Pennsylvania Statutes Title 73 P.S. Trade and Commerce § 1649.305. Emergency Energy Assistance Fund

(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.