SB 1034 — An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, providing for grant oversight.

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17181034 THE2020 GENERALINTRODUCED ASSEMBLYBY OFPHILLIPS-HILL PENNSYLVANIAAND SENATEMENSCH, BILLFEBRUARY Session13, 2020 REFERRED TO INTERGOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS, FEBRUARY 13, 2020 AN ACT Amending the act of No.April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), entitled, as amended, "An act relating to the finances of the State research, for ambulatory surgical center data collection, for the Joint Underwriting Association, for entertainment business financial management firms, for private dam financial assurance and for reinstatement of item vetoes;

1034 2020 INTRODUCED BY PHILLIPS-HILL AND MENSCH, FEBRUARY 13, 2020 SENATOR MASTRIANO, INTERGOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS, AS AMENDED, MAY 27, 2020 AN ACT Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), entitled, <-- government;

providing for cancer control, prevention ande research, for ambulatory surgical center data collection, for the Joint Underwriting Association, for entertainment business financial management firms, for private dam financial assurance and for reinstatement of item vetoes;

affecting every department, board, commission, and officer of the State government, every political subdivision of the State, and certain officers of such subdivisions, every person, association, and corporation required to pay, assess, or collect taxes, or to make returns or reports under the laws otherimposing moneystaxes tofor theState Commonwealth,purposes, or anyto agencypay thereof,slicense fees or every State depository and every debtor or creditor of the Commonwealth," providing for grant oversight.

(2) The term does not include a procurement in which the grantor receives specific goods or services for the grantor's 20200SB1034PN1718 - 2 - direct benefit or use.

20200SB1034PN1539 - 2 - "Grantee." An outside entity that contracts with a Commonwealth agency to receive grant funding.

20200SB1034PN1718 - 3 - "Project." An activity, program or task that is funded 20200SB1034PN1539 - 3 - through a grant.

(1) Regular monitoring by the Commonwealth agency 20200SB1034PN1718 - 4 - providing the grant.

20200SB1034PN1539 - 4 - (2) Reporting by the grantee to the Commonwealth agency providing the grant, at least on a semiannual basis, regarding expenditures, performance and progress associated with the grant.

(2) If EXCEPT AS PROVIDED UNDER THE REDEVELOPMENT <-- ASSISTANCE CAPITAL PROGRAM, IF a grantee obtains money from a funding source other than a Commonwealth agency and that money remains unspent, the grantee shall pay the Commonwealth that unspent amount as a reimbursement of the grant money provided by the Commonwealth agency, up to the amount of the grant provided by the Commonwealth agency, with interest.

SUBARTICLE C COMPETITIVE GRANTS 20200SB1034PN1718 - 5 - Section 1821.

(a) Competitive application process.--This subarticle shall 20200SB1034PN1539 - 5 - apply to grants awarded by a Commonwealth agency through a competitive application process.

(3) A statement that the grantee agrees, if the Commonwealth agency determines that the grantee misrepresented the grantee's efforts to obtain funding as 20200SB1034PN1718 - 6 - specified under section 1823(1)(ii), to repay the Commonwealth the full amount of the grant plus a 10% penalty 20200SB1034PN1539 - 6 - on the face amount of the grant.

(relating to procurement) and unless 20200SB1034PN1718 - 7 - otherwise provided in enabling legislation for the allocation of grants, an award of a grant by a Commonwealth agency that will 20200SB1034PN1539 - 7 - involve a project for construction, production, machinery, equipment or services exceeding $10,000 shall be made only after a competitive application process.

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