Section 305. Emergency Energy Assistance Fund.
(a) Deposit.--For fiscal years 2008-2009 through 2011-2012, the sum of $10,000,000 shall be annually transferred by the authority to the Department of Public Welfare for deposit into the Emergency Energy Assistance Fund.
(b) Administration.--Funds deposited under this section shall be administered by the Department of Public Welfare for State-funded emergency energy assistance when all of the following occur:
(1) The Governor issues a declaration that either weather conditions, natural or man-made disasters, high energy prices or a combination thereof are a threat to public health within this Commonwealth and available Federal home energy assistance funds are not sufficient to meet this need.
(2) The Governor has the emergency declaration issued under paragraph (1) published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin along with the criteria and emergency regulations for the emergency energy assistance program and transmits copies of the declaration to the chair and minority chair of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the chair and minority chair of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives.
Compiler's Note: The Department of Public Welfare, referred to in this section, was redesignated as the Department of Human Services by Act 132 of 2014.