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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY SOLOBAY, BARRAR, BELFANTI, BOYD, BRENNAN, BRIGGS, CALTAGIRONE, CASORIO, CAUSER, D. COSTA, DeLUCA, DePASQUALE, EVERETT, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HENNESSEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, HORNAMAN, HUTCHINSON, M. KELLER, KILLION, KORTZ, KOTIK, KULA, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MILNE, MOUL, MURT, QUINN, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROAE, K. SMITH, SWANGER, WHITE, YOUNGBLOOD AND YUDICHAK, MARCH 27, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAMING OVERSIGHT, MARCH 27, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), entitled, |
2 | as amended, "An act relating to the finances of the State |
3 | government; providing for the settlement, assessment, |
4 | collection, and lien of taxes, bonus, and all other accounts |
5 | due the Commonwealth, the collection and recovery of fees and |
6 | other money or property due or belonging to the Commonwealth, |
7 | or any agency thereof, including escheated property and the |
8 | proceeds of its sale, the custody and disbursement or other |
9 | disposition of funds and securities belonging to or in the |
10 | possession of the Commonwealth, and the settlement of claims |
11 | against the Commonwealth, the resettlement of accounts and |
12 | appeals to the courts, refunds of moneys erroneously paid to |
13 | the Commonwealth, auditing the accounts of the Commonwealth |
14 | and all agencies thereof, of all public officers collecting |
15 | moneys payable to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof, |
16 | and all receipts of appropriations from the Commonwealth, |
17 | authorizing the Commonwealth to issue tax anticipation notes |
18 | to defray current expenses, implementing the provisions of |
19 | section 7(a) of Article VIII of the Constitution of |
20 | Pennsylvania authorizing and restricting the incurring of |
21 | certain debt and imposing penalties; affecting every |
22 | department, board, commission, and officer of the State |
23 | government, every political subdivision of the State, and |
24 | certain officers of such subdivisions, every person, |
25 | association, and corporation required to pay, assess, or |
26 | collect taxes, or to make returns or reports under the laws |
27 | imposing taxes for State purposes, or to pay license fees or |
28 | other moneys to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof, |
29 | every State depository and every debtor or creditor of the |
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1 | Commonwealth," further providing for the State Gaming Fund. |
2 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
3 | hereby enacts as follows: |
4 | Section 1. Section 1799-E(a) of the act of April 9, 1929 |
5 | (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, added July 17, 2007 |
6 | (P.L.141, No.42), is amended to read: |
7 | Section 1799-E. State Gaming Fund. |
8 | (a) Transfers for Volunteer Fire Company and Volunteer |
9 | Ambulance Service Grant Act.--Commencing with fiscal year |
10 | 2007-2008 [and continuing annually thereafter] through fiscal |
11 | year 2008-2009, the sum of $25,000,000, and commencing with |
12 | fiscal year 2009-2010 and continuing annually thereafter, the |
13 | sum of $75,000,000 shall be transferred from the State Gaming |
14 | Fund to the General Fund and is hereby appropriated on a |
15 | continuing basis to the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency |
16 | for the purpose of making grants in accordance with Chapter 7 of |
17 | the act of July 31, 2003 (P.L.73, No.17), known as the Volunteer |
18 | Fire Company and Volunteer Ambulance Service Grant Act. Annually |
19 | for fiscal years 2007-2008 and 2008-2009, the sum of $22,000,000 |
20 | shall be expended for the purpose of making grants to eligible |
21 | volunteer fire companies pursuant to Chapter 3 of the Volunteer |
22 | Fire Company and Volunteer Ambulance Service Grant Act. Annually |
23 | for fiscal year 2009-2010 and continuing annually thereafter, |
24 | the sum of $66,000,000 shall be expended for the purpose of |
25 | making grants to eligible fire companies pursuant to Chapter 3 |
26 | of that act. Annually for fiscal years 2007-2008 and 2008-2009, |
27 | the sum of $3,000,000 shall be expended for the purpose of |
28 | making grants to eligible volunteer ambulance services pursuant |
29 | to Chapter 5 of the Volunteer Fire Company and Volunteer |
30 | Ambulance Service Grant Act. Annually for fiscal years 2009-2010 |
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1 | and continuing annually thereafter, the sum of $9,000,000 shall |
2 | be expended for the purpose of making grants to eligible |
3 | ambulance services pursuant to Chapter 5 of that act. |
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5 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009, or |
6 | immediately, whichever is later. |
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