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Individual and family assistance - 35 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 7305

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     § 7305.  Individual and family assistance.
        (a)  Grants by Federal Government.--Whenever the President,
     at the request of the Governor, has declared a major disaster or
     emergency to exist in this Commonwealth, the Governor is
     authorized:
            (1)  Upon determining that assistance under The Robert T.
        Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Public
        Law 93-288, 42 U.S.C. § 5121 et seq.), and from other means
        is insufficient to meet the disaster-related necessary
        expenses or serious needs of individuals or families
        adversely affected by a major disaster, to accept a grant
        from the Federal Government for the purpose of meeting the
        expenses or needs of disaster victims, subject to any terms
        and conditions imposed upon the grant.
            (2)  To enter into an agreement with the Federal
        Government or any Federal agency or officer pledging the
        Commonwealth to participate in the funding of the assistance
        authorized in paragraph (1) and, if Commonwealth funds are
        not otherwise available to the Governor, to accept an advance
        of the Commonwealth share from the Federal Government to be
        repaid when the Commonwealth is able to do so.
        (b)  Grants by Governor.--To implement subsection (a), the
     Governor is authorized to make grants to meet disaster-related
     necessary expenses or serious needs of individuals or families
     adversely affected by a major disaster declared by the
     President. Any grant shall not exceed the amount authorized by
     The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
     Act or by applicable State law to an individual or family in any
     single major disaster.
        (c)  Penalty for false application.--Any person who
     fraudulently or willfully makes a misstatement of fact in
     connection with an application for assistance under this section
     shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
     (May 31, 1996, 2nd Sp.Sess., P.L.1762, No.2, eff. imd.)

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