Section 8031. Enhanced fire services in eligible boroughs.
(a) Authorization.--Notwithstanding 8 Pa.C.S. § 1302(a)(6)(i) and (ii) (relating to tax levy), any eligible borough 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 fire engines, fire apparatus and fire hose for the use of the eligible borough or for assisting a fire company in the eligible borough in the purchase, renewal or repair of the fire company's fire engines, fire apparatus or fire hose.
(2) Making appropriations to fire companies both within or outside the eligible borough and contracting with adjacent municipalities or volunteer fire companies in adjacent municipalities for fire protection.
(3) Training of fire personnel and payments to fire training schools and centers.
(4) Purchasing land upon which to erect a firehouse or for the erection and maintenance of a firehouse or fire training school and center.
(5) Paying salaries, benefits or other compensation of fire suppression employees of the eligible borough or a fire company serving the eligible borough.
(b) Notice.--Within 14 days of approving an ordinance levying an annual tax as authorized under subsection (a), the eligible borough 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 borough." Any borough that is located in a county of the second class A that is contiguous to a city of the first class.
"Municipality." As defined in 8 Pa.C.S. § 101.1 (relating to definitions).
(8031 added July 11, 2024, P.L.550, No.54)