CHAPTER 102
FORMERLY
HOUSE BILL NO. 401
AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN GRANTS-IN-AID FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2000; SPECIFYING CERTAIN PROCEDURES, CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF SUCH FUNDS; AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2000 APPROPRIATIONS ACT; AND AMENDING CERTAIN PERTINENT STATUTORY PROVISIONS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE (Three-fourths of all members elected to each house thereof concurring therein):
Section 1. Funds are hereby appropriated to the following grants-in-aid in the amounts listed:
Accounting
Code Organization/Description Amount
Dept. of Health & Social Services
(35-01-10) Office of Secretary
Adolescent Program $ 623,520
(35-05-30) Emergency Medical Services
Paramedic Program Operations $ 7,174,400
Accounting
Code Organization/Description Amount
(35-14-01) Services for Aging & Adults with Physical Disabilities
Senior Center
Absolom Jones Senior Center $ 161,621
Brandywine Senior Center 174,650
Bridgeville Senior Center 98,179
Cape Henlopen Senior Center 158,754
Chesapeake and Delaware Senior Center 104,220
Clarence Fraim Senior Center of Delaware, Inc. 146,745
Claymore Senior Center
(formerly St. Hedwig's Senior Center, Inc.) 187,977
Cornerstone Senior & Elder Care Center, Inc. 78,391
DeLaWarr Senior Center 175,650
Frederica Adult Center, Inc. 140,773
Georgetown CHEER Center 57,864
Graham Senior Center., Inc.
(formerly St. Ann's Neighborhood Services, Inc.) 99,093
Greenwood CHEER Senior Center 68,655
Harrington Senior Center, Inc. 81,615
Harvest Years Senior Center, Inc. 69,591
Howard J. Weston Community & Senior Center, Inc. 288,711
Huling Cove CHEER Center 130,828
Indian River Senior Center, Inc. 121,272
Jewish Community Center, Senior Center 86,784
Jimmy Jenkins Senior Center 79,266
Laurel Senior Center, Inc. 169,698
Lewes Senior Citizens Center, Inc. 59,447
Lillian Smith Senior Center 55,246
Los Abuelos Center 43,939
M.O.T. Senior Citizen Center, Inc. 172,280
Mamie A. Warren Maturity Center, Inc. 138,816
Mid-County Senior Center, Inc. 174,013
Milford Senior Center, Inc. 122,114
The Modern Maturity Center, Inc. 290,737
Nanticoke Indian Elder CHEER Center 66,713
Nanticoke Senior Center, Inc. 143,703
New Castle Senior Center 106,693
Newark Senior Center, Inc. 224,667
Northeast Senior Center, Inc. 75,983
Oak Grove Senior Center, Inc. 171,786
Oak Orchard CHEER Center 96,411
Ocean View Leisure Center 64,365
Peoples Settlement - Senior Citizens Program 66,910
Roxana CHEER Senior Center 68,655
St. Anthony's Senior Center 113,874
St. Patrick's Center, Inc. 128,213
St. Peter's Adult Center, Inc. 99,433
St. Thomas Senior Center, Inc. 114,464
The Salvation Army Senior Center
(formerly Julia Tallman Golden Age Center) 72,831
Sellers Senior Center, Inc. 116,653
Slaughter Neck CHEER Center 68,655
South Wilmington Senior Adult Center 37,246
Senior Center (continued)
West Center City Adult Center, Inc. $ 85,031
Wilmington Senior Center, Inc. 161,659
Department of Public Safety
(45-01-01) Office of Secretary - Administration
Local Police Coordination $ 62,000
Aid to Local Law Enforcement 625,000
TOTAL - Section 1 $ 14,305,794
Section 2. Funds are hereby appropriated to the following grants-in-aid in the amounts listed:
Category/Description Amount
One-Time Items:
Delaware Humanities Council, Inc. $ 18,000
Delaware Volunteers for Adolescent Pregnancy 5,000
Department of Public Safety -
Aid to Local Law Enforcement 1,400,000
Latin American Community Center – Jubilee Celebration 15,000
Millville Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. 4,290
Richardson Park Community Action Program, Inc. – Van 16,000
Slam Dunk To The Beach 45,000
State Fire Prevention Commission 82,500
Arts/Historical/Cultural/Tourism
Afro-American Historical Society of Delaware, Inc. $ 26,250
Associated Community Talents, Inc. 20,000
City of New Castle - Separation Day 18,900
Delaware Academy of Science, Inc. - Iron Hill Museum 16,800
Delaware Agricultural Museum Assoc., Inc. 45,000
Delaware Center for Horticulture, Inc. 32,000
Delaware Children’s Museum 5,000
Delaware City Day Committee 26,775
Delaware Greenways, Inc.
(formerly Northern Delaware Greenway Council, Inc.) 22,000
Delaware Humanities Council, Inc. 52,500
Delaware Museum of Natural History 10,000
Delaware Nature Society, Inc. 38,850
Delaware Sports Hall of Fame 5,000
Delaware State Fair, Inc. 150,000
Delaware State Police Museum, Inc. 21,000
Duck Creek Historical Society, Inc. 6,500
First Night Dover, Inc. 5,000
First Night Wilmington, Inc. 7,500
Fort Delaware Society 10,500
Friends of Wilmington Parks
(formerly Friends Society of Brandywine Park) 11,500
Georgetown Historical Society 17,325
Greater Harrington Historical Society 20,720
Arts/Historical/Cultural/Tourism (continued)
Historic Red Clay Valley, Inc.
Wilmington & Western Railroad $ 18,900
The Historical Society of Delaware 82,000
Kalmar Nyckel Foundation 17,000
Milford Historical Society 2,500
Millsboro Historical Society 2,500
Milton Historical Society 1,000
Miss Delaware Scholarship Pageant, Inc. 7,900
Nanticoke Indian Association, Inc. 14,000
New Castle Historical Society 7,350
New Sweden Center 5,000
Preservation Delaware 25,000
Quaker Hill Historical Preservation Foundation 4,000
Seaford Historical Society, Inc./Seaford Museum 4,000
Sister Cities of Wilmington 6,000
Smyrna-Clayton Heritage Association 3,000
Sussex County Return Day, Inc. 9,000
WHYY, Inc. 550,148
Aging - Other
Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware, Inc. $ 80,000
Catholic Charities, Inc./HERO 45,500
Creative Grandparenting, Inc. 27,500
Summer of Respect – Year Round,
Creative Grandparenting, Inc. 100,000
Delaware Senior Olympics 30,000
Generations Home Care, Inc.
(formerly Geriatric Services of Delaware, Inc.) 170,000
Georgetown CHEER Senior Services - Homebound Meals 7,000
Greenwood CHEER Senior Services - Homebound Meals 7,000
Harvest Years Senior Center 12,000
Meals on Wheels Delaware 5,000
Meals on Wheels of Lewes and Rehoboth, Inc. 55,000
Modern Maturity Center, Inc. - Meals on Wheels 26,000
Nanticoke Senior Center 7,000
Nanticoke Senior Center - Physical Fitness 5,250
Newark Senior Center 12,000
Northeast Community Creative Grandparenting, Inc. 21,000
Oak Orchard CHEER Senior Services - Homebound Meals 12,000
Roxana CHEER Senior Services - Homebound Meals 12,000
St. Anthony’s Senior Center 25,000
St. Patrick’s Center - Grocery Distribution 6,000
Slaughter Neck CHEER Senior Services - Homebound Meals 12,000
Sussex County Senior Services, Inc. 55,000
Sussex County Senior Services - Cheermobile Mini Market 13,150
William "Hicks" Anderson Community Center
- Senior Physical Fitness Program 8,500
Handicapped/Health/Labor
Adult Special Education Program, Inc. $ 57,850
AHEDD, Inc. - Dover/Wilmington 59,220
AIDS Delaware 13,650
Handicapped/Health/Labor (continued)
Alliance for the Mentally Ill in Delaware $ 69,300
American Cancer Society, De. Division, Inc. 38,640
American Diabetes Assoc. - Delaware Affiliate, Inc. 11,650
American Heart Association, Delaware Affiliate, Inc. 2,205
Arthritis Foundation, Delaware Chapter 23,600
Association for the Rights of Citizens
with Mental Retardation in Delaware 13,125
Brain Injury Association of Delaware, Inc. 8,490
Career Exploration Program, Inc. 46,200
Center for Community Education 6,300
Connections CSP, Inc. 5,250
Delaware Association for Blind Athletes 7,720
Delaware Association for the Blind 59,850
Delaware Association for Rehabilitation Facilities 2,760
Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition 13,125
Delaware Cancer Pain Initiative, Inc. 5,200
Delaware Center for Wellness, Inc. 62,510
Delaware Chapter Alzheimer's Association 15,750
Delaware Elwyn, Inc. 26,460
Epilepsy Foundation of Delaware 23,100
Delaware Foundation for Retarded Children 5,250
Delaware HIV Consortium 4,000
Delaware Hospice, Inc. 215,000
Delaware/Maryland Paralyzed Veterans Assoc., Inc. 42,000
Delaware Mental Health Consumer Coalition, Inc. 6,065
Delaware Special Olympics 26,705
Easter Seals Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shore 110,250
First State Project with Industry 2,750
Goodwill Industries of Delaware & Delaware Co., Inc. 9,000
Independent Resources, Inc. 2,625
Institute for Development of Human Resources 24,000
Jobs for Delaware Graduates, Inc. 242,250
Kent/Sussex Industries, Inc. 81,900
Mancus Foundation 44,765
Mary Campbell Center, Inc. 141,000
Mental Health Association in Delaware, Inc. 25,410
National Multiple Sclerosis Society 14,700
Opportunity Center, Inc. 17,325
Parent Information Center of Delaware, Inc. 8,505
Perinatal Association, Inc. 23,100
Ronald McDonald House of Delaware 37,000
Tressler Centers of Delaware 5,250
W. E. Tobin Foundation for the Visually Impaired 5,250
Westside Health, Inc.
(formerly Delaware Nursing Centers, Inc.) 31,500
Westside Health, Inc. 4,000
Wellness Community - Delaware 12,600
Wilmington Employment Corps 5,250
Family and Youth Services
Residential Treatment
Aid-in-Dover, Inc. $ 62,475
Children's Home, Inc. 58,810
Residential Treatment (continued)
Diamond State Youth, Inc. $ 123,300
Home for Aged Women - Minquadale Home, Inc. 24,000
Independent Living, Inc. 115,000
Layton Home for Aged Persons 205,000
Milton & Hattie Kutz Home, Inc. 6,000
The Shepherd Place, Inc. 42,000
Other
Because We Care, Inc. $ 53,000
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Delaware, Inc. 60,500
Boy Scouts of America, De-Mar-Va Council, Inc. 3,000
Boy Scouts of America, De-Mar-Va Council, Inc. – Sussex Co. 8,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware, Inc. 108,100
Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware, Inc. – Building Safe Communities 250,000
Bridgeville Community Action, Inc. 3,150
Camp Barnes, Inc. 33,600
Central Delaware Branch of YMCA 33,075
Child, Inc. 103,855
Children & Families First 490,000
Community Outreach & Prevention Education 5,000
Dave Tiberi Youth Center 3,675
Delaware Children’s Trust Fund 16,380
Delaware Ecumenical Council on Children & Families 2,100
Delaware Guidance Services for Children & Youth, Inc. 206,700
Delaware Parents Association, Inc. 20,900
Delaware Volunteer Legal Services, Inc. 25,000
Delawareans United To Prevent Child Abuse 48,900
Diamond State Classic 6,000
The Family & Workplace Connection 155,000
Harrison House Community Programs, Inc. 12,000
Interfaith Housing Delaware, Inc. 17,535
Jewish Family Service of Delaware, Inc. 51,365
LPGA Urban Youth Golf Program 65,000
Lutheran Community Services, Inc. 13,545
Lutheran Community Services, Inc. - Life Food Pantries 1,260
National Council on Agricultural Life
and Labor Research Fund, Inc. 44,500
New Hope Recreation and Development Center 17,555
Northern Delaware Youth for Christ, Inc. 13,125
PAL of Delaware 23,640
People's Place II, Inc. 122,850
"Slam Dunk to the Beach" - National Holiday
Basketball Invitational 75,000
SOAR, Inc. 18,750
Stormin’s Classic 100,000
Supporting K.I.D.D.S. 18,270
United Cerebral Palsy of Delaware, Inc. 84,240
Volunteers for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention 12,600
Young Life Campaign 2,625
Youth Guidance Program 21,840
Alcohol/Drug Abuse
The 1212 Corporation $ 38,590
Addictions Coalition of Del., Inc. 30,870
ANKH, Inc. 34,650
Brandywine Counseling, Inc. 15,750
Center for Pastoral Care 48,825
City of Dover Police Department,
Substance Abuse Prevention Program 27,300
Delaware Association for Children of Alcoholics 30,450
House of Pride 23,100
Kent/Sussex County Counseling Services 1,000
Limen House, Inc. 57,000
New Castle County Community Partnership, Inc. 1,000
Open Door, Inc. 174,300
Peoples Settlement Association 33,600
Resource Center of the YMCA of Delaware 69,300
Sojourners' Place, Inc. 36,750
Neighborhood/Community Services
A Door of Hope, Inc. $ 37,500
American Chemical Society - SEEDelaware 5,250
American Red Cross in De. - Emergency/Disaster Services 52,500
American Red Cross in De. - Emergency Response Training 11,550
American Red Cross in De. - Military/Social Services 12,500
American Red Cross in De. - Transportation 16,800
Better Homes of Seaford, Inc. 19,950
Brandywine Community Resource Council, Inc.
(formerly Claymont Community Council, Inc.) 322,350
Cab Calloway Foundation 17,000
Casa San Francisco 71,400
Chesapeake Bay Girl Scout Council, Inc. 43,050
Civil Air Patrol, Delaware Wing 22,000
Claymont Community Center - Knollwood 31,150
Community Design Center 22,050
Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. 131,250
CONTACT Delaware, Inc. 93,450
Delaware Aerospace Education Foundation 11,550
Delaware Center for Justice
(formerly Delaware Council on Crime and Justice) 12,600
Delaware Chapter - People to People International 4,200
Delaware Coalition for Literacy 1,000
Delaware Community Reinvestment Action Council, Inc. 5,565
Delaware Crime Stoppers, Inc. 19,400
Delaware Crop Improvement Association 2,000
Delaware Housing Coalition 32,550
Delaware Humane Association, Inc. 14,175
Delaware Mentor Program 18,900
Delaware Partners of the Alliance 6,825
Delaware Rural Water Association 13,650
Delaware Safe Kids Coalition 8,400
Delaware Safety Council, Inc. 48,300
Delaware Teachers Academy for Service Learning 21,000
Delaware Wrestling Alliance, Inc. 6,825
Neighborhood/Community Services (continued)
Delmarva Clergy United in Social Action, Inc. $ 7,875
Delmarva Rural Ministries, Inc. 33,075
Domestic Violence Project 11,000
Dover Housing Development Corp. 5,880
Eastlawn Area Human Services, Inc. 72,975
Eastside Citizens, Inc. 28,665
Edgemoor Community Center, Inc. 244,650
Elizabeth W. Murphy School, Inc. 15,750
Elsmere Recreation, Inc. 192,675
First State Community Action Agency, Inc. 52,500
First State Community Loan Fund 5,775
First State Resource Conservation & Dev. Council, Inc. 27,560
Food Bank of Delaware 182,175
Food Bank of Delaware – Kent & Sussex Counties 5,000
Girls Inc. of Delaware 50,400
Girl’s Inc. – Adolescent Program 148,000
Hilltop Lutheran Neighborhood Center, Inc. 71,600
Hockessin Community Center, Inc. 105,000
Home of the Brave Foundation 1,000
Home of Divine Providence, Inc./Bayard House 57,750
Homeward Bound, Inc. 74,000
Housing Opportunities of Northern Delaware, Inc. 1,000
Ingleside Homes, Inc. - Care Center 17,325
Ingleside Homes, Inc. - KAMIN 52,500
Ingleside Homes, Inc. - Project C.A.R.E. 36,750
Interfaith Mission of Sussex County 15,000
Jewish Community Center 15,900
Junior Achievement of Delaware 12,180
Kingswood Community Center 6,250
Latin American Community Center, Inc. 60,000
Literacy Volunteers of America - Wilmington Library 6,000
Methodist Action Program 51,000
Milford Housing Development Corporation 20,000
Ministry of Caring, Inc. - Emmanuel Dining Room 81,000
Ministry of Caring, Inc. - House of Joseph 49,700
Ministry of Caring, Inc. -- House of Joseph II 22,700
Ministry of Caring, Inc. - Job Placement Center 31,300
Ministry of Caring, Inc. - Phase I 83,400
Ministry of Caring, Inc. - Phases II and III 82,100
Montessori Resource Center of Delaware, Inc. 6,500
Neighborhood House, Inc. 87,000
Neighborhood House, Inc./MOT Community Action 84,900
O. A. Herring Community Services 97,250
Project Assist 12,000
Project Reachout 7,500
Richardson Park Community Action Program, Inc. 31,000
Rose Hill Community Center, Inc. 216,000
The Salvation Army, Inc. - Emergency Housing 125,000
The Salvation Army, Inc. - Kent Co. Crisis Alleviation 41,340
The Salvation Army, Inc. - Sussex Co. Crisis Alleviation 7,600
Science Alliance, Inc. 26,250
Seamen's Center of Wilmington, Inc. 9,500
Slaughter Neck Community Action Agency, Inc. 50,000
Southbridge Medical Advisory Council, Inc. (HJCC) 126,750
Neighborhood/Community Services (continued)
Southern Delaware Horse Retirement Assoc., Inc. $ 3,000
Southwest Wilmington Community Center, Inc. 118,500
STEHM, Inc. 20,000
Sussex Community Crisis Housing Services, Inc. 32,400
The Sussex Family YMCA 29,750
Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research, Inc. 36,000
Urban Environmental Center, Inc. 3,800
USO Delaware, Inc. 10,300
West End Neighborhood House, Inc. 53,750
Whatcoat Social Service Agency 80,000
Wildlife Habitat, Inc. 5,400
YWCA of New Castle County, Delaware 285,000
TOTAL - Section 2 $ 13,778,808
Section 3. (a) There is appropriated to the listed fire companies the following sums to be used for the prevention and extinguishment of fires throughout the State and for the maintenance of apparatus and equipment:
New Castle County
Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Co. Newark $ 22,059
Belvedere Volunteer Fire Company Belvedere 22,059
Brandywine Hundred Fire Co. No. 1 Bellefonte 22,059
Christiana Fire Co. Christiana 22,059
Claymont Fire Co. Claymont 22,059
Cranston Heights Fire Co. Cranston Heights 22,059
Delaware City Fire Co. Delaware City 22,059
Elsmere Fire Co. Elsmere 22,059
Five Points Fire Co. No. 1 Richardson Park 22,059
Goodwill Fire Co. No. 1 New Castle 22,059
Hockessin Fire Co. Hockessin 22,059
Holloway Terrace Fire Co. Holloway Terrace 22,059
Mill Creek Fire Co. Marshallton 22,059
Minquadale Fire Co. Minquadale 22,059
Minquas Fire Co. No. 1 Newport 22,059
Odessa Fire Co., Inc. Odessa 22,059
Port Penn Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Port Penn 22,059
Talleyville Fire Co., Inc. Talleyville 22,059
Townsend Fire Co., Inc. Townsend 22,059
Volunteer Hose Co., Inc. Middletown 22,059
Wilmington Manor Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Wilmington Manor 22,059
Kent County
Bowers Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Bowers $ 22,059
Camden-Wyoming Fire Co. Camden 22,059
Carlisle Fire Co. Milford 22,059
Cheswold Volunteer Fire Co. Cheswold 22,059
Citizens' Hose Co. No. 1, Inc. Smyrna 22,059
Clayton Fire Co. Clayton 22,059
Farmington Volunteer Fire Co. Farmington 22,059
Felton Community Fire Co. Felton 22,059
Frederica Volunteer Fire Co. Frederica $ 22,059
Harrington Fire Co. Harrington 22,059
Hartly Volunteer Fire Co. Hartly 22,059
Houston Volunteer Fire Co. Houston 22,059
Leipsic Volunteer Fire Co. Leipsic 22,059
Little Creek Volunteer Fire Co. Little Creek 22,059
Magnolia Volunteer Fire Co. Magnolia 22,059
Marydel Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Marydel 22,059
Robbins Hose Co. (Dover Fire Dept.) Dover 22,059
South Bowers Fire Co. South Bowers 22,059
Sussex County
Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Bethany Beach $ 22,059
Blades Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Blades 22,059
Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Co. Bridgeville 22,059
Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Co. Dagsboro 22,059
Delmar Fire Department Delmar 22,059
Ellendale Volunteer Fire Co. Ellendale 22,059
Frankford Volunteer Fire Co. Frankford 22,059
Georgetown Fire Co., Inc. Georgetown 22,059
Greenwood Volunteer Fire Co. Greenwood 22,059
Gumboro Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Gumboro 22,059
Indian River Volunteer Fire Co. Indian River 22,059
Laurel Fire Department, Inc. Laurel 22,059
Lewes Fire Department, Inc. Lewes 22,059
Millsboro Fire Co. Millsboro 22,059
Millville Volunteer Fire Co. Millville 22,059
Milton Volunteer Fire Co. Milton 22,059
Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Rehoboth Beach 22,059
Roxana Volunteer Fire Co. Roxana 22,059
Seaford Volunteer Fire Dept., Inc. Seaford 22,059
Selbyville Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Selbyville 22,059
Slaughter Beach Memorial Fire Co. Slaughter Beach 22,059
TOTAL $ 1,323,540
(b) There is appropriated to the listed fire companies the following sums to be used for the maintenance and operation of ambulances in the public service:
Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Co. Newark $ 3,022
Blades Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Blades 3,022
Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Co. Bridgeville 3,022
Bowers Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Bowers 3,022
Brandywine Hundred Fire Co., No. 1 Bellefonte 3,022
Camden-Wyoming Fire Co. Camden 3,022
Carlisle Fire Co. Milford 3,022
Cheswold Volunteer Fire Co. Cheswold 3,022
Christiana Fire Co. Christiana 3,022
Claymont Fire Co. Claymont 3,022
Cranston Heights Fire Co. Cranston Heights 3,022
Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Co. Dagsboro 3,022
Delaware City Fire Co. Delaware City 3,022
Delmar Fire Department Delmar 3,022
Ellendale Volunteer Fire Co. Ellendale $ 3,022
Elsmere Fire Co. Elsmere 3,022
Felton Community Fire Co. Felton 3,022
Five Points Fire Co. No. 1 Richardson Park 3,022
Frankford Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1 Frankford 3,022
Frederica Volunteer Fire Co. Frederica 3,022
Goodwill Fire Co. No. 1 New Castle 3,022
Greenwood Volunteer Fire Co. Greenwood 3,022
Gumboro Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Gumboro 3,022
Harrington Fire Co. Harrington 3,022
Hartly Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Hartly 3,022
Hockessin Fire Co. Hockessin 3,022
Holloway Terrace Fire Co. Holloway Terrace 3,022
Laurel Fire Department, Inc. Laurel 3,022
Leipsic Volunteer Fire Co. Leipsic 3,022
Lewes Fire Department, Inc. Lewes 3,022
Magnolia Volunteer Fire Co. Magnolia 3,022
Mill Creek Fire Co. Marshallton 3,022
Millsboro Fire Co. Millsboro 3,022
Millville Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Millville 3,022
Milton Volunteer Fire Co. Milton 3,022
Minquadale Fire Co. Minquadale 3,022
Minquas Fire Co. No. 1 Newport 3,022
Odessa Fire Co., Inc. Odessa 3,022
Port Penn Volunteer Fire Co. Port Penn 3,022
Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Rehoboth Beach 3,022
Roxana Volunteer Fire Co. Roxana 3,022
Seaford Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Seaford 3,022
Selbyville Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Selbyville 3,022
Slaughter Beach Memorial Fire Co. Slaughter Beach 3,022
Talleyville Fire Co., Inc. Talleyville 3,022
Townsend Fire Company, Inc. Townsend 3,022
Volunteer Hose Co., Inc. Middletown 3,022
Wilmington Manor Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Wilmington Manor 3,022
TOTAL $ 145,056
(c) There is appropriated to the listed fire companies the following sums to be used for the maintenance and operation of rescue trucks in the public service:
Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Co. Newark $ 3,022
Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Bethany Beach 3,022
Blades Volunteer Fire Co. Blades 3,022
Bowers Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Bowers 3,022
Brandywine Hundred Fire Co. No. 1 Bellefonte 3,022
Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Co. Bridgeville 3,022
Camden-Wyoming Fire Co. Camden 3,022
Carlisle Fire Co. Milford 3,022
Cheswold Volunteer Fire Co. Cheswold 3,022
Christiana Fire Co. Christiana 3,022
Citizens' Hose Co. No. 1, Inc. Smyrna 3,022
Claymont Fire Co. Claymont 3,022
Clayton Fire Co. Clayton 3,022
Cranston Heights Fire Co. Cranston Heights 3,022
Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Co. Dagsboro 3,022
Delaware City Fire Co. Delaware City $ 3,022
Delmar Fire Department Delmar 3,022
Robbins Hose Co. (Dover Fire Dept.) Dover 3,022
Ellendale Volunteer Fire Co. Ellendale 3,022
Elsmere Fire Co. Elsmere 3,022
Farmington Volunteer Fire Co. Farmington 3,022
Felton Community Fire Co. Felton 3,022
Five Points Fire Co. No. 1 Richardson Park 3,022
Frederica Volunteer Fire Co. Frederica 3,022
Georgetown Fire Co. Georgetown 3,022
Goodwill Fire Co. No. 1 New Castle 3,022
Greenwood Fire Co. No. 1 Greenwood 3,022
Gumboro Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Gumboro 3,022
Harrington Fire Co. Harrington 3,022
Hartly Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Hartly 3,022
Hockessin Fire Co. Hockessin 3,022
Holloway Terrace Fire Co. Holloway Terrace 3,022
Houston Volunteer Fire Co. Houston 3,022
Indian River Volunteer Fire Co. Indian River 3,022
Laurel Fire Dept., Inc. Laurel 3,022
Leipsic Volunteer Fire Co. Leipsic 3,022
Lewes Fire Department, Inc. Lewes 3,022
Little Creek Volunteer Fire Co. Little Creek 3,022
Magnolia Volunteer Fire Co. Magnolia 3,022
Marydel Volunteer Fire Co. Marydel 3,022
Mill Creek Fire Co. Marshallton 3,022
Millsboro Fire Co. Millsboro 3,022
Millville Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Millville 3,022
Milton Volunteer Fire Co. Milton 3,022
Minquadale Fire Co. Minquadale 3,022
Minquas Fire Co. No. 1 Newport 3,022
Odessa Fire Co., Inc. Odessa 3,022
Port Penn Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Port Penn 3,022
Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Rehoboth Beach 3,022
Roxana Volunteer Fire Co. Roxana 3,022
Seaford Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. Seaford 3,022
Selbyville Fire Co., Inc. Selbyville 3,022
Slaughter Beach Memorial Fire Co. Slaughter Beach 3,022
South Bowers Fire Co. South Bowers 3,022
Talleyville Fire Co., Inc. Talleyville 3,022
Townsend Fire Co., Inc. Townsend 3,022
Volunteer Hose Co., Inc. Middletown 3,022
Wilmington Manor Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Wilmington Manor 3,022
TOTAL $ 175,276
(d) There is appropriated to the listed fire companies the following sums to be used for the maintenance of aerial or platform trucks and for the training of personnel in the techniques of extinguishing high-rise fires throughout Delaware:
New Castle County
Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Co. Newark $ 4,505
Brandywine Hundred Fire Co., No. 1 Bellefonte 4,505
Christiana Fire Co. Christiana 4,505
Claymont Fire Co. Claymont $ 4,505
Delaware City Fire Co. Delaware City 4,505
Elsmere Fire Co. Elsmere 4,505
Five Points Fire Co. No. 1 Richardson Park 4,505
Goodwill Fire Co. No. 1 New Castle 4,505
Hockessin Fire Co. Hockessin 4,505
Mill Creek Fire Co. Marshallton 4,505
Talleyville Fire Co., Inc. Talleyville 4,505
Volunteer Hose Co., Inc. Middletown 4,505
Wilmington Manor Volunteer Fire Co. Wilmington Manor 4,505
Kent County
Carlisle Fire Co. Milford $ 4,505
Citizens' Hose Co., No. 1, Inc. Smyrna 4,505
Hartly Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Hartly 4,505
Robbins Hose Co., (Dover Fire Dept.) Dover 4,505
Sussex County
Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Bethany Beach $ 4,505
Delmar Fire Department, Inc. Delmar 4,505
Georgetown Fire Co., Inc. Georgetown 4,505
Lewes Fire Department, Inc. Lewes 4,505
Millsboro Fire Co. Millsboro 4,505
Millville Volunteer Fire Co. Millville 4,505
Milton Volunteer Fire Co, Inc. Milton 4,505
Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Rehoboth Beach 4,505
Seaford Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Seaford 4,505
Selbyville Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Selbyville 4,505
TOTAL $ 121,635
(e) There is appropriated to the listed fire companies the following sums to be used for the maintenance and operation of rescue boats in the public service:
Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Bethany Beach $ 2,730
Blades Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Blades 2,730
Delaware City Fire Co. Delaware City 2,730
Goodwill Fire Co. No. 1 New Castle 2,730
Holloway Terrace Fire Co. Holloway Terrace 2,730
Indian River Volunteer Fire Co. Indian River 2,730
Leipsic Volunteer Fire Co. Leipsic 2,730
Lewes Fire Department, Inc. Lewes 2,730
Little Creek Volunteer Fire Co. Little Creek 2,730
Millville Volunteer Fire Co. Millville 2,730
Milton Volunteer Fire Co. Milton 2,730
Port Penn Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Port Penn 2,730
Roxana Volunteer Fire Co. Roxana 2,730
Seaford Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Seaford 2,730
South Bowers Fire Co. South Bowers 2,730
TOTAL $ 40,950
(f) There is appropriated to the Mayor and Council of Wilmington the following sums to be used for:
(i) The prevention and extinguishment of fires throughout
the City of Wilmington and for the maintenance of the
apparatus and equipment of the 7 fire companies organized
and equipped in the City. $154,413
(ii) The maintenance of aerial or platform trucks and for the
training of personnel in the techniques of extinguishing
high-rise fires throughout the City of Wilmington. $ 9,010
(iii) The maintenance and operation of rescue boats in the
public service. $ 2,730
TOTAL $166,153
(g) There is appropriated to the listed fire companies the following sums to help level up the insurance premium tax revenues to be used for the maintenance of apparatus and equipment:
Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Bethany Beach $ 28,930
Blades Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Blades 28,930
Bowers Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Bowers 28,930
Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Co. Bridgeville 28,930
Camden-Wyoming Fire Co. Camden 28,930
Carlisle Fire Co. Milford 28,930
Cheswold Volunteer Fire Co. Cheswold 28,930
Citizens' Hose Co. No. 1, Inc. Smyrna 28,930
Clayton Fire Co. Clayton 28,930
Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Co. Dagsboro 28,930
Delmar Fire Department Delmar 28,930
Ellendale Volunteer Fire Co. Ellendale 28,930
Farmington Volunteer Fire Co. Farmington 28,930
Felton Community Fire Co. Felton 28,930
Frankford Volunteer Fire Co. Frankford 28,930
Frederica Volunteer Fire Co. Frederica 28,930
Georgetown Fire Co., Inc. Georgetown 28,930
Greenwood Volunteer Fire Co. Greenwood 28,930
Gumboro Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Gumboro 28,930
Harrington Fire Co. Harrington 28,930
Hartly Volunteer Fire Co. Hartly 28,930
Houston Volunteer Fire Co. Houston 28,930
Indian River Volunteer Fire Co. Indian River 28,930
Laurel Fire Department, Inc. Laurel 28,930
Leipsic Volunteer Fire Co. Leipsic 28,930
Lewes Fire Department, Inc. Lewes 28,930
Little Creek Volunteer Fire Co. Little Creek 28,930
Magnolia Volunteer Fire Co. Magnolia 28,930
Marydel Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Marydel $ 28,930
Millsboro Fire Co. Millsboro 28,930
Millville Volunteer Fire Co. Millville 28,930
Milton Volunteer Fire Co. Milton 28,930
Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Rehoboth Beach 28,930
Robbins Hose Co., (Dover Fire Dept.) Dover 28,930
Roxana Volunteer Fire Co. Roxana 28,930
Seaford Volunteer Fire Dept., Inc. Seaford 28,930
Selbyville Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Selbyville 28,930
Slaughter Beach Memorial Fire Co. Slaughter Beach 28,930
South Bowers Fire Co. South Bowers 28,930
TOTAL $ 1,128,270
(h) (1) There is appropriated to the listed fire companies the following sums to provide Insurance Rebate Equalization for operations of volunteer fire companies:
Kent County
Bowers Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Bowers $ 36,923
Camden-Wyoming Fire Co. Camden 36,923
Carlisle Fire Co. Milford 36,923
Cheswold Volunteer Fire Co. Cheswold 36,923
Citizens' Hose Co. No. 1, Inc. Smyrna 36,923
Clayton Fire Co. Clayton 36,923
Farmington Volunteer Fire Co. Farmington 36,923
Felton Community Fire Co. Felton 36,923
Frederica Volunteer Fire Co. Frederica 36,923
Harrington Fire Co. Harrington 36,923
Hartly Volunteer Fire Co. Hartly 36,923
Houston Volunteer Fire Co. Houston 36,923
Leipsic Volunteer Fire Co. Leipsic 36,923
Little Creek Volunteer Fire Co. Little Creek 36,923
Magnolia Volunteer Fire Co. Magnolia 36,923
Marydel Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Marydel 36,923
Robbins Hose Co. (Dover Fire Dept.) Dover 36,923
South Bowers Fire Co. South Bowers 36,923
Sussex County
Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Bethany Beach $ 36,923
Blades Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Blades 36,923
Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Co. Bridgeville 36,923
Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Co. Dagsboro 36,923
Delmar Fire Department Delmar 36,923
Ellendale Volunteer Fire Co. Ellendale 36,923
Frankford Volunteer Fire Co. Frankford 36,923
Georgetown Fire Co., Inc. Georgetown 36,923
Greenwood Volunteer Fire Co. Greenwood 36,923
Gumboro Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Gumboro 36,923
Indian River Volunteer Fire Co. Indian River 36,923
Laurel Fire Department, Inc. Laurel 36,923
Lewes Fire Department, Inc. Lewes 36,923
Millsboro Fire Co. Millsboro 36,923
Millville Volunteer Fire Co. Millville $ 36,923
Milton Volunteer Fire Co. Milton 36,923
Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Rehoboth Beach 36,923
Roxana Volunteer Fire Co. Roxana 36,923
Seaford Volunteer Fire Dept., Inc. Seaford 36,923
Selbyville Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Selbyville 36,923
Slaughter Beach Memorial Fire Co. Slaughter Beach 36,923
TOTAL $ 1,439,997
(2) For Fiscal Year 2000 a calculation was made to determine the increase that the New Castle County Volunteer Fire Companies received for the insurance premium tax in FY 1998 vs FY 1997. That amount was added to the base allocation to each Volunteer Fire Company in Kent and Sussex Counties. (The base represents $22,401 included in the Fiscal Year 1999 Grant-in-Aid Appropriation Bill.) For each subsequent fiscal year, a similar calculation will be made and if there is an increase from one fiscal year to the next fiscal year, that amount will be added to the $22,401 base to become the amount to be paid for that fiscal year. At no time will the amount for Kent and Sussex Volunteer Fire Companies be less than the base amount of $22,401.
(i) There is hereby appropriated to the listed fire companies the following sums for operation of substations:
New Castle County
Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Co. Newark $ 21,000
Christiana Fire Co. Christiana 21,000
Claymont Fire Co. Claymont 10,500
Mill Creek Fire Department Marshallton 10,500
Odessa Fire Co., Inc. Odessa 10,500
Wilmington Manor Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. Wilmington Manor 10,500
Kent County
Robbins Hose Co. (Dover Fire Dept.) Dover $ 10,500
Sussex County
Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Bethany Beach $ 10,500
Indian River Fire Co. Indian River 10,500
Lewes Fire Department, Inc. Lewes 10,500
Rehoboth Fire Volunteer Fire Co. Rehoboth Beach 10,500
Roxana Volunteer Fire Co. Roxana 10,500
TOTAL $ 147,000
(j) There is appropriated to the listed organizations the following sums to be used for the operation and maintenance of ambulances in the public service:
American Legion, Kent Post #14 Smyrna $ 3,022
American Legion, Sussex Post #8 Georgetown 3,022
Mid-Sussex Rescue Squad, Inc. Millsboro 3,022
TOTAL $ 9,066
TOTAL - Section 3 $ 4,696,943
Section 4. (a) Funds are hereby appropriated to the following grants-in-aid in the amounts listed and shall be used to furnish services through a duly selected service officer to Delaware Veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States, their widows and orphans, by providing contact services in Sussex, Kent and New Castle Counties:
American Legion, Department of Delaware $37,815
American Veterans of WW II, Korea and Vietnam 15,000
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department of Delaware 37,815
Disabled American Veterans, Department of Delaware 31,507
Paralyzed Veterans of America, Department of Delaware 31,507
Vietnam Veterans of America, Department of Delaware 31,507
(b) Funds are hereby appropriated to the following grants-in-aid in the amounts listed for operations expenses:
American Legion, Department of Delaware $ 9,195
Disabled American Veterans, Department of Delaware 9,195
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department of Delaware 9,195
Vietnam Veterans of America 9,195
American Veterans of World War II, Korea & Vietnam 8,104
Paralyzed Veterans of America, Department of Delaware 7,884
Jewish War Veterans of the U.S., Department of Delaware 5,265
Delaware Veterans of World War I 3,931
(c) Expenses for Memorial Day programs incurred by local Posts in Sussex, Kent and New Castle Counties shall be reimbursed out of operation expenses appropriated in subsection (b) of this Section on vouchers properly submitted to and approved by their representative veterans' organizations.
(d) The sum of $7,432 is hereby appropriated to the American Legion, Department of Delaware, for the bearing of expenses incident to the holding of Boys' State.
(e) The sum of $7,432 is hereby appropriated to the American Legion Auxiliary, Department of Delaware, for the bearing of expenses incident to the holding of Girls' State.
(f) The sum of $2,969 is hereby appropriated to the American Legion, Department of Delaware, for the bearing of expenses incident to the holding of Trooper Youth Week in conjunction with the Delaware State Police.
(g) The funds appropriated by this Section shall be paid to the Finance Officer of the respective veterans' organizations, upon warrants signed by the proper Finance Officer and approved by the Secretary, Department of Finance.
TOTAL - Section 4 $ 264,948
Section 5. Section 2 of this Act appropriates $150,000 to the Delaware State Fair. Of that amount, $100,000 shall be used for prizes for achievements in agriculture, animal raising and in works of manual training and the domestic arts to be awarded at the annual State Fair and shall be paid by the State Treasurer at the beginning of the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2000. Of the remaining $50,000, $5,000 shall be used for purses on Governor’s Day and the remaining $45,000 shall be paid in quarterly allotments, as provided in Chapter 65, Section 6505 of Title 29, Delaware Code.
Section 6. The appropriation in Section 2 of this Act to Camp Barnes, Inc. shall be used for the purpose of maintaining and operating Camp Barnes for the recreation of deserving youths from throughout the State.
Section 7. The sums appropriated to the various Senior Centers in Section 1 of this Act shall be made available to the Division of Aging in order to meet the State's matching requirement for federal funds appropriated under the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended. Those senior centers receiving funds under the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, shall present to the Division of Aging a proposal for expenditure of State funds. The proposal submitted to the Division of Aging shall be prepared in accordance with the guidelines established for the administration of programs under the Older Americans Act.
Section 8. In order to be considered for a Grant-in-Aid Appropriation under Section 1 or Section 2 of this Act, an agency must meet the following criteria:
1. Be incorporated, non-profit (or under umbrella of parent organization which is incorporated, non-profit);
1. Have By-laws that clearly state the purpose of the Corporation and include definition of duties of Board of Directors;
1.
Have an active, community-represented, volunteer Board of Directors that sets policies, goals and objectives, and maintains minutes of regularly scheduled meetings and any special meetings;
1. Have programs that are unduplicated and satisfy unmet human needs of the community;
1. Have personnel policies including job descriptions and classifications;
1. Employ no member of the General Assembly on a salaried basis or in exchange for any emolument. Any elected official who was employed by an organization which received a Grant-in-Aid prior to their election shall be exempt from this provision;
1. Have competent executives, competent staffing and reasonable facilities;
1. Practice non-discrimination;
1. Have accounting (budget) procedures and an annual audit;
1. Use funds in accordance with the application;
1. Demonstrate community support;
1. Request funds only for a program which does not receive full funding from other sources of revenue.
Section 9. (a) No funds appropriated in this Act shall be expended in a political campaign or for partisan political purposes.
(b) No funds appropriated in this Act may be used to hire lobbyists.
Section 10. The Controller General may from time to time conduct performance audits of any non-state agency for which funds are appropriated in this Act.
Section 11. Funds appropriated in this Act shall not be used by any agency to provide child day care. It is the intent of the General Assembly that no funds will be appropriated in Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 in grants-in-aid to agencies for the purchase of capital equipment, relocation, rehabilitation, renovation or purchase of buildings. Organizations will not
be eligible for consideration of a grant-in-aid appropriation unless they have been incorporated and operating for a two-year period prior to June 30th of the fiscal year in which they apply for funding for the following fiscal year.
Section 12. Paragraph (d), Chapter 65, Title 29, Delaware Code, provides that monies appropriated for grants-in-aid in Fiscal Year 2000 shall be paid in quarterly installments. For Fiscal Year 2000, such payments will be made on July 25, October 1, January 1, and April 1. Upon notification by the Chairman of the Joint Finance Committee, the State Treasurer shall be directed to withhold such installment payment(s). An installment payment may be delayed or withheld if the grant-in-aid recipient because of, but not limited to, the following:
(a) Has not submitted a quarterly statement of expenditures if required to do so;
(b) Expended funds from the grant-in-aid for purposes not intended by the General Assembly;
(c) Expended funds for day care, purchase of capital equipment, relocation, renovation, rehabilitation or purchase of buildings;
(d) Failure to pay Corporation Franchise Tax; and
(e) Agency is no longer in operation.
Section 13. (a) It is the intent of the General Assembly that each Grant-in-Aid recipient shall submit one of the following with its application for a grant award in Fiscal Year 2001:
(i) An audit prepared by a Certified Public Accountant covering the prior full fiscal year of the receiving agency, or
(ii) Balance Sheet reflecting total Assets, Liabilities, and Fund Balances covering the prior fiscal year of the receiving agency; Statements of Support, Revenue and Expenses and Changes in Fund Balances covering the prior fiscal year of the receiving agency; and Statements of Functional Expenses covering the prior fiscal year of the receiving agency.
(b) Fire companies listed in this Act shall submit financial information on the form approved by the State Treasurer, the Budget Director and the Controller General. The listed fire companies are exempt from the provisions of Subsection (a) of this Section.
(c) Veterans' organizations in Subsection (4) of this Act are exempt from the provisions of this Section.
(d) Recipients of the appropriations for Aid to Local Law Enforcement shall be exempt from the provisions of this Section.
(e) Non-compliance by a Grant-in-Aid recipient with the provisions of this Section shall automatically disqualify the applicant for consideration of a Grant-in-Aid award in Fiscal Year 2000.
(f) For Fiscal Year 2000, it is the legislative intent that a Grant-in-Aid recipient listed in Sections 1 or 2 of this Act shall not be entitled to receive any of the funds appropriated by this Act unless certain financial information has been received by the Office of the Controller General on or before July 25, 1999. Such financial information shall be in the form as defined in Subsection (a)(i) or Subsection (a)(ii) of this Section covering full fiscal year of the receiving agency. If any Grant-in-Aid recipient fails to comply with this Subsection (f) the funds appropriated by this Act to that recipient shall revert to the General Fund of the State.
Section 14. This Act is a supplementary appropriation and the monies appropriated shall be paid by the State Treasurer from General Fund monies not otherwise appropriated. Any funds remaining unexpended or unencumbered as of June 30, 2000, shall revert to the General Fund of the State of Delaware.
Section 15. (a) The State Treasurer is authorized to take the necessary steps to make a total payment of the appropriation in Section 2 of this Act at the beginning of the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2000 for the agencies as follows:
Association for the Rights of Citizens with Mental
Retardation in Delaware
City of New Castle - Separation Day
Delaware Academy of Science, Inc. - Iron Hill Museum
Delaware Association for Blind Athletes
Camp Barnes, Inc.
Delaware City Day Committee
Harrison House Community Programs, Inc.
Latin American Community Center – Jubilee Celebration
Miss Delaware Scholarship Pageant, Inc.
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
New Castle Historical Society
Sojourner's Place, Inc.
William "Hicks" Anderson Community Center -
Senior Physical Fitness Program
(b) The State Treasurer is authorized to take the necessary steps to make a total payment of the appropriation in Section 1 of this Act at the beginning of the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2000 for the municipalities which receive $6,000 or less from the line item Aid to Local Law Enforcement.
(c) The State Treasurer is authorized to take the necessary steps to make a total payment of the appropriation to any Grant-in-Aid recipient receiving an amount of $6,000 or less listed in Section 2 of this Act at the beginning of the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2000.
(d) The State Treasurer is authorized to take the necessary steps to make a total payment of the appropriation to fire companies listed in Section 3 of this Act at the beginning of the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2000.
Section 16. (a) Section 2 of this Act appropriates a one-time item to the Department of Public Safety - Aid to Local Law Enforcement in the amount of one million four hundred thousand dollars ($1,400,000) for the purpose of contracting with local law enforcement agencies for Emergency Illegal Drug Enforcement programs.
(b) There is hereby established a Drug Emergency Fund for Local Law Enforcement Agencies to be administered by the State Aid to Local Law Enforcement Committee (SALLE) and disbursed by the Department of Public Safety under authorized contracts.
(c) Local law enforcement agencies are encouraged to develop and maintain increased programs to combat illegal drug manufacturing, sale, and abuse. The Department of Public Safety may contract with any local law enforcement agency which qualifies under standards established by the SALLE Committee to establish and maintain emergency programs to increase their efforts to combat illegal drug use and abuse. No part of this appropriation may be used to supplant funds already committed by a local law enforcement agency to regular police operations, or to pay salaries of full-time police officers and supporting personnel authorized by said agency as of June 30, 1991.
(d) The funds appropriated in Section 2 for the Department of Public Safety - Aid to Local Law Enforcement shall be allocated according to the formula presently used by the SALLE Committee as revised from time to time.
(e) Local law enforcement agencies may combine their allocations, upon approval of the SALLE Committee, to support a pool arrangement to fund a contiguous area served by more than one local law enforcement agency.
(f) Each local law enforcement agency contracting for an allocation shall, not later than April 1, 2000, report in detail the plan under which such funds are being expended, and any other information requested by the SALLE Committee.
The SALLE Committee shall report to the General Assembly of the State of Delaware on or before May 1, 2000, as to the agencies that were awarded grants from these funds, the amount of the grant, and the purpose of the grant.
(g) Copies of the minutes of all regular meetings and any special meetings of the SALLE Committee shall be forwarded in a timely manner to the Office of the Controller General.
Section 17. Section 1 of this Act makes an appropriation to the Department of Health & Social Services, Public Health, Emergency Medical Services (35-05-30), for the state component of the operational costs associated with each county's paramedic service for Advanced Life Support. These funds shall be disbursed by Emergency Medical Services on a quarterly basis to counties that operate approved programs.
Emergency Medical Services shall have an audit performed by the State Auditor annually to insure that reimbursement to the counties for the State share of costs was for approved Advanced Life Support Services. Adjustments shall be made to the final quarterly reimbursement based on the audit results.
Section 18. For Fiscal Year 2000, the remaining balance in the Fiscal Year 1999 account (35-05-30-09-77) shall remain as a continuing appropriation and shall not be subject to reversion until June 30, 2000.
Section 19. Appropriations made in Section 1 of this Act to Emergency Medical Services and Aid to Local Law Enforcement and in Section 2 of this Act to One-time Items--Aid to Local Law Enforcement shall not be subject to the provisions in Sections 11, 12 and 13. Funds appropriated to Aid to Local Law Enforcement shall not be subject to reversion at the end of the fiscal year if unexpended or unencumbered, but shall be continued for a period of up to three years.
Section 20. For Fiscal Year 2000, direct paramedic initial training, recertification training and testing for the Statewide paramedic program shall be offered at a single site.
Section 21. Section 1 of this Act appropriates funds to Aid to Local Law Enforcement. These funds shall be distributed based on (a) $3,000 to each police agency; (b) any funds in excess of "(a)" based on the ratio of the number of police officers each police agency has to the total number of police in all agencies.
Section 22. Section 2 of this Act appropriates funds to Eastlawn Area Human Services, Inc. None of these funds, nor any Federal, State or Local Government funds, shall be expended for the purchase of television, cable T.V. and/or radio broadcasting services.
Section 23. Section 2 of this Act appropriates funds to the Delaware State Police Museum, Inc. These funds may not be used for capital/construction costs.
Section 24. Section 2 includes a one-time appropriation to the Latin American Community Center, Inc. – Jubilee Celebration, in the amount of $15.0. These funds shall be used for the 125th anniversary jubilee celebration in Wilmington.
Section 25. Section 2 of this Act appropriates one-time funding of $82,500 to the State Fire Prevention Commission for the reimbursement of EMT B training for new members of the volunteer EMS service. Any person receiving reimbursement and who does not remain active in the volunteer EMS service for at least one year will be required to return the cost of the tuition to the Fire Prevention Commission. The Fire Prevention Commission will provide a report on the number of providers, trained at the EMT B level, both the bridge level and the full EMT B, to the Controller General and the Budget Director no later than May 15, 2000.
Section 26. The Delaware Health Care Commission is authorized to spend returned DIMER loan funds to assure that DIMER is in compliance with Section 108 (f) of the federal Internal Revenue code.
Section 27. Section 2 of this Act contains an appropriation of $62,510 for the Delaware Center for Wellness, its successor, or assigned agency as approved by the co-chairs of the Joint Finance Committee. This funding is to be used for a workplace wellness program comparable to that which has been operated by the Delaware Center for Wellness.
Section 28. For Fiscal Year 2000, the Bridgeville Senior Center shall submit to the Joint Finance Committee on September 15, 1999, December 15, 1999, and March 15, 2000, a report reflecting income and expenditures for the Fiscal Year 2000, and average daily attendance at the senior center or senior center activities.
Section 29. Section 1 of the Fiscal Year 2000 Appropriations Act (House Bill No. 400 of the 140th General Assembly) appropriates $50.0 to the Department of Education Block Grants and Pass Through Programs (95-03-10) for summer school tuition reimbursement. Districts shall report to the Department of Education by November 1, 1999, the amount of eligible reimbursement associated with summer courses. The Department of Education shall transfer an amount not to exceed the district allocations. If a district does not request its entire allocation, any remaining funds shall be distributed among the remaining districts based upon Division I units. Nothing contained in this section shall affect determining the entitlement to or level of reimbursement.
Section 30. Amend Section 82 of the Fiscal Year 2000 Appropriations Act (House Bill No. 400 of the 140th General Assembly) by deleting the last sentence therein and inserting in lieu thereof the following sentence:
“If any legislation is enacted during the first session of the 140th General Assembly that would require the adjustment of the above stipulated rates, the appropriate adjustments shall be made upon the authorization of the Controller General and the Budget Director.”
Section 31. Amend Section 83 of the Fiscal Year Appropriations Act (House Bill No. 400 of the 140th General Assembly) by deleting the words “and the pension rates contained in Section 82 shall remain unchanged” as they appear in the last sentence.