(a) General provisions.--Applications by municipalities, school districts, volunteer organizations and State agencies to pay personnel, conduct training or purchase protective supplies and equipment principally required to carry out the purposes of Chapters 5 and 6¹ shall be made to the agency which shall make the disbursements pursuant to regulations promulgated by the council.

(b) Reimbursement provisions.--Municipalities, school districts, volunteer organizations and State agencies may apply for reimbursement of costs not previously recouped or to be reimbursed from other sources which were required to be expended, as a direct result of the preparation, establishment and testing of emergency response plans surrounding each nuclear electrical generation facility, for personnel costs, training expenses and protective supplies and equipment on or after March 28, 1979.

(c) Reports.--On September 1 of each year, the agency shall submit a report on its operations for the preceding fiscal year to the Governor and the General Assembly. The report shall include a summary of the activities of the Radiation Emergency Response Program and activities pursuant to shipments of spent fuel, as provided for in Chapters 5 and 6, respectively, as well as a proposed operating budget, financial statement and a listing of applications received and disbursements or reimbursements made to municipalities, school districts, volunteer organizations and State agencies pursuant to Chapters 5 and 6 and an analysis of the adequacy of fees established pursuant to section 402(c).²