SB1681ham002 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Jay Hoffman

Filed: 5/19/2014

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1681

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1681 as follows:

on page 2, immediately below line 4, by inserting the following:

"Section 7. Application. This Act does not apply to any unit of local government that has entered into a consolidation agreement with one or more units of local government that includes the consolidation of the delivery of fire protection or emergency medical services under a single chain of command. Additionally, this Act does not apply to any unit of local government that has adopted a resolution declaring the intent to consolidate the delivery of fire protection or emergency medical services under a single chain of command with one or more units of local government. The resolution shall exempt the local government from the provisions of this Act for one year following its passage. The existence of an automatic aid agreement or mutual aid agreements does not constitute a consolidation for the purposes of this Section."; and

on page 5, by replacing lines 8 through 10 with the following: "(i) at least 8% of the total votes cast for candidates for Governor in the preceding gubernatorial election in each of the units of local governments included in the Regional Fire Protection Agency; or (ii) at least 500 legal voters in each of the units of local government to be included"; and

on page 13, by deleting lines 6 through 17; and

on page 20, by deleting lines 14 through 16.