Section 14. State and local participation levels.
(a) Public assistance.--The required non-Federal contribution of 25% necessary to secure Federal public assistance funding, including costs for highways and bridges, except State-designated highways and bridges, shall be divided between the State and the affected local political subdivision or nonprofit organization where applicable. The State share will be 22%, and the political subdivision or nonprofit organization share will be 3%.
(b) Additional public assistance.--The State contribution to any political subdivision or nonprofit organization seeking additional public assistance for projects qualifying under section 3(d)(2)(i) shall be as follows:
(1) If the project is located in a county that was
declared as a disaster area by the Federal Government and the
project is not eligible for Federal funding or receives
funding at an inadequate level, the Commonwealth shall
contribute 22% of the amount not eligible for Federal
funding, and the political subdivision or nonprofit
organization shall contribute 78% of the amount not eligible
for Federal funding.
(2) If the project is located in a county that was not
declared as a disaster area by the Federal Government and the
project would have been eligible for Federal funding if
located in a county declared as a disaster area by the
Federal Government, the Commonwealth shall contribute 22% of
the cost of the project, and the political subdivision or
nonprofit organization shall contribute 78% of the cost of
the project.
(3) If the project is located in a county that was not
declared as a disaster area by the Federal Government and the
project would not have been eligible for Federal funding or
would have received funding at an inadequate level if located
in a county declared as a disaster area by the Federal
Government, the Commonwealth shall contribute 22% of the
amount not eligible for Federal funding, and the political
subdivision or nonprofit organization shall contribute 78% of
the amount not eligible for Federal funding.
(c) Local waiver.--The Commonwealth may reduce the share of an affected political subdivision if the tax base of that political subdivision was substantially reduced as a direct result of the blizzard of January 1996 or the resulting flood emergency or if payment of the local share exceeds 40% of the most recently adopted annual budget of the political subdivision. The Commonwealth may require the adoption of appropriate flood control or storm water management plans as a condition of the waiver if the adoption of the plan does not present additional financial hardship.
(d) Definition.--As used in this act, the term "political subdivision" means any county, city, borough, incorporated town, township, school district, vocational school district, county institution district or municipal authority.