definitions, for publication and notice, 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, to Emergency Medical Services COVID-19 Recovery Grant Program, 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.

PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1564 PRINTER'S NO. 1625
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 1261
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY MASTRIANO, BARTOLOTTA, PENNYCUICK, VOGEL AND
J. WARD, APRIL 1, 2026
SENATOR MASTRIANO, VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS,
AS AMENDED, APRIL 21, 2026
AN ACT
Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, IN COMMONWEALTH SERVICES, FURTHER
PROVIDING FOR ASSISTANCE TO FIRE COMPANIES AND EMS COMPANIES;
AND, in grants to fire companies and emergency medical
services companies, further providing for definitions, for
publication and notice, 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, to Emergency Medical Services COVID-19 Recovery
Grant Program, 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. 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:
SECTION 1. SECTION 7364(A), (B) AND (B.1) OF TITLE 35 OF THE
PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES ARE AMENDED TO READ:
§ 7364. ASSISTANCE TO FIRE COMPANIES AND EMS COMPANIES.
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(A) GENERAL RULE.--THE OFFICE IS AUTHORIZED, UPON
APPLICATION OF ANY FIRE COMPANY OR EMS COMPANY, TO MAKE LOANS
FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:
(1) ESTABLISHING OR MODERNIZING FACILITIES THAT HOUSE
FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT, AMBULANCE OR RESCUE VEHICLES. THE
AMOUNT OF A LOAN FOR ESTABLISHING OR MODERNIZING FACILITIES
MADE TO ANY ONE FIRE COMPANY OR EMS COMPANY SHALL NOT EXCEED
50% OF THE TOTAL COST OF THE FACILITIES OR MODERNIZATION OR
[$450,000] $750,000, WHICHEVER IS LESS, AND A NOTARIZED
FINANCIAL STATEMENT FILED UNDER SUBSECTION (C) SHALL SHOW
THAT THE APPLICANT HAS AVAILABLE 20% OF THE TOTAL COST OF THE
FACILITIES IN UNOBLIGATED FUNDS. PROCEEDS OF THE LOAN SHALL
BE USED ONLY FOR PURPOSES OF STRUCTURE OR LAND ACQUISITION OR
RENOVATION OR CONSTRUCTION AND SHALL NOT BE USED FOR PAYMENT
OF FEES FOR DESIGN, PLANNING, PREPARATION OF APPLICATIONS OR
ANY OTHER COST NOT DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO STRUCTURE OR LAND
ACQUISITION OR RENOVATION OR CONSTRUCTION.
(2) PURCHASING FIREFIGHTING APPARATUS, AMBULANCES OR
RESCUE VEHICLES. THE AMOUNT OF A LOAN MADE FOR PURCHASING
FIREFIGHTING APPARATUS TO ANY ONE FIRE COMPANY SHALL NOT
EXCEED [$250,000] $375,000 FOR ANY SINGLE FIREFIGHTING
APPARATUS EQUIPMENT OR UTILITY OR SPECIAL SERVICE VEHICLE OR
HEAVY DUTY RESCUE VEHICLE AS DEFINED BY REGULATION OR
GUIDELINE, OR 50% OF THE TOTAL COST OF THE EQUIPMENT OR
VEHICLE, WHICHEVER IS LESS, EXCEPT FOR LOANS FOR AERIAL
APPARATUS AS DEFINED BY REGULATION OR GUIDELINE, WHICH SHALL
NOT EXCEED [$350,000] $750,000. THE AMOUNT OF A LOAN MADE TO
ANY ONE FIRE COMPANY OR EMS COMPANY FOR ANY AMBULANCE OR
LIGHT DUTY RESCUE VEHICLE AS DEFINED BY REGULATION OR
GUIDELINE SHALL NOT EXCEED [$125,000] $200,000 AND FOR A
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WATERCRAFT RESCUE VEHICLE SHALL NOT EXCEED [$35,000] $75,000
OR 50% OF THE COST OF THE AMBULANCE OR RESCUE VEHICLE,
WHICHEVER IS LESS, AND A NOTARIZED FINANCIAL STATEMENT FILED
UNDER SUBSECTION (C) SHALL SHOW THAT THE APPLICANT HAS
AVAILABLE 20% OF THE TOTAL COST OF THE VEHICLE IN UNOBLIGATED
FUNDS.
(3) PURCHASING PROTECTIVE, ACCESSORY OR COMMUNICATION
EQUIPMENT. NO FIRE COMPANY OR EMS COMPANY SHALL RECEIVE A
LOAN FOR PROTECTIVE, ACCESSORY OR COMMUNICATIVE EQUIPMENT
MORE THAN ONCE IN ANY FIVE-YEAR PERIOD. EACH FIRE COMPANY OR
EMS COMPANY MAY APPLY FOR A LOAN FOR A MOBILE AND PORTABLE
RADIO UNIT FOR EACH EXISTING SERVICEABLE APPARATUS EQUIPMENT,
AMBULANCE OR RESCUE VEHICLE. RADIO EQUIPMENT OBTAINED THROUGH
LOANS UNDER THIS SUBCHAPTER SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH A
FREQUENCY OR FREQUENCIES LICENSED BY THE FEDERAL
COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION FOR FIREFIGHTING OR EMERGENCY
RESPONSE PURPOSES. PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT OBTAINED THROUGH
LOANS UNDER THIS SUBCHAPTER SHALL MEET STANDARDS ADOPTED BY
THE COMMISSIONER TO ENSURE THAT THE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT DOES
NOT CONTAIN PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS). A
NOTARIZED FINANCIAL STATEMENT SHALL BE FILED AND LOANS UNDER
THIS SUBCHAPTER FOR THE PURCHASE OF PROTECTIVE, ACCESSORY OR
COMMUNICATIVE EQUIPMENT SHALL NOT EXCEED [$25,000] $100,000.
(4) REFINANCING DEBT INCURRED OR CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO
AFTER NOVEMBER 4, 1975, AND USED FOR THE PURCHASE OF
APPARATUS EQUIPMENT OR FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OR MODERNIZATION
OF FACILITIES OR FOR MODIFICATION OF APPARATUS EQUIPMENT IN
ORDER TO COMPLY WITH NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION
STANDARDS.
(5) REPAIR OR REHABILITATION OF APPARATUS EQUIPMENT.
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WHERE IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT EXISTING APPARATUS
EQUIPMENT NO LONGER MEETS THE STANDARDS OF THE NATIONAL FIRE
PROTECTION ASSOCIATION AND THE REPAIR OR REHABILITATION OF
SUCH EQUIPMENT WILL BRING IT IN COMPLIANCE WITH NATIONAL FIRE
PROTECTION ASSOCIATION STANDARDS, LOANS FOR THE REPAIR OR
REHABILITATION FOR A SINGLE APPARATUS EQUIPMENT SHALL BE FOR
AT LEAST $3,000 BUT SHALL NOT EXCEED THE LESSER OF [$80,000]
$150,000 OR 80% OF THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIR OR
REHABILITATION.
(6) PURCHASING OF USED FIREFIGHTING APPARATUS,
EQUIPMENT, USED AMBULANCES, USED RESCUE VEHICLES, USED
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, USED ACCESSORY EQUIPMENT OR USED
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, EXCEPT THAT THE USED VEHICLES AND
EQUIPMENT SHALL MEET THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION
(NFPA) STANDARDS AND LOANS FOR THE PURCHASE OF A USED SINGLE
APPARATUS EQUIPMENT SHALL NOT EXCEED [$200,000] $300,000 OR
80% OF THE TOTAL COST OF THE EQUIPMENT, WHICHEVER IS LESS.
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(B) LOANS.--LOANS MADE BY THE OFFICE IN THE AMOUNT OF
$50,000 OR LESS SHALL BE FOR A PERIOD OF NOT MORE THAN TEN
YEARS. LOANS IN EXCESS OF $50,000 BUT NOT IN EXCESS OF $300,000
SHALL BE FOR A PERIOD OF NOT MORE THAN [15] 20 YEARS. THE
PAYBACK PERIOD OF ANY LOAN IN EXCESS OF $300,000 SHALL NOT
EXCEED [20] 30 YEARS. LOANS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE PAYMENT OF
INTEREST AT 2% PER YEAR AND SHALL BE SUBJECT TO SUCH SECURITY AS
SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF
INTEREST EARNED BY THE INVESTMENT OR REINVESTMENT OF ALL OR ANY
PART OF THE PRINCIPAL OF ANY LOAN SHALL BE RETURNED TO THE
OFFICE AND TRANSFERRED TO THE FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL
SERVICES LOAN FUND AND SHALL NOT BE CREDITED AS PAYMENT OF
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PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST ON THE LOAN. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN
SUBSECTION (A)(5) AND (7), THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF ANY LOAN SHALL
BE $25,000.
(B.1) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.--BEGINNING [ONE YEAR AFTER THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBSECTION AND BIANNUALLY] JANUARY 1,
2028, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, ALL LOAN LIMITS UNDER THIS
SECTION SHALL INCREASE AT THE RATE OF INFLATION AS OUTLINED IN
THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR ALL URBAN CONSUMERS FOR THE
PHILADELPHIA-CAMDEN-WILMINGTON, PA-NJ-DE-MD AREA FOR THE MOST
RECENT 12-MONTH PERIOD FOR WHICH THE FIGURES HAVE BEEN REPORTED
BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, BUREAU OF LABOR
STATISTICS. IF THE RATE OF INFLATION DOES NOT INCREASE, ALL LOAN
LIMITS SHALL REMAIN THE SAME AS THEY WERE FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
THE OFFICE SHALL TRANSMIT NOTICE OF LOAN LIMIT INCREASES TO THE
LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU FOR PUBLICATION IN THE PENNSYLVANIA
BULLETIN.
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SECTION 2. THE DEFINITIONS OF "CAREER EMERGENCY MEDICAL
SERVICES," "INVALID COACH" AND "VOLUNTEER EMS COMPANY" IN
SECTION 7802 OF TITLE 35 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.
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(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).]
"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
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[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 3. 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 Commonwealth's Electronic Single Application for
Assistance.
Section 3 4. Section 7813(a)(7), (a.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:
§ 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
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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.]
(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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(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.
(3) Have on record with the commissioner up-to-date
point-of-contact information for the fire company 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 5. Sections 7814 and 7822 of Title 35 are amended
to read:
§ 7814. Consolidation incentive.
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
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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
fiscal year. To the greatest extent possible, the commissioner
shall utilize the Commonwealth's Electronic Single Application
for Assistance.
Section 5 6. Section 7823(a)(7) of Title 35 is 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:
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[(7) Revenue loss for grants issued in 2021 and 2022.]
(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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Section 6 7. Subchapter C.1 of Chapter 78, section 7832.2,
Subchapter E of Chapter 78 and sections 7892 and 7893 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
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.
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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).
(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.
(c) Application not required.--
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(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.
SUBCHAPTER E
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
COVID-19 RECOVERY GRANT PROGRAM
Sec.
7841. Establishment.
7842. Award of grants.
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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).
(c) Certification.--The Office of the State Fire
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
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
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(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
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
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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.
(c) Posting.--The commissioner shall post the annual report
on the Office of the State Fire Commissioner's publicly
accessible Internet website.
§ 7892. Expiration of authority relating to COVID-19 Crisis
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 7 8. Section 7895(a)(5) of Title 35 is amended to
read:
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§ 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:
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[(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 8 9. This act shall take effect in 30 days.
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