PRINTER'S NO. 4424
No. 818 Session of 2006
INTRODUCED BY HANNA, BELARDI, BEYER, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN,
CREIGHTON, DALEY, DeWEESE, FLAHERTY, FREEMAN, GEIST, GEORGE,
GINGRICH, GRUCELA, HERSHEY, JAMES, KOTIK, LEDERER,
McILHATTAN, MUNDY, PALLONE, PICKETT, READSHAW, ROBERTS,
SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, SONNEY, STABACK, TANGRETTI, THOMAS,
TIGUE, WANSACZ, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD AND YUDICHAK,
JUNE 29, 2006
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS,
JUNE 29, 2006
A RESOLUTION
1 Urging the Congress of the United States to enact legislation
2 that would allow municipalities to contribute in-kind
3 services as part of their cost-share under Federal grant
4 programs.
5 WHEREAS, The Federal Government provides valuable financial
6 assistance to municipalities through various grant programs; and
7 WHEREAS, The Federal Government often requires municipalities
8 to share in the cost of funding a grant project; and
9 WHEREAS, Many municipalities struggle to pay for their share
10 of funding under Federal grant programs; and
11 WHEREAS, Municipalities are often able to contribute in-kind
12 services to Federal grant projects in lieu of financial
13 services; therefore be it
14 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
15 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania urge the Congress to enact
16 legislation that would allow municipalities to contribute in-
1 kind services as part of their cost-share under Federal grant
2 programs.
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