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 award of grants.

PRINTER'S NO. 589
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 582
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY BROOKS, FARRY, DUSH, BROWN, FONTANA, HUTCHINSON
AND STEFANO, APRIL 9, 2025
REFERRED TO VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS,
APRIL 9, 2025
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
award of grants.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 7813(c)(2) and 7823(c)(2) of Title 35 of
the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
§ 7813. Award of grants.
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(c) Time for filing application and department action.--
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(2) (i) Fire companies seeking grants under this
chapter shall submit completed applications to the
commissioner and the municipalities where the fire
companies are located.
(ii) Except as provided under subparagraph (iii):
(A) The application period shall remain open for
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45 days each year.
(B) The agency shall act to approve or
disapprove applications within 60 days of the
application submission deadline each year.
(C) 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.
(iii) Upon request by a fire company, the
commissioner shall extend the period to submit required
reports for 15 additional days. The fire company does not
have to have demonstrated a hardship or undue burden. A
fire company may only make a request under this
subparagraph once every three years.
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§ 7823. Award of grants.
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(c) Time for filing application and department action.--
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(2) (i) EMS companies seeking grants under this chapter
shall submit completed applications to the commissioner.
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(ii) Except as provided under subparagraph (iii):
(A) The application period shall remain open for
45 days each year.
(B) The commissioner shall act to approve or
disapprove applications within 60 days of the
application submission deadline each year.
(C) Applications which have not been approved or
disapproved by the commissioner within 60 days after
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the close of the application period each year shall
be deemed approved.
(iii) Upon request by an EMS company, the
commissioner shall extend the period to submit required
reports for 15 additional days. The EMS company does not
have to have demonstrated a hardship or undue burden. An
EMS company may only make a request under this
subparagraph once every three years.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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