House File 2479 H-8368 Amend House File 2479 as follows: 1 1. Page 1, line 35, after < election. > by inserting < However, 2 to reduce emergency medical service response times and the 3 quality of emergency medical service provided to the township, 4 taxes collected under this paragraph in excess of the amount 5 of taxes resulting from imposition of the tax at the rate 6 specified in paragraph “a” shall be used exclusively for the 7 provision of emergency medical service in the township by 8 firefighters or emergency medical service personnel residing in 9 the township or by emergency medical service providers located 10 in the township, including for the training of such personnel 11 and the purchase of emergency medical service equipment. > 12 ______________________________ ZUMBACH of Linn -1- HF2479.5140 (1) 87 md/rj 1/ 1 #1.