House File 2479 H-8371 Amend House File 2479 as follows: 1 1. By striking page 1, line 1, through page 3, line 18, and 2 inserting: 3 < Section 1. Section 359.42, Code 2018, is amended to read 4 as follows: 5 359.42 Township fire protection service, emergency warning 6 system, and emergency medical service. 7 Except as otherwise provided in section 331.385 , the 8 trustees of each township shall provide fire protection service 9 for the township, exclusive of any part of the township within 10 a benefited fire district and may provide emergency medical 11 service. However, except as otherwise provided in section 12 331.385, the trustees of a township shall provide emergency 13 medical service for the township if required to do so by a 14 proposition approved under section 359.44. The trustees may 15 purchase, own, rent, or maintain fire protection service or 16 emergency medical service apparatus or equipment or both 17 kinds of apparatus or equipment and provide housing for the 18 equipment. The trustees of a township which is located within 19 a county having a population of three hundred thousand or 20 more may also establish and maintain an emergency warning 21 system within the township. The trustees may contract with a 22 public or private agency under chapter 28E for the purpose of 23 providing any service or system required or authorized under 24 this section . > 25 2. By striking page 4, line 35, through page 5, line 4. 26 3. Page 5, line 5, by striking < 4. > and inserting < 3. > 27 4. Page 5, line 15, by striking < 5. > and inserting < 4. > 28 5. Page 5, line 17, by striking < 6. > and inserting < 5. > 29 6. Page 5, by striking line 22 and inserting: 30 < 6. In lieu of the procedure under subsection 5, the > 31 7. Page 5, by striking lines 27 through 31. 32 8. Title page, by striking lines 1 through 5 and inserting 33 < An Act establishing a process for voter approval of a 34 proposition to require a township to provide emergency medical 35 -1- HF2479.5192 (3) 87 md/rj 1/ 2 #1. #2. #3. #4. #5. #6. #7.