PRINTER'S NO. 3066
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2273
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY DEASY, GIRAL, SANCHEZ, MALAGARI, BELLMON AND
CIRESI, MAY 7, 2024
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LIQUOR CONTROL, MAY 7, 2024
AN ACT
Amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), entitled "An
act relating to alcoholic liquors, alcohol and malt and
brewed beverages; amending, revising, consolidating and
changing the laws relating thereto; regulating and
restricting the manufacture, purchase, sale, possession,
consumption, importation, transportation, furnishing, holding
in bond, holding in storage, traffic in and use of alcoholic
liquors, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages and the
persons engaged or employed therein; defining the powers and
duties of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board; providing
for the establishment and operation of State liquor stores,
for the payment of certain license fees to the respective
municipalities and townships, for the abatement of certain
nuisances and, in certain cases, for search and seizure
without warrant; prescribing penalties and forfeitures;
providing for local option, and repealing existing laws," in
licenses and regulations and liquor, alcohol and malt and
brewed beverages, further providing for Pennsylvania Malt and
Brewed Beverages Industry Promotion Board and for
Pennsylvania Wine Marketing and Research Program Board; and,
in distilleries, wineries, bonded warehouses, bailees for
hire and transporters for hire, establishing the Pennsylvania
Distilled Spirits Industry Promotion Board.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 446.1(e)(1) introductory paragraph and
(f) and 488.1(d)(3)(i) of the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90,
No.21), known as the Liquor Code, are amended and the sections
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are amended by adding subsections to read:
Section 446.1. Pennsylvania Malt and Brewed Beverages
Industry Promotion Board.--* * *
(e) The Pennsylvania Malt and Brewed Beverages Industry
Promotion Board has the following powers and duties:
(1) Make recommendations to the [board] Secretary of
Agriculture to award grants to entities for the purpose of
increasing the production of Pennsylvania-made malt and brewed
beverages and enhancing the Pennsylvania malt and brewed
beverages industry through promotion, marketing and research-
based programs and projects. Grants shall be awarded through a
competitive grant review process. The application for a grant
shall include the following information:
* * *
(f) The Department of Agriculture shall provide assistance
to [assist] the Pennsylvania Malt and Brewed Beverages Industry
Promotion Board in carrying out its powers and duties. Final
decisions for awarding grants under subsection (e)(1) shall be
made by the Secretary of Agriculture.
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(h) The board shall transfer the annual allocation
authorized under this section to the Pennsylvania Malt and
Brewed Beverages Industry Promotion Board account. The
Pennsylvania Malt and Brewed Beverages Industry Promotion Board
shall allocate money under this subsection for the purpose of
awarding grants under subsection (e)(1). The following shall
apply:
(1) The Pennsylvania Malt and Brewed Beverages Industry
Promotion Board may deduct money from the allocation under this
subsection to cover the Department of Agriculture's expenses in
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assisting the Pennsylvania Malt and Brewed Beverages Industry
Promotion Board.
(2) In any fiscal year when grant money authorized under
this section remains unallocated, the remaining amount of money
shall be made available for grants in subsequent fiscal years.
(3) Notwithstanding any provision of law, all of the
obligations of the board under this section are fulfilled by
virtue of the transfer of the annual allocation under subsection
(h) to the Pennsylvania Malt and Brewed Beverages Industry
Promotion Board.
Section 488.1. Pennsylvania Wine Marketing and Research
Program Board.--* * *
(d) In addition to duties imposed under other laws, the
Pennsylvania Wine Marketing and Research Program Board shall do
all of the following:
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(3) Have the following duties as to awarding grants:
(i) Make recommendations to the [board] Secretary of
Agriculture to award grants to entities for the purpose of
increasing the production of Pennsylvania-made wines and
enhancing the Pennsylvania wine industry through promotion,
marketing and research-based programs and projects.
* * *
(e) The Department of Agriculture shall provide assistance
to the Pennsylvania Wine Marketing and Research Program Board in
carrying out its powers and duties. Final decisions for awarding
grants under subsection (d)(3) shall be made by the Secretary of
Agriculture.
(g) Annually, the board shall allocate the amount of one
million dollars ($1,000,000), as required by section 488(k), for
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the purpose of awarding grants under subsection (d)(3).
(h) The board shall transfer the allocation under subsection
(g) to the Pennsylvania Wine Marketing and Research Program
Board account. The Pennsylvania Wine Marketing and Research
Program Board shall allocate money for the purpose of awarding
grants under subsection (d)(3). The following shall apply:
(1) The Pennsylvania Wine Marketing and Research Program
Board may deduct money from the allocation under subsection (g)
to cover the Department of Agriculture's expenses in assisting
the Pennsylvania Wine Marketing and Research Program Board.
(2) In any fiscal year when grant money authorized under
this section remains unallocated, the remaining amount of money
shall be made available for grants in subsequent fiscal years.
(3) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
all of the board's obligations under this section and section
488(k) are fulfilled by virtue of the transfer of the allocation
under subsection (g) to the Pennsylvania Wine Marketing and
Research Program Board.
Section 2. The act is amended by adding a section to read:
Section 505.5. Pennsylvania Distilled Spirits Industry
Promotion Board.--(a) The Pennsylvania Distilled Spirits
Industry Promotion Board is established.
(b) The Pennsylvania Distilled Spirits Industry Promotion
Board shall be composed of the following members:
(1) One member appointed by the Governor.
(2) Four members appointed by the General Assembly as
follows:
(i) One individual appointed by the President pro tempore of
the Senate.
(ii) One individual appointed by the Speaker of the House of
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Representatives.
(iii) One individual appointed by the Minority Leader of the
Senate.
(iv) One individual appointed by the Minority Leader of the
House of Representatives.
(c) Each member must be a resident of this Commonwealth and
have substantial experience or expertise in the Pennsylvania
distilleries industry.
(d) Each member shall serve at the pleasure of the
appointing authority.
(e) The Pennsylvania Distilled Spirits Industry Promotion
Board has the following powers and duties:
(1) Make recommendations to the board to award grants to
entities for the purpose of increasing the production of
Pennsylvania-made spirits and enhancing the Pennsylvania
distilled spirits industry through promotion, marketing and
research-based programs and projects. Grants shall be awarded
through a competitive grant review process. The application for
a grant shall include the following information:
(i) Purpose for which the grant will be utilized.
(ii) Need for the grant.
(iii) Estimated budget.
(iv) Method for measuring outcome.
(v) Other criteria required by the Pennsylvania Distilled
Spirits Industry Promotion Board.
(2) Require each grant recipient to provide full and
complete access to all records relating to the performance of
the grant and to submit accurate information.
(3) Conduct a thorough annual evaluation of each program for
which a grant under this section is made.
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(4) Seek repayment of money upon a determination that the
money was not utilized for the original stated purpose.
(5) Submit an annual report to the General Assembly
detailing all grants and other actions.
(f) The Department of Agriculture shall assist the
Pennsylvania Distilled Spirits Industry Promotion Board in
carrying out its powers and duties.
(g) Annually, the board shall allocate the amount of one
million dollars ($1,000,000) for the purpose of awarding grants
under subsection (e)(1).
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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