§7385. Pennsylvania Volunteer Loan Assistance Program.

(a) Creation.--There shall be a loan assistance program, which shall be implemented by the commissioner, for volunteer agencies, known as the Pennsylvania Volunteer Loan Assistance Program, which shall make loans under Subchapter E (relating to volunteer fire company, ambulance service and rescue squad assistance). The Pennsylvania Volunteer Loan Assistance Program and the powers and duties previously vested in the Department of Community Affairs, which were transferred to the agency under Reorganization Plan No.7 of 1981 (P.L.615) and which are set forth under Subchapter E, are hereby transferred to and vested in the commissioner.

(b) Transfer.--There are transferred to the commissioner, to be used, employed and expended in connection with the functions, powers and duties enumerated in subsection (a), personnel, contractual obligations, if any, mortgages, liens, encumbrances and any other secured interests, records, files, property, supplies and equipment now being used or held in connection with such functions, powers and duties and the unexpended balance of appropriations, allocations and other funds available or to be made available for use in connection with such functions, powers and duties as previously were vested in the Department of Community Affairs under Subchapter E and transferred to the agency by Reorganization Plan No.7 of 1981 (P.L.615).

(c) Regulations.--The Volunteer Loan Assistance Program regulations found in 4 Pa. Code Ch. 113 (relating to volunteer fire company, ambulance service and rescue squad assistance) are hereby transferred to the commissioner from the agency. The commissioner shall fully implement and administer those regulations on or before January 12, 1996. The commissioner may be substituted for the agency throughout the regulations and the regulations may be renumbered and published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin as final regulations without those regulatory changes being subject to the provisions of the act of June 25, 1982 (P.L.633, No.181), known as the Regulatory Review Act.