Pennsylvania Administrative Code

§ 138i.7. Review of applications. (a) Evaluation. The Secretary will evaluate an application based on the applicant eligibility and grant application requirements, as well as the factors in the act and this chapter. (b) Applicant eligibility. To be eligible for a Program grant, t…

§ 138i.8. Notice of disposition of application. (a) Applications deemed complete. The Secretary will notify grant applicants within 30 days of receipt of their completed grant application of a decision to approve, approve with special conditions or reject the grant application. T…

§ 138i.9. Conflict of interest. A member of the Advisory Board may apply for a grant if all decisions regarding the grant application are subject to 65 Pa.C.S. § 1103(j)) (relating to restricted activities) and the action does not violate the State Adverse Interest Act (71 P. S. …

§ 138j.1. Program objectives. (a) Purpose. The purpose of the Program is to provide financial assistance to the Pennsylvania Fire Academy, public or private colleges or universities, community colleges, or vocational or technical schools within this Commonwealth, that provide tec…

§ 138j.10. Recordkeeping. A Program grant recipient shall maintain all books, records, receipts, supporting documents, financial statements, final reports and other documents pertaining to the project, the project costs and the Program grant. These records shall be retained for 3…

§ 138j.11. Grant cancellation. A Program grant may be canceled by the Secretary upon a determination that the grant recipient has violated the act, this chapter or the grant agreement, the grant funds or any portion thereof are not being or were not utilized or spent in the manne…

§ 138j.12. Right of recovery. The Department has the right to make a claim for and receive from the grant recipient grant funds not expended in accordance with the act, the grant agreement or this chapter, and may demand the return of the grant sum, or a portion thereof, plus leg…

§ 138j.13. Deficits. The Department’s financial obligation is limited to the amount of the grant. The Department is not responsible for funding any cost overruns incurred by the grant recipient.

§ 138j.2. Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: Act—The Farm Safety and Occupational Health Act (3 P. S. § § 1901—1915). Advisory Board—The Farm Safety and Occupational H…

§ 138j.3. Limitation on grants. (a) Financial assistance. The Program will award grants to provide financial assistance of up to $30,000 to eligible applicants. (b) Grant awards. Eligible applicants may apply for more than one Program grant per year. However, an eligible applican…

§ 138j.4. General conditions. (a) Grant agreement. The recipient of a Program grant shall sign a grant agreement setting forth the amount of the grant and other terms and conditions the Department may reasonably require. (b) Default. A recipient of a Program grant who fails to ab…

§ 138j.5. Applications. (a) Eligible applicants. Only eligible applicants may submit a grant application to the Department. (b) Grant application requirements. An application for a Program grant will not be considered by the Secretary unless the following items are attached: (1) …

§ 138j.6. Processing of applications. (a) Approval or denial. The Secretary will approve, approve with special conditions or reject grant applications and issue grants in accordance with the general considerations and criteria of the act and this chapter. The Secretary may exerci…

§ 138j.7. Review of applications. (a) Evaluation. The Secretary will evaluate an application based on the applicant’s eligibility and grant application requirements, as well as the factors set forth in the act and this chapter. (b) Grant application completeness. An application f…

§ 138j.8. Notice of disposition of application. (a) Applications deemed complete. The Secretary will notify grant applicants within 30 days of receipt of their completed grant application of a decision to approve, approve with special conditions or reject the grant application. T…

§ 138j.9. Conflict of interest. A member of the Advisory Board may apply for a grant provided all decisions regarding the grant application are subject to 65 Pa.C.S. § 1103(j) (relating to restricted activities) and the action does not violate the State Adverse Interest Act (71 P…

§ 138k.1. Program objectives. (a) Purpose. The purpose of the Program is to fund projects which will increase the knowledge and awareness of farm safety measures and occupational health issues in this Commonwealth, in particular, among the rural youth of this Commonwealth. (b) Co…

§ 138k.10. Recordkeeping. A Program grant recipient shall maintain all books, records, receipts, supporting documents, financial statements, final reports and other documents pertaining to the project, the project costs and the Program grant. These records shall be retained for 3…

§ 138k.11. Grant cancellation. A Program grant may be canceled by the Secretary upon a determination that the grant recipient has violated of the act, this chapter or the grant agreement, the grant funds or any portion thereof were not utilized or spent in the manner delineated i…

§ 138k.12. Right of recovery. The Department has the right to make a claim for and receive from the grant recipient grant funds not expended in accordance with the act, the grant agreement or this chapter, and may demand the return of the grant sum, or a portion thereof, plus leg…

§ 138k.13. Deficits. The Department’s financial obligation is limited to the amount of the grant. The Department is not responsible for funding any cost overruns incurred by the grant recipient.

§ 138k.2. Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: Act—The Farm Safety and Occupational Health Act (3 P. S. § § 1901—1915). Advisory Board—The Farm Safety and Occupational H…

§ 138k.3. Limitations on grants. (a) Financial assistance. The Program will award financial assistance, of up to $2,500, to Statewide farm organizations, volunteer fire companies, ambulance services and rescue squads within this Commonwealth that wish to develop and deliver farm …

§ 138k.4. General conditions. (a) Grant agreement. The recipient of a Program grant shall sign a grant agreement setting forth the amount of the grant and other terms and conditions the Department may reasonably require. (b) Default. A recipient of a Program grant who fails to ab…

§ 138k.5. Applications generally. (a) Eligible applicants. Only eligible applicants may submit a grant application to the Department. Eligible applicants may submit grant applications to the Department at the address in subsection (c). (b) Grant application requirements. An appli…

§ 138k.6. Processing of applications. (a) Approval or denial. The Secretary will approve, approve with special conditions or reject grant applications and issue grants in accordance with the general considerations and criteria of the act and this chapter. The Secretary may exerci…

§ 138k.7. Review of applications. (a) Evaluation. The Secretary will evaluate an application based on the applicant’s eligibility and grant application requirements, as well as the factors set forth in the act and this chapter. (b) Grant application completeness. An application f…

§ 138k.8. Notice of disposition of application. (a) Applications deemed complete. The Secretary will notify grant applicants within 30 days of receipt of their completed grant application of a decision to approve, approve with special conditions or reject the grant application. T…

§ 138k.9. Conflict of interest. A member of the Advisory Board may apply for a grant provided all decisions regarding the grant application are subject to 65 Pa.C.S. § 1103(j) (relating to restricted activities) and the action does not violate the State Adverse Interest Act (71 P…

§ 138l.1. Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: ALCAB—The Agricultural Lands Condemnation Approval Board of the Commonwealth. ASA—Agricultural security area—A unit of 250…

§ 138l.11. Agricultural security area advisory committee. (a) Time for formation of an advisory committee. A governing body may establish an advisory committee at any time. When a proposal for the creation of an ASA is received by a governing body, though, the governing body shal…

§ 138l.12. Eligibility to propose the creation of an ASA. An owner or a group of owners of land are eligible to propose the creation of an ASA if the following conditions are met: (1) The land described in the proposal is used for agricultural production (although a reasonable am…

§ 138l.13. ASA proposal form. (a) Governing body has discretion. The governing body may prescribe the manner and form of the process under which it will receive and consider proposals for the formation of an ASA, to the extent the exercise of that discretion does not violate any …

§ 138l.14. Fees. (a) General prohibition. Except as provided in subsection (b), the governing body may not charge a landowner any fee for the filing of an ASA proposal or for any action the governing body is required to take under the act or this chapter. (b) Exception. A governi…

§ 138l.15. ASA located in more than one local government unit. There are four ways in which an ASA may be created or modified to contain land located in more than one local government unit as follows: (1) The ASA proposal may be directed to the governing bodies of each of the aff…

§ 138l.16. Submitting an ASA proposal form to the local government unit. (a) Form submitted by certified mail, return receipt requested. A person shall submit an ASA proposal form to the governing body of the local government unit in which the ASA is situated. The form shall only…

§ 138l.17. Local government unit action upon receipt of an ASA proposal. (a) Acknowledgement of receipt. If a local government unit receives an ASA proposal form by certified mail with return receipt requested, the governing body shall acknowledge receipt of the ASA proposal at i…

§ 138l.18. Public hearing by local government unit on ASA proposal. (a) Public hearing required. The governing body shall hold a public hearing on an ASA proposal or proposed modification of an ASA. The public hearing shall be scheduled after the earlier of the following: (1) Rec…

§ 138l.19. Decision of local government unit. (a) 180-day deadline. A governing body shall act to adopt or reject an ASA proposal, or any modification of a proposal, within 180 days of the official date of receipt of the ASA proposal, as this date is described in § 138l.16(b) (re…

§ 138l.2. Purpose. This chapter provides regulatory guidance with respect to the benefits of having land in an ASA, the application and review process under which an ASA isformed, the procedures involved in recording an ASA, the addition of land to an existing ASA and the removal…

§ 138l.20. Notice of decision of the local government unit. (a) Rejection or modification. If a governing body rejects or modifies an ASA proposal, it shall provide each landowner affected by the rejection or modification with a written decision as described in subsection (c). Th…

§ 138l.21. Effective date of the creation or modification of an ASA. (a) ASA proposal or modification covering land in a single local government unit. If an ASA proposal or proposed modification involves land located entirely within a single local government unit, the ASA shall b…

§ 138l.22. Filing of ASA description by governing body; recording of the ASA description. (a) Responsibility of governing body. Within 10 days of the effective date of the creation or modification of an ASA, as described in § 138l.21 (relating to effective date of the creation or…

§ 138l.23. Notification of Secretary by governing body. (a) Responsibility of the governing body. Within 10 days of the recording of the ASA, as described in § 138l.22 (relating to filing of ASA description by governing body; recording of the ASA description), the governing body …

§ 138l.24. Planning commission action with respect to an ASA proposal. (a) Record of the date of receipt. If a governing body submits an ASA proposal and all proposed modifications to a planning commission in accordance with § 138l.17(e) (relating to local government unit action …

§ 138l.25. Advisory committee action with respect to an ASA proposal. (a) Record of the date of receipt. If a governing body submits an ASA proposal and all proposed modifications to an advisory committee in accordance with § 138l.17(e) (relating to local government unit action u…

§ 138l.26. Factors to be considered by the governing body of the local government unit, the planning commission and the advisory committee. (a) Factors. The governing body of the local government unit, the planning commission and the advisory committee shall consider the followin…