The following shall apply for the fiscal year beginning after June 30, 2020, and ending before July 1, 2021: (1) The following shall apply to fire company grants under 35 Pa.C.S. Ch. 78 Subch. B: (i) Notwithstanding 35 Pa.C.S. § 7812, the State Fire Commissioner shall, within five days of the effective date of this section, transmit notice of the Fire Company Grant Program availability to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. (ii) Notwithstanding 35 Pa.C.S. § 7813(c), the following shall apply: (A) Within 15 days of the date of publication of the notice under subparagraph (i), the State Fire Commissioner shall provide written instructions for grants under 35 Pa.C.S. Ch. 78 Subch. B to: (I) except as set forth in subclause (II), the fire chief and president of every fire company; or (II) in the case of a municipal fire company, the chief executive of the municipality. (B) Within 45 days of the date of publication of the notice under subparagraph (i), the State Fire Commissioner shall provide applications to individuals specified in clause (A). Fire companies seeking grants under 35 Pa.C.S. Ch. 78 Subch. B shall submit completed applications to the State Fire Commissioner. The application period shall remain open for 45 days. The State Fire Commissioner shall act to approve or disapprove applications within 60 days of the application submission deadline. Applications which have not been approved or disapproved by the State Fire Commissioner within 60 days after the close of the application period shall be deemed approved. (2) The following shall apply to emergency medical services grants under 35 Pa.C.S. Ch. 78 Subch. C: (i) Notwithstanding 35 Pa.C.S. § 7822, the State Fire Commissioner shall, within five days of the effective date of this section, transmit notice of the Emergency Medical Services Grant Program availability to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. (ii) Notwithstanding 35 Pa.C.S. § 7823(c), the following shall apply: (A) Within 15 days of the date of publication of the notice under subparagraph (i), the State Fire Commissioner shall provide written instructions for grants under 35 Pa.C.S. Ch. 78 Subch. C to the president of every emergency medical services company in this Commonwealth. (B) Within 45 days of the date of publication of the notice under subparagraph (i), the State Fire Commissioner shall provide applications to individuals specified in clause (A). Emergency medical services companies seeking grants under 35 Pa.C.S. Ch. 78 Subch. C shall submit completed applications to the State Fire Commissioner. The application period shall remain open for 45 days. The State Fire Commissioner shall act to approve or disapprove applications within 60 days of the application submission deadline. Applications which have not been approved or disapproved by the State Fire Commissioner within 60 days after the close of the application period shall be deemed approved. 2024, OCTOBER 29, P.L.1026, NO.113
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