PRINTER'S NO. 653

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No. 591 Session of 1989

        INTRODUCED BY ARGALL, McCALL, ALLEN, G. SNYDER, J. L. WRIGHT,
           BOYES, GODSHALL, STABACK, CESSAR, NOYE, JOHNSON, DISTLER,
           TIGUE, HASAY, DORR, BUSH, SERAFINI, E. Z. TAYLOR, FOX,
           DEMPSEY, MRKONIC, PETRARCA, SCHULER, CLYMER, HERMAN, VEON,
           HALUSKA, MORRIS, REBER, GANNON, LEVDANSKY, GRUPPO, ANGSTADT,
           GEIST, ROBBINS, DeLUCA, D. W. SNYDER, LASHINGER, LEH, McHALE,
           FREEMAN, VROON, DIETTERICK, RAYMOND, HESS, BURD, J. H. CLARK,
           KAISER, CORNELL, FLICK, BELARDI, MELIO, HECKLER AND MARSICO,
           FEBRUARY 15, 1989

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 15, 1989

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of July 15, 1976 (P.L.1036, No.208), entitled,
     2     as amended, "An act authorizing the indebtedness, with the
     3     approval of the electors, of twenty-five million dollars for
     4     loans to volunteer fire companies, volunteer ambulance
     5     services and volunteer rescue squads for the purpose of
     6     establishing or modernizing facilities to house fire fighting
     7     apparatus equipment, ambulances, and rescue vehicles, and for
     8     purchasing new fire fighting apparatus equipment, ambulances,
     9     and rescue vehicles, protective and communications equipment,
    10     and any other accessory equipment necessary for the proper
    11     performance of such organizations' duties," providing for an
    12     exception to loan limits.

    13     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    14  hereby enacts as follows:
    15     Section 1.  Section 4 of the act of July 15, 1976 (P.L.1036,
    16  No.208), known as the Volunteer Fire Company, Ambulance Service
    17  and Rescue Squad Assistance Act, is amended by adding a
    18  subsection to read:
    19     Section 4.  Assistance to Volunteer Fire Companies, Ambulance

     1  Service and Rescue Squads.--* * *
     2     (h)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to
     3  the contrary, the maximum amount of any loan to a volunteer fire
     4  company, volunteer ambulance service and volunteer rescue squad
     5  for the purchase of fire fighting apparatus, ambulances or
     6  rescue vehicles built in this Commonwealth may exceed the loan
     7  limits set forth in this section by $10,000.
     8     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.















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