Pennsylvania Statutes Title 72 P.S. Taxation and Fiscal Affairs § 1809.1935. Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency

(1) Money appropriated for search and rescue programs shall be used to support programs related to training working service dogs focusing on rescue and public safety.

(2) Money appropriated for the State Fire Commissioner includes funding for a Statewide recruitment and retention coordinator and regional technical advisors to develop, implement and deliver recruitment and retention training programs and provide technical assistance to local fire organizations and local governments.

(3) Money appropriated for State disaster assistance shall be used to provide disaster recovery assistance for emergencies and declared disasters.  Amounts under this paragraph shall be used as follows:

(4) From money appropriated for urban search and rescue, up to $6,000,000 shall be distributed to the sponsoring agency of an urban search and rescue task force organized within a regional counterterrorism task force covering a county of the second class established under 35 Pa.C.S. Ch. 72 (relating to counterterrorism planning, preparedness and response).  Money distributed under this paragraph shall be used for equipment, equipment storage and training necessary for the urban search and rescue task force to meet or exceed the minimum requirements of a Type 3 urban search and rescue task force as defined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the resource-typing definition contained in the National Incident Management System guidelines, document identification number 8-508-1262, published in September 2020.