35 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Chapter 73 - Commonwealth Services
Subchapter A. The Governor and Disaster Emergencies
- Section 7301 - General Authority Of Governor
(a) Responsibility to meet disasters.--The Governor is responsible for meeting the dangers to this Commonwealth and people presented by disasters. (b) Executive orders, proclamations...
- Section 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...
- Section 7303 - Debris And Wreckage Removal
(a) Authority of Governor.--Whenever the Governor has declared a disaster emergency to exist under this part, or the President, at the request of the...
- Section 7304 - Community Disaster Loans
Whenever, at the request of the Governor, the President has declared a major disaster to exist in this Commonwealth, the Governor is authorized: (1)...
- Section 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...
- Section 7305.1 - Grants For Hazard Mitigation
(a) Commonwealth participation in hazard mitigation funding; agreements.--Whenever the President authorizes the contribution of up to 75% of the cost of hazard mitigation measures...
- Section 7306 - Appropriation Of Federal Funds
All moneys received from the Federal Government for the purpose of disaster assistance or relief, including assistance as specified under sections 7302 (relating to...
- Section 7307 - Use And Appropriation Of Unused Commonwealth Funds (Repealed)
§ 7307. Use and appropriation of unused Commonwealth funds (Repealed). 2007 Repeal. Section 7307 was repealed July 17, 2007, P.L.141, No.42, effective immediately.
- Section 7308 - Laws Suspended During Emergency Assignments
(a) Commonwealth agencies.--In the case of a declaration of a state of emergency by the Governor, Commonwealth agencies may implement their emergency assignments without...
Subchapter B. Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
- Section 7311 - Creation
To assure prompt, proper and effective discharge of basic Commonwealth responsibilities relating to civil defense and disaster preparedness, operations and recovery, there is hereby...
- Section 7312 - Organization
This agency shall consist of and be organized substantially as follows: (a) Council.--Primary responsibility for overall policy and direction of a Statewide civil defense...
- Section 7313 - Powers And Duties
The agency shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To prepare, maintain and keep current a Pennsylvania Emergency Management Plan for the prevention...
- Section 7314 - Utilization Of Existing Services And Facilities
In order to avoid duplication of services and facilities, the agency shall utilize the services and facilities of existing officers, offices, departments, commissions, boards,...
- Section 7315 - Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioner (Repealed)
§ 7315. Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioner (Repealed). 1995 Repeal. Section 7315 was repealed November 13, 1995, P.L.604, No.61, effective in 60 days.
- Section 7316 - Pennsylvania State Fire Academy (Repealed)
§ 7316. Pennsylvania State Fire Academy (Repealed). 1995 Repeal. Section 7316 was repealed November 13, 1995, P.L.604, No.61, effective in 60 days.
- Section 7317 - Pennsylvania Volunteer Loan Assistance Program (Repealed)
§ 7317. Pennsylvania Volunteer Loan Assistance Program (Repealed). 1995 Repeal. Section 7317 was repealed November 13, 1995, P.L.604, No.61, effective in 60 days.
- Section 7318 - Fire Safety Advisory Committee (Repealed)
§ 7318. Fire Safety Advisory Committee (Repealed). 1995 Repeal. Section 7318 was repealed November 13, 1995, P.L.604, No.61, effective in 60 days.
- Section 7319 - Appropriations (Repealed)
§ 7319. Appropriations (Repealed). 1995 Repeal. Section 7319 was repealed November 13, 1995, P.L.604, No.61, effective in 60 days.
- Section 7320 - Radiological Emergency Response Preparedness, Planning And Recovery Program
--The specific functions of the agency under the radiological emergency response preparedness, planning and recovery program shall include, but not be limited to: (1)...
- Section 7321 - Unconventional Well 911 Emergency Response Information
(a) Emergency regulations.--The agency and the Department of Environmental Protection shall adopt emergency regulations directing the operators of all unconventional wells within this Commonwealth...
Subchapter C. Intrastate Mutual Aid
- Section 7331 - Purpose Of Subchapter
The purpose of this subchapter is to create a system of intrastate mutual aid between participating political subdivisions within this Commonwealth, whereby each participating...
- Section 7332 - Definitions
The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly...
- Section 7333 - Intrastate Mutual Aid Committee
(a) Establishment.--There is established the Intrastate Mutual Aid Committee. (b) Membership.--The committee shall be comprised of the following members: (1) The director of the...
- Section 7334 - System
(a) Establishment.--An intrastate mutual aid system is established for the purpose of providing mutual aid within this Commonwealth. (b) Participation.-- (1) All political subdivisions...
- Section 7335 - Assistance
(a) Requests.--A participating political subdivision may request assistance of other participating political subdivisions or their designated emergency response organizations. All requests for assistance shall...
- Section 7336 - License, Certificate And Permit Portability
If a person holds a license, certificate or other permit issued by a participating political subdivision or the Commonwealth evidencing qualification in a professional,...
- Section 7337 - Insurance
A responding political subdivision shall ensure that adequate insurance protection is in effect covering all vehicles and equipment used in response to an intrastate...
- Section 7338 - Workers' Compensation
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a responding political subdivision shall provide appropriate workers' compensation insurance protection for municipal employees and volunteers representing the...
- Section 7339 - Immunity
All activities performed under the intrastate mutual aid system are deemed to be governmental functions. For the purposes of liability, all persons responding under...
- Section 7340 - Effect On Other Agreements
Nothing in this subchapter shall preclude participating political subdivisions from entering into supplementary agreements with another political subdivision. Nothing in this subchapter shall affect...
Subchapter D. State Firemen's Training School
Subchapter E. Volunteer Fire Company, Ambulance Service and Rescue Squad Assistance
- Section 7361 - Scope Of Subchapter
This subchapter relates to volunteer fire company, ambulance service and rescue squad assistance.
- Section 7362 - Legislative Findings And Declaration Of Purpose
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds that: (1) Under the provisions of section 7(a)(3) of Article VIII of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, the voters of...
- Section 7363 - Definitions
The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly...
- Section 7364 - Assistance To Volunteer Fire Companies, Ambulance Service And Rescue Squads
(a) General rule.--The office is authorized, upon application of any volunteer fire company, volunteer ambulance service or volunteer rescue squad, to make loans for...
- Section 7365 - Volunteer Companies Loan Fund
(a) General rule.--There is created a special fund in the Treasury Department to be known as the Volunteer Companies Loan Fund to which shall...
- Section 7366 - Powers And Duties Of Office
(a) Mandatory.--The office has the following duties: (1) To appoint agents and employees necessary to the administration of this subchapter and to prescribe their...
- Section 7367 - Authority To Borrow
Under the provisions of section 7(a)(3) of Article VIII of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and the referenda approved by the electorate on November 4,...
- Section 7368 - Bonds, Issue, Maturity And Interest
(a) General rule.--As evidence of the indebtedness authorized by this subchapter, general obligation bonds of the Commonwealth shall be issued from time to time...
- Section 7369 - Sale Of Bonds
(a) General rule.--Bonds shall be offered for sale at not less than 98% of the principal amount and accrued interest and shall be sold...
- Section 7370 - Refunding Bonds
The Governor, Auditor General and the State Treasurer are authorized to provide, by resolution, for the issuance of refunding bonds for the purpose of...
- Section 7371 - Disposition And Use Of Proceeds
(a) General rule.--The proceeds realized from the sale of bonds under this subchapter shall be paid into the Volunteer Companies Loan Fund and are...
- Section 7372 - Registration Of Bonds
The Auditor General shall prepare the necessary registry book to be kept in the office of the duly authorized loan and transfer agent of...
- Section 7373 - Information To General Assembly
It shall be the duty of the Governor to include in every budget submitted to the General Assembly full information relating to the issuance...
- Section 7374 - Volunteer Company Loan Sinking Fund And Investments
All bonds issued under this subchapter shall be redeemed at maturity and all interest due from time to time on such bonds shall be...
- Section 7375 - Expenses Of Preparation, Issue And Sale Of Bonds
There is appropriated to the State Treasurer from the proceeds of the bonds issued as much moneys as may be necessary for all costs...
- Section 7376 - Repayment Obligations For Principal And Interest
The General Assembly shall appropriate an amount equal to moneys received from the office under section 7365 (relating to Volunteer Companies Loan Fund) and...
- Section 7377 - Quorum
Whenever under this subchapter an action is to be taken or a decision is to be made by the Governor, the Auditor General and...
- Section 7378 - Temporary Financing Authorization
(a) General rule.--Pending the issuance of bonds of the Commonwealth, the Governor, Auditor General and State Treasurer are authorized on the credit of the...
- Section 7378.1 - Referendum For Additional Indebtedness
The following shall apply: (1) The question of incurring indebtedness of $25,000,000 for loans to volunteer fire companies, volunteer ambulance services and volunteer rescue...
- Section 7378.2 - Authorization Of Contracts, Reimbursement Procedure And Amount
§ 7378.2. Authorization of contracts, reimbursement procedure and amount. The following shall apply: (1) The Secretary of General Services is authorized to enter into...
- Section 7378.3 - Reimbursement Procedure And Amount
The following shall apply: (1) A contract between the Secretary of General Services or the Secretary of Transportation and a local volunteer fire, ambulance...
Subchapter F. State Fire Commissioner
Last modified: October 8, 2016