PRINTER'S NO. 45
No. 45 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY HOLL, JANUARY 23, 1989
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 23, 1989
AN ACT
1 Authorizing the Secretary of General Services and the Secretary
2 of Transportation to reimburse volunteer fire, ambulance and
3 rescue companies who respond to fires or other emergencies on
4 State-owned property, including limited access highways; and
5 making appropriations.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Authorization.
9 (a) State-owned property.--The Secretary of General Services
10 is hereby authorized to enter into contracts with local
11 volunteer fire, ambulance and rescue companies to provide
12 services necessary to extinguish fires or perform any other
13 allied services on State-owned property.
14 (b) Certain limited access highways.--The Secretary of
15 Transportation is hereby authorized to enter into contracts with
16 local volunteer fire, ambulance and rescue companies to provide
17 services necessary to extinguish fires or perform any other
18 allied services on limited access highways, other than the
19 Pennsylvania Turnpike.
1 Section 2. Reimbursement procedure and amount.
2 (a) Form of contract.--Any such contract between the
3 Secretary of General Services or the Secretary of Transportation
4 and a local volunteer fire, ambulance and rescue company shall
5 provide that the Department of General Services or the
6 Department of Transportation shall, semiannually, upon receipt
7 of proper proof, reimburse each contracted volunteer fire,
8 ambulance and rescue company attending and providing fire
9 control or other allied services on State-owned property or
10 limited access highways, as the case may be, up to an amount of
11 $100 for each verified fire or emergency call which the
12 volunteer fire, ambulance and rescue company made in the
13 preceding six months as certified by the person in charge at the
14 particular State-owned property or by an individual or
15 individuals designated by the Secretary of Transportation to
16 verify services rendered on limited access highways.
17 (b) Insurance.--Any such contract between the Department of
18 General Services or the Department of Transportation and a local
19 volunteer ambulance or rescue company shall also provide that
20 the ambulance or rescue company request reimbursement from
21 collectible insurance proceeds available as a result of the fire
22 or emergency situation for which the ambulance or rescue company
23 provided allied services. Any such proceeds payable to the
24 ambulance or rescue company shall be deducted from the
25 reimbursement for services provided pursuant to a contract
26 entered into under this act. Prior to payment for services
27 rendered, the local volunteer ambulance or rescue company shall
28 provide proof that reimbursement was requested from collectible
29 insurance proceeds.
30 (c) False alarm.--A false alarm on State-owned property to
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1 which a volunteer fire, ambulance or rescue company responds
2 shall constitute a fire or emergency call and shall be
3 reimbursed at a rate set by the contract with the Secretary of
4 General Services, but shall not be less than $25 for each
5 occurrence.
6 Section 3. Appropriations.
7 (a) Department of General Services.--The sum of $25,000, or
8 as much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to
9 the Department of General Services for the fiscal year ending
10 June 30, 1990, to effectuate the purposes of this act. All funds
11 unexpended, uncommitted or unencumbered on June 30, 1990, shall
12 lapse.
13 (b) Department of Transportation.--The sum of $25,000, or as
14 much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated from
15 the Motor License Fund to the Department of Transportation for
16 the fiscal year ending June 30, 1990, to effectuate the purposes
17 of this act. All funds unexpended, uncommitted or unencumbered
18 on June 30, 1990, shall lapse.
19 Section 4. Effective date.
20 This act shall take effect immediately.
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