As Introduced 1
123rd General Assembly 4
Regular Session S. B. No. 239 5
1999-2000 6
SENATOR CUPP 8
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A B I L L
To create a grant program for the 2000-2001 biennium 12
that is to be administered by the Ohio Emergency 14
Management Agency and that is to provide funds
for certain purposes to countywide emergency 15
management agencies and regional authorities for 16
emergency management, to amend Section 82 of Am.
Sub. H.B. 283 of the 123rd General Assembly, and 17
to make an appropriation. 18
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 20
Section 1. (A) There is hereby created a grant program 22
for the 2000-2001 biennium to be administered by the Ohio 23
Emergency Management Agency within the Department of Public 24
Safety. The program shall provide funds to qualifying countywide 25
emergency management agencies or regional authorities for 26
emergency management established under section 5502.26 or 5502.27 27
of the Revised Code. 28
(B) Within one hundred twenty days after the effective 30
date of this section, the Deputy Director of the Ohio Emergency 31
Management Agency shall accept and process petitions for grants 32
of up to twenty-five thousand dollars each from the twenty-five 33
least populous counties in the state. The petitions shall be in 34
the form and shall be filed within the time limits provided by 36
rules adopted by the Deputy Director for the administration of 37
the grant program. To receive a grant of up to twenty-five 38
thousand dollars, a petitioning county must establish to the 39
satisfaction of the Deputy Director the following elements: 40
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(1) Its countywide emergency management agency serves one 42
of the twenty-five least populous counties in the state as 43
determined by the most recent federal decennial census. 44
(2) Its countywide emergency management agency employs at 46
least one permanent full-time employee, regardless of the 47
position of that permanent full-time employee. 48
(3) Its countywide emergency management agency is in 50
compliance with all of the requirements for such agencies under 51
Chapter 5502. of the Revised Code, including compliance with the 52
professional development training program that is required by 53
section 5502.26 of the Revised Code and implemented in compliance 54
with the rules adopted by the Director of Public Safety. 55
Each agency receiving a grant of up to twenty-five thousand 57
dollars under this section shall determine how it will use the 58
grant moneys. The grant moneys are in addition to financial 59
support from the political subdivisions that entered into the 60
countywide agreement. Receipt of a grant of up to twenty-five 61
thousand dollars under this section shall not affect the amount 62
of financial support provided by a county or other contributing 63
political subdivision to an agency.
(C) After the expiration of the one-hundred-twenty-day 65
period after the effective date of this section, all moneys 66
remaining in the appropriation to be distributed as grant moneys 67
under this act shall be available for grants to all countywide 68
emergency management agencies established under section 5502.26 69
of the Revised Code other than the twenty-five least populous 70
counties in the state as determined under division (B) of this 71
section, and to regional authorities for emergency management 73
established under section 5502.27 of the Revised Code. Grants 74
from these remaining moneys shall be awarded to these agencies 75
and regional authorities by a committee composed of the Deputy 76
Director of the Ohio Emergency Management Agency or the Deputy 77
Director's designee and three other employees of the Ohio
Emergency Management Agency appointed by the Deputy Director, as 78
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well as three members who represent the organization that 79
represents local emergency management agencies in this state and 81
who are chosen by that organization to serve on this committee.
These grants are to be used for special projects proposed by a 82
petitioning agency or regional authority. The Deputy Director of 83
the Ohio Emergency Management Agency shall adopt rules providing 84
the procedure for applying for and awarding these grants, 85
including the determination of the amounts to be awarded, and the 86
qualifications for projects to be funded by these grants. 87
(D) The Deputy Director of the Ohio Emergency Management 89
Agency shall adopt rules for the administration of the grant 90
program in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. 91
Section 2. That Section 82 of Am. Sub. H.B. 283 of the 93
123rd General Assembly be amended to read as follows: 94
"Sec. 82. DHS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY 96
General Revenue Fund 98
GRF 763-403 Operating Expenses - 101
EMA $ 4,090,853 $ 3,574,514 103
GRF 763-409 MARCS Operations and 105
Maintenance $ 740,284 $ 735,997 107
GRF 763-507 Individual and Family 109
Grants $ 100,000 $ 105,000 111
GRF 764-404 Transportation 113
Enforcement
Operations $ 2,156,879 $ 2,157,207 115
GRF 769-321 Food Stamp 117
Trafficking
Enforcement
Operations $ 716,936 $ 897,720 119
TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund $ 7,804,952 $ 7,470,438 122
STATE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND GROUP 125
5E2 763-634 COUNTY EMERGENCY 128
PREPAREDNESS $ 500,000 $ 500,000 130
TOTAL SSR SPECIAL REVENUE 131
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FUND GROUP $ 500,000 $ 500,000 134
TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS $ 7,804,952 $ 7,470,438 137
8,304,952 7,970,438 139
American Red Cross Disaster Preparedness and Training 141
Of the foregoing appropriation item 763-403, Operating 143
Expenses - EMA, up to $500,000 in fiscal year 2000 shall be 145
distributed to the American Red Cross in Ohio for disaster 146
preparedness and emergency training.
The Ohio Emergency Management Agency shall develop an 148
agreement between the State of Ohio Chapters of the American Red 149
Cross to specify the terms by which these funds shall be 150
requested, distributed, and accounted for to enhance the disaster 151
response capability of the American Red Cross in Ohio. Funds
shall not be used for administrative costs. The Ohio Emergency 152
Management Agency shall require of the American Red Cross a plan 153
that facilitates implementation of the current Statement of 154
Understanding between the State of Ohio and the American Red 155
Cross. The release of funds shall be contingent upon a plan that
is satisfactory to both parties. 156
Ohio Task Force One - Urban Search and Rescue Unit 158
Of the foregoing appropriation item 763-403, Operating 160
Expenses - EMA, $200,000 in each fiscal year shall be used to 161
fund the Ohio Task Force One - Urban Search and Rescue Unit. 162
MARCS Operations and Maintenance Transfers 164
Upon the request of the Director of Public Safety, the 166
Director of Budget and Management shall transfer up to $304,284 167
in cash in fiscal year 2000 and $303,550 in cash in fiscal year 168
2001 by intrastate transfer voucher from appropriation item 169
763-409, MARCS Operations and Maintenance, to Fund 4S2, MARCS 171
Maintenance Fund.
Upon the request of the Director of Public Safety, the 173
Director of Budget and Management shall transfer up to $436,000 174
in cash in fiscal year 2000 and $432,447 in cash in fiscal year 175
2001 by intrastate transfer voucher from appropriation item 176
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763-409, MARCS Operations and Maintenance, to Fund 4W6, MARCS 177
Operations Fund.
IFG State Match 179
The foregoing appropriation item 763-507, Individual and 181
Family Grants, shall be used to fund the state share of costs to 182
provide grants to individuals and families in cases of disaster. 183
COUNTY EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND SERVICE UPGRADES PILOT 186
OF APPROPRIATION ITEM 763-634, COUNTY EMERGENCY 189
PREPAREDNESS, UP TO $500,000 IN EACH FISCAL YEAR SHALL BE
DISTRIBUTED TO QUALIFYING COUNTYWIDE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 190
AGENCIES OR REGIONAL AUTHORITIES FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AS 191
PROVIDED IN SECTION 1 OF __.B.___ OF THE 123rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 193
ANY UNSPENT APPROPRIATION IN APPROPRIATION ITEM 763-634, 195
COUNTY EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, IN FISCAL YEAR 2000 SHALL BE 196
TRANSFERRED TO FISCAL YEAR 2001, AND THE APPROPRIATION AUTHORITY 197
IN FISCAL YEAR 2001 IS AUTOMATICALLY INCREASED BY THAT AMOUNT." 198
Section 3. That existing Section 82 of Am. Sub. H.B. 283 200
of the 123rd General Assembly is hereby repealed. 201
Section 4. The uncodified sections of law contained in 203
this act are not subject to the referendum. Therefore, under 204
Ohio Constitution, Article II, Section 1d and section 1.471 of 205
the Revised Code, the uncodified sections of law contained in 206
this act go into immediate effect when this act becomes law.