35 Pa.C.S. Ch. 76

35 Pa.C.S. § 7601 Compact enacted.

The Emergency Management Assistance Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows:

35 Pa.C.S. § 7602 Exercise of powers and duties.

The Governor or a designee shall exercise the powers, duties and responsibilities set forth in section 7601 (relating to compact enacted).

35 Pa.C.S. § 7603 Mutual agreements.

The Governor shall examine threats to the security and safety of the Commonwealth and execute appropriate interstate mutual aid plans and procedures as may be necessary to implement this compact.

35 Pa.C.S. § 7604 Budgetary considerations.

(a) Expenditures.--In addition to the funds which the Governor is authorized to transfer for disasters in accordance with 35 Pa.C.S. § 7307 (relating to use and appropriation of unused Commonwealth funds), the Governor may transfer any other appropriated but unused funds in an amount of not more than $15,000,000 in any fiscal year which may have been appropriated for the ordinary expenses of the Commonwealth government from the General Fund to be utilized for the purposes set forth in 35 Pa.C.S. § 7601 (relating to compact enacted). The Secretary of the Budget shall, within five days of a transfer of funds authorized under this section, notify the chairman and minority chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the chairman and minority chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives of such transfer. Such notification shall identify the amount transferred, the appropriation from which funds were transferred, the appropriation to which the funds were transferred and the justification for such transfer. The Secretary of the Budget shall provide a full accounting to the chairman and minority chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the chairman and minority chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives after the close of each fiscal year concerning funds transferred pursuant to the provisions of this section. (b) Reimbursements.-- (1) Reimbursement of all support provided to member states in accordance with the provisions of 35 Pa.C.S. § 7601 shall be secured by the Governor or the Governor's designee in consultation with the Secretary of the Budget. (2) The Governor may accept on behalf of the Commonwealth all reimbursements for funds and services provided in accordance with the provisions of 35 Pa.C.S. § 7601. Reimbursements shall be deposited in the State Treasury and shall be allocated by the Secretary of the Budget to the agencies from which funds were transferred pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. References in Text. Section 7307, referred to in this section, is repealed.

35 Pa.C.S. § 7605 Construction.

For purposes of Article VI of the compact, the term "officers or employees of a party state" shall be construed to include urban search and rescue response teams as defined in section 7202 (relating to definitions) that are assets of the Federal Emergency Management Agency or Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and the components, subgroups and regional elements of the task forces based in this Commonwealth. (Oct. 29, 2024, P.L.1026, No.113, eff. 60 days) 2024 Amendment. Act 113 added section 7605.