(1) Establishing or modernizing facilities that house firefighting equipment, ambulance or rescue vehicles. The amount of a loan for establishing or modernizing facilities made to any one fire company or EMS company shall not exceed 50% of the total cost of the facilities or modernization or $450,000, whichever is less, and a notarized financial statement filed under subsection (c) shall show that the applicant has available 20% of the total cost of the facilities in unobligated funds. Proceeds of the loan shall be used only for purposes of structure or land acquisition or renovation or construction and shall not be used for payment of fees for design, planning, preparation of applications or any other cost not directly attributable to structure or land acquisition or renovation or construction.

(2) Purchasing firefighting apparatus, ambulances or rescue vehicles. The amount of a loan made for purchasing firefighting apparatus to any one fire company shall not exceed $250,000 for any single firefighting apparatus equipment or utility or special service vehicle or heavy duty rescue vehicle as defined by regulation or guideline, or 50% of the total cost of the equipment or vehicle, whichever is less, except for loans for aerial apparatus as defined by regulation or guideline, which shall not exceed $350,000. The amount of a loan made to any one fire company or EMS company for any ambulance or light duty rescue vehicle as defined by regulation or guideline shall not exceed $125,000 and for a watercraft rescue vehicle shall not exceed $35,000 or 50% of the cost of the ambulance or rescue vehicle, whichever is less, and a notarized financial statement filed under subsection (c) shall show that the applicant has available 20% of the total cost of the vehicle in unobligated funds.

(3) Purchasing protective, accessory or communication equipment. No fire company or EMS company shall receive a loan for protective, accessory or communicative equipment more than once in any five-year period. Each fire company or EMS company may apply for a loan for a mobile and portable radio unit for each existing serviceable apparatus equipment, ambulance or rescue vehicle. Radio equipment obtained through loans under this subchapter shall be equipped with a frequency or frequencies licensed by the Federal Communications Commission for firefighting or emergency response purposes. A notarized financial statement shall be filed and loans under this subchapter for the purchase of protective, accessory or communicative equipment shall not exceed $25,000.

(4) Refinancing debt incurred or contracts entered into after November 4, 1975, and used for the purchase of apparatus equipment or for the construction or modernization of facilities or for modification of apparatus equipment in order to comply with National Fire Protection Association standards.

(5) Repair or rehabilitation of apparatus equipment. Where it has been determined that existing apparatus equipment no longer meets the standards of the National Fire Protection Association and the repair or rehabilitation of such equipment will bring it in compliance with National Fire Protection Association standards, loans for the repair or rehabilitation for a single apparatus equipment shall be for at least $3,000 but shall not exceed the lesser of $80,000 or 80% of the total cost of repair or rehabilitation.

(6) Purchasing of used firefighting apparatus, equipment, used ambulances, used rescue vehicles, used communications equipment, used accessory equipment or used protective equipment, except that the used vehicles and equipment shall meet the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards and loans for the purchase of a used single apparatus equipment shall not exceed $200,000 or 80% of the total cost of the equipment, whichever is less.

(7) Deleted by 2020, Oct. 29, P.L. 739, No. 91, § 4, effective in 60 days [Dec. 28, 2020].

(1) The chair of the Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee of the Senate or the chair's designee.

(2) The minority chair of the Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee of the Senate or the minority chair's designee.

(3) The chair of the Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee of the House of Representatives or the chair's designee.

(4) The minority chair of the Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee of the House of Representatives or the minority chair's designee.

(5) The director of the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services in the Department of Health or the director's designee.

(6) A representative of the Pennsylvania Fire and Emergency Services Institute.

(7) A representative of the Firemen's Association of the State of Pennsylvania.

(8) A representative of the Ambulance Association of Pennsylvania.

(9) A representative of the Pennsylvania Emergency Health Services Council.

(10) A representative of the Pennsylvania Professional Fire Fighters Association.

(11) A representative of the Pennsylvania Career Fire Chiefs Association.

(12) The Secretary of Community and Economic Development or the secretary's designee.

(13) The Secretary of Conservation and Natural Resources or the secretary's designee.

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a fire company or EMS company shall not be eligible for more than three loans at one time.

(2) If more than one fire company or EMS company merge or consolidate into a single entity, as determined by the commissioner, the entity shall be eligible for not more than ten loans at one time for a period of ten years from the date of the merger or consolidation.