Section 8021. Enhanced fire services in eligible townships of the second class.
(a) Authorization.--Notwithstanding section 3205(a)(4)(i) and (ii) of the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code, an eligible township may, by ordinance, levy an annual tax not exceeding 10 mills and appropriate the revenue collected from the tax for the following purposes:
(1) Purchasing and maintaining fire apparatus and a suitable place to house fire apparatus.
(2) Making appropriations to fire companies located inside and outside the eligible township.
(3) Training of fire company personnel and for fire training schools or centers.
(4) Contracting with adjacent municipal corporations or volunteer fire companies in adjacent municipal corporations for fire protection.
(5) Paying salaries, benefits or other compensation of fire suppression employees of the eligible township or a fire company serving the eligible township.
(b) Notice.--Within 14 days of approving an ordinance levying an annual tax as authorized under subsection (a), the eligible township shall provide a copy of the ordinance to the Office of the State Fire Commissioner and the Local Government Commission.
(c) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection:
"Eligible township." Any township of the second class that is located in a county of the second class A that is contiguous to a city of the first class.
"Municipal corporation." As defined in section 102 of The Second Class Township Code.
(8021 added July 11, 2024, P.L.550, No.54)