Pennsylvania Act 2006-153 — PROCUREMENT (62 PA.C.S.) - COOPERATIVE PURCHASE OF FIRE, RESCUE AND AMBULANCE COMPANY SUPPLIES

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PROCUREMENT (62 PA.C.S.) - COOPERATIVE PURCHASE OF FIRE, RESCUE AND
                        AMBULANCE COMPANY SUPPLIES
                 Act of Nov. 29, 2006, P.L. 1417, No. 153             Cl. 62
                             Session of 2006
                               No. 2006-153

     HB 105

                                  AN ACT

     Amending Title 62 (Procurement) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
        Statutes, providing for cooperative purchase of fire, rescue
        and ambulance company supplies.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  Title 62 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
     Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
      § 1913.  Cooperative purchase of fire, rescue and ambulance
                company supplies.
        (a)  Contract for supplies.--The department shall enter into
     and make available to local public emergency procurement units a
     contract or contracts for accessory equipment, apparatus
     equipment, communications equipment, protective equipment,
     rescue vehicles and utility or special vehicles, as these terms
     are defined in the act of July 15, 1976 (P.L.1036, No.208),
     known as the Volunteer Fire Company, Ambulance Service and
     Rescue Squad Assistance Act.
        (b)  Establishment of list.--No later than April 1 of each
     calendar year, the standing committee on Veterans Affairs and
     Emergency Preparedness of the Senate and the standing committee
     on Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness of the House of
     Representatives shall prepare and transmit to the Secretary of
     General Services a suggested list of items used by local public
     emergency procurement units in the performance of their duties
     for department procurements under subsection (a).
        (c)  Definition.--As used in this section, the term "local
     public emergency procurement unit" means a local public
     procurement unit which is any of the following:
            (1)  A nonprofit, volunteer or municipal fire company.
            (2)  A nonprofit, volunteer or municipal rescue company.
            (3)  A nonprofit, volunteer or municipal ambulance
        company.
            (4)  A nonprofit Statewide, county or regional fire,
        ambulance or rescue support organization.
        Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

     APPROVED--The 29th day of November, A. D. 2006.

     EDWARD G. RENDELL