[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of Upper Hanover as indicated in article histories.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 12-11-2001]
Upper Hanover Township, by and through its authority
and relationship with the aforesaid volunteer fire companies,[1] hereby recognizes the authority and authorizes the volunteer
fire companies to recover the reasonable costs of fire-fighting materials,
equipment, personnel hours and hazardous abatement materials involving
any hazardous materials incident, environmental incident, or safety
and rescue incident or operation, including vehicular accidents.
[1]
Editor's Note: “Aforesaid volunteer
fire companies” refers to East Greenville Fire Company, Pennsburg
Fire Company, Red Hill Fire Company and Goodwill Fire Company (Bally),
which are enumerated in the preface to the resolution that adopted
this article.
Said reasonable costs as outlined above may
be recovered directly by the volunteer fire companies, through the
Township with the consent of the Supervisors or by agreement with
the Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency as an authorized
agent for the collection of said reasonable costs. The utilization
of the Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency shall be for
those situations deemed by the Montgomery County Emergency Management
Agency as appropriate for collection through the Agency, principally
those incidents involving the use of hazardous abatement materials
and/or incidents directly involving the Montgomery County Emergency
Management Agency.
In addition to the aforementioned reasonable
costs, the volunteer fire companies, Upper Hanover Township or Montgomery
County Emergency Management Agency shall be authorized to collect
a reasonable interest, as well as a reasonable administrative fee
for collecting same, and any and all additional fees as may be authorized
by the Hazardous Material and Emergency Planning and Response Act[1] or authorized by any other statute, case law or common
law.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 6022.101
et seq.
