Daily News | Pa. lawmakers are already trying to extend the emergency declaration for the I-95 collapse
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania lawmakers are already negotiating a deal to extend Gov. Josh Shapiro’s emergency declaration over I-95 bridge collapse in Northeast Philadelphia.
“That would be our part: To make certain the governor’s declaration does not expire,” Neilson said after a committee meeting in Harrisburg on Monday.just before noon on Monday so the state could begin accessing federal funds. The move also made $7 million of state funds immediately available for reconstruction of the I-95 bridge.
Pennsylvania voters in 2021 approved the change to the state constitution, which mandates legislative approval to extend any emergency declarations after 21 days, following former Gov. Tom Wolf’s business closures during the COVID-19 pandemic.Now lawmakers are required to approve and issue an extension every 21 days for any governor-issued emergency declaration.
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