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PENNSYLVANIA STATUTES
TITLE 71. STATE GOVERNMENT
I. THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODES AND RELATED PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 5. REORGANIZATION
REORGANIZATION PLANS
Date:
08/31/2009
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NOTICE: As to rescission of this section where in conflict with Act 1988, July 13, P.L. 501, No. 87, see § 10 of said act.
As to repeal of this section where inconsistent with Act 1995, November 13, P.L. 604, No. 61, see § 8(b) of said act.
§ 751-32. Reorganization Plan No. 5 of 1981--State Fire Commissioner--Transfer of Powers and Duties
Section 1.. The Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioner and the functions, powers and duties invested in the Office of the Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioner, said functions, powers and duties being to coordinate the activities of State and local community interests engaged in fire prevention and control activities; to serve as focal point for information relative to fires, property damage, injuries and the loss of life; to disseminate through periodic reports information about fire prevention efforts and fire control techniques; to develop and participate in a program of public information and education designed to create a public awareness of the incidence and the ravages of fire and methods the individual can take to prevent them and to minimize loss when they occur; and to serve as central point to support local interests and their efforts in all manners pertinent to fire prevention and control, are hereby transferred from the Department of Labor and Industry to the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.
Section 2.. There are hereby transferred to the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, to be used, employed and expended in connection with the functions, powers and duties transferred by section 1, the position of the State Fire Commissioner, contract obligations, if any, records, files, property, supplies and equipment now being used or held in connection with such functions, powers and duties, and the unexpended balance of appropriations, allocations, Federal grants and other funds available or to be made available for use in connection with such functions, powers and duties.
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