PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 3274 PRINTER'S NO. 4387
No. 2313 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY SATHER, TIGUE, SEMMEL, BALDWIN, BARRAR, BEBKO- JONES, BUNT, CALTAGIRONE, CLYMER, CRAHALLA, CURRY, DeLUCA, DeWEESE, FLICK, GRUCELA, HERMAN, LEDERER, MARKOSEK, R. MILLER, O'NEILL, SAYLOR, SIPTROTH, SOLOBAY, STERN, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, YOUNGBLOOD, PAYNE, WANSACZ, FABRIZIO, BEYER, PALLONE, WRIGHT AND CAUSER, DECEMBER 7, 2005
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 27, 2006
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 24, 1931 (P.L.1206, No.331), entitled
2 "An act concerning townships of the first class; amending,
3 revising, consolidating, and changing the law relating
4 thereto," providing for specific powers relating to emergency
5 services.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 1502 of the act of June 24, 1931
9 (P.L.1206, No.331), known as The First Class Township Code,
10 reenacted and amended May 27, 1949 (P.L.1955, No.569), is
11 amended by adding a clause to read:
12 Section 1502. The corporate power of a township of the first
13 class shall be vested in the board of township commissioners.
14 The board shall have power--
15 * * *
16 LXXIX. Emergency Services. The township shall be responsible
1 for ensuring that police, fire and emergency medical services <-- 2 are provided within the borough and shall TOWNSHIP AND SHALL <-- 3 DETERMINE AND provide the appropriate financial and 4 administrative assistance necessary for these services in order 5 to protect the health, safety and welfare of its citizenry. THE <-- 6 TOWNSHIP SHALL REQUIRE ANY EMERGENCY SERVICES ORGANIZATION 7 RECEIVING TOWNSHIP FUNDS TO PROVIDE TO THE TOWNSHIP AN ANNUAL 8 ITEMIZED LISTING OF ALL EXPENDITURES OF THESE FUNDS BEFORE THE 9 TOWNSHIP MAY CONSIDER BUDGETING ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE 10 ORGANIZATION. 11 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. K14L73JLW/20050H2313B4387 - 2 -