Pennsylvania § 79A02 Purpose

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 79A02 — Purpose

Pennsylvania § 79A02

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 35HEALTH AND SAFETY

PartPART V

Ch. 79AINCENTIVES FOR MUNICIPAL VOLUNTEERS OF FIRE COMPANIES AND NONPROFIT EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AGENCIES

Subch.PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS

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Bluebook

35 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 79A02 (2026).

Text

The purpose of this chapter is to authorize municipalities to enact a tax credit against an active volunteer's tax liability as a financial incentive to:

(1)Acknowledge the value and the absence of any public cost for volunteer fire protection and nonprofit emergency medical services provided by active volunteers.

(2)Encourage individuals to volunteer or for former volunteers to consider rejoining as active volunteers in a volunteer fire company or nonprofit emergency medical services agency.

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The purpose of this chapter is to authorize municipalities to enact a tax credit against an active volunteer's tax liability as a financial incentive to:

(1) Acknowledge the value and the absence of any public cost for volunteer fire protection and nonprofit emergency medical services provided by active volunteers.

(2) Encourage individuals to volunteer or for former volunteers to consider rejoining as active volunteers in a volunteer fire company or nonprofit emergency medical services agency.