Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 116.4 - Allocation of fundsAllocation of funds from annual fees.
(1) On or before August 1 of each funding year, the Agency will obtain a fiscal year-end balance report concerning the total amount of the RERF. The total amount of the RERF as stated in that report shall represent the disbursement ceiling for the amount of funds that may be available for distribution to all eligible applicants, excluding the Agency, during the current funding year of July 1 to June 30. The eligibility of an applicant, whether a county or State agency, is determined by the requirements in § 116.5 (relating to program requirements and eligible expenditures).(2) Each year, the total amount of RERF as established in paragraph (1) will be disbursed and expended in accordance with the following schedule: (i) Ten percent to the Agency for the purposes of administering the RERF and for training and other needs related to carrying out the goals and objectives of the Radiation Emergency Response Program.(ii) Five percent to eligible State agencies that directly participate in the development or implementation of the Agency's Radiation Emergency Response Program.(iii) The total remaining amount of the RERF will be disbursed to the eligible risk and support counties.(3) An eligible risk and support county will receive its approved funding allocation in one advance payment during the funding year.(4) An eligible State agency will receive its approved funding allocation in one advance payment during a funding year.(5) Funds not disbursed or obligated by an eligible applicant in the fiscal year in which they were allocated shall revert to the RERF. These revertible funds will then be applied to those allocations approved for eligible applicants for the subsequent funding year.The provisions of this § 116.4 amended June 25, 1999, effective 6/26/1999, 29 Pa.B. 3201.