SENATE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 54, 1564
PRINTER'S NO. 2255
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
62
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY KNOWLES, BARRAR, BAKER, KOTIK, DUNBAR, SACCONE,
FREEMAN, KAUFFMAN, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, GOODMAN, MARSICO,
D. MILLER, MULLERY, SNYDER, TALLMAN, MURT, COHEN, MILLARD,
EVERETT, CARROLL, DeLUCA, CONKLIN, GABLER, D. COSTA, MALONEY,
CAUSER, ELLIS, MACKENZIE, GREINER, BOBACK, REESE, FARRY, FEE,
TOOHIL, GIBBONS, DAVIDSON, PEIFER, PHILLIPS-HILL, DUSH,
ENGLISH AND DAVIS, JANUARY 21, 2015
SENATOR VULOKOVICH, VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS,
IN SENATE, AS AMENDED, SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
AN ACT
Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in grants to fire companies and
volunteer services, further providing for award of grants TO
ELIGIBLE FIRE COMPANIES AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICES.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 7813(b) 7813(A) AND (B) and 7823(b) of
Title 35 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended
to read:
§ 7813. Award of grants.
* * * (A) AUTHORIZATION.--THE AGENCY IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE A
GRANT AWARD TO EACH ELIGIBLE FIRE COMPANY FOR THE FOLLOWING:
(1) CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION OF THE FIRE COMPANY'S
FACILITY AND PURCHASE OR REPAIR OF FIXTURES AND FURNISHINGS
NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN OR IMPROVE THE CAPABILITY OF THE
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COMPANY TO PROVIDE FIRE, AMBULANCE AND RESCUE SERVICES.
(2) REPAIR OF FIREFIGHTING, AMBULANCE OR RESCUE
EQUIPMENT OR PURCHASE THEREOF.
(3) DEBT REDUCTION ASSOCIATED WITH PARAGRAPH (1) OR (2).
(4) TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION OF MEMBERS.
(5) TRAINING AND EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC
REGARDING FIRE PREVENTION.
(b) Limits.--
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (3), grants shall be
not less than $2,500 and not more than $15,000 per fire
company.
(2) Grants may be awarded on a pro rata basis if the
total dollar amount of the approved application exceeds the
amount of funds appropriated by the General Assembly for this
purpose.
(3) In a municipality where there are two or more
volunteer fire companies and if two or more volunteer fire
companies consolidated their use of equipment, firefighters
and services within [five] 10 years preceding the date of the
current year application submission deadline, the
consolidated entity shall be deemed eligible to receive a
grant not to exceed the amount of the combined total for
which the individual companies would have been eligible had
they not consolidated.
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§ 7823. Award of grants.
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(b) Limits.--
(1) Grants shall be not less than $2,500 and not more
than $10,000 per volunteer ambulance service.
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(2) Grants may be awarded on a pro rata basis if the
total dollar amount of the approved application exceeds the
amount of funds appropriated by the General Assembly for this
purpose.
(3) If two or more volunteer ambulance services
consolidated their use of equipment, personnel and services
within [five] 10 years preceding the date of the current year
application submission deadline, the consolidated entity
shall be deemed eligible to receive a grant not to exceed the
amount of the combined total for which the individual
companies would have been eligible had they not consolidated.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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