PRINTER'S NO. 610
No. 561 Session of 1977
INTRODUCED BY RYAN, DININNI, COLE, FRYER, SCHEAFFER, CESSAR,
MANMILLER, MACKOWSKI, ARTHURS, PICCOLA AND RUGGIERO,
MARCH 8, 1977
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 8, 1977
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 15, 1976 (No.208), entitled "An act
2 authorizing the indebtedness, with the approval of the
3 electors, of ten million dollars for loans to volunteer fire
4 companies, volunteer ambulance services and volunteer rescue
5 squads for the purpose of establishing or modernizing
6 facilities to house fire fighting apparatus equipment,
7 ambulances, and rescue vehicles, and for purchasing new fire
8 fighting apparatus equipment, ambulances, and rescue
9 vehicles, protective and communications equipment, and any
10 other accessory equipment necessary for the proper
11 performance of such organizations' duties," providing for
12 local financial assistance in meeting loan requirements.
13 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
14 hereby enacts as follows:
15 Section 1. Subsection (g) of section 4, act of July 15, 1976
16 (No.208), known as the "Volunteer Fire Company, Ambulance
17 Service and Rescue Squad Assistance Act," is amended to read:
18 Section 4. Assistance to Volunteer Fire Companies, Ambulance
19 Service and Rescue Squads.--* * *
20 (g) A volunteer fire company, ambulance service and rescue
21 squad shall be eligible for a loan under this act regardless of
22 legal ownership in whole or part by any political subdivision of
1 any facilities or apparatus equipment used by the volunteer fire
2 company, volunteer ambulance and volunteer rescue squad and the
3 credit of the political subdivision, by co-signing the
4 application, may be used to satisfy the 20% requirements of
5 subsection (a).
6 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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