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Temporary housing - 35 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 7302

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     § 7302.  Temporary housing.
        (a)  Authority of Governor.--Whenever the Governor has
     proclaimed a disaster emergency under this part, or the
     President has declared an emergency or a major disaster to exist
     in this Commonwealth, the Governor is authorized:
            (1)  To enter into purchase, lease or other arrangements
        with any Federal agency for temporary housing units to be
        occupied by disaster victims and to make the units available
        to any political subdivision of this Commonwealth named as a
        party to the emergency or disaster declaration.
            (2)  To assist any political subdivision of this
        Commonwealth which is the locus of temporary housing for
        disaster victims to acquire sites necessary for such
        temporary housing and to do all things required to prepare
        such sites to receive and utilize temporary housing units by:
                (i)  advancing or lending funds available to the
            Governor from any appropriation made by the General
            Assembly or from any other source;
                (ii)  "passing through" funds made available by any
            agency, public or private; or
                (iii)  becoming a copartner with the political
            subdivision for the execution and performance of any
            temporary housing for disaster victims project;
        and for such purposes to pledge the credit of the
        Commonwealth on such terms as the Governor deems appropriate
        having due regard for current debt transactions of the
        Commonwealth.
            (3)  Under such regulations as the Governor shall
        prescribe, to temporarily suspend or modify for not to exceed
        60 days any public health, safety, zoning, transportation
        (within or across this Commonwealth) or other requirement of
        statute or regulation within this Commonwealth when by
        proclamation the Governor deems the suspension or
        modification essential to provide temporary housing for
        disaster victims.
        (b)  Acquisition of sites by political subdivisions.--Any
     political subdivision of this Commonwealth is expressly
     authorized to acquire, temporarily or permanently, by purchase,
     lease or otherwise, sites required for installation of temporary
     housing units for disaster victims, and to enter into whatever
     arrangements which are necessary to prepare or equip the sites
     to utilize the housing units.
        (c)  Construction of section.--This section does not limit
     the authority of the Governor to apply for, administer and
     expend any grants, gifts or payments in aid of disaster
     prevention, preparedness, response or recovery.
        (d)  Definitions.--As used in this section, "major disaster"
     and "emergency" shall have the same meanings as defined or used
     in The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
     Assistance Act (Public Law 93-288, 42 U.S.C. § 5121 et seq.).
     (May 31, 1996, 2nd Sp.Sess., P.L.1762, No.2, eff. imd.)

        1996 Amendment.  Act 2, 2nd Sp.Sess., amended subsec. (d).
        Cross References.  Section 7302 is referred to in section
     7306 of this title.

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