Document Citation: 35 Pa.C.S. § 7302

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PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES
TITLE 35. HEALTH AND SAFETY
PART V. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SERVICES
CHAPTER 73. COMMONWEALTH SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER A. THE GOVERNOR AND DISASTER EMERGENCIES

Date:
08/31/2009

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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.).