Document Citation: 73 P.S. § 1649.305

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PENNSYLVANIA STATUTES
TITLE 73. TRADE AND COMMERCE
CHAPTER 18G. ALTERNATIVE ENERGY INVESTMENT ACT
CHAPTER 3. ALTERNATIVE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Date:
08/31/2009

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§ 1649.305. Emergency Energy Assistance Fund

(a) DEPOSIT.-- For fiscal years 2008-2009 through 2011-2012, the sum of $ 10,000,000 shall be annually transferred by the authority to the Department of Public Welfare for deposit into the Emergency Energy Assistance Fund.

(b) ADMINISTRATION.-- Funds deposited under this section shall be administered by the Department of Public Welfare for State-funded emergency energy assistance when all of the following occur:

(1) The Governor issues a declaration that either weather conditions,
natural or man-made disasters, high energy prices or a combination
thereof are a threat to public health within this Commonwealth and
available Federal home energy assistance funds are not sufficient to
meet this need.

(2) The Governor has the emergency declaration issued under paragraph
(1) published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin along with the criteria and
emergency regulations for the emergency energy assistance program and
transmits copies of the declaration to the chair and minority chair of
the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the chair and minority
chair of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives.