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2004 SESSION

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HB 746 Law enforcement and fire and rescue services; review by Secretary of Public Safety.

Introduced by: Robert G. Marshall | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Secretary of Public Safety; assessment of local law-enforcement and fire and rescue services. Requires the Secretary of Public Safety to undertake a comprehensive assessment of the adequacy of law-enforcement and fire and rescue services provided to the citizens of each locality in the Commonwealth. The factors to be considered by the Secretary in performing each local assessment shall be established by the Secretary working in conjunction with the Department of Emergency Management, the Department of Fire Programs, the Department of Criminal Justice Services, the Department of State Police, and any other state executive agency deemed appropriate by the Secretary. Upon a determination of inadequacy and failure of the locality to cure, the Secretary shall establish and collect a fee from the builder of each new residential unit constructed in the locality until such time as the Secretary determines that the local law-enforcement and fire and rescue services are adequate and are likely to remain adequate for at least the next five years. The Secretary shall make disbursements to the locality from such account for the acquisition, improvement or development of new or existing law enforcement or fire and rescue services.


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