Section 8Sec./Art. 8

Local Equity in the BFP Modernization Program. City and municipal governments shall be authorized to use their respective shall from all taxes, fees, and fined collected pursuant to Republic Act No. 9514, for the following purposes:

(a) Operation and maintenance of local fire stations;

(b) Construction, repair, rehabilitation and improvement of local fire stations;

(c) Acquisition of lots and right-of-way for local fire stations;

(d) Acquisition or installation of firefighting equipment, including fire trucks and aerial ladders;

(e) Procurement of personal protective equipment, self-contained breathing apparatus and other firefighting tools; and

(f) Other relevant programs, projects and activities as may be identified by the BFP in accordance with Section 4, subsections (a), (c), and (d) of this Act.

Local government units shall be authorized to implement development programs and projects complementary and supplementary to the BFP Modernization Program, to be charged against the allocation for local development projects as provided in Section 287 of Republic Act No. 7160, as amended:Provided,That development programs and projects implemented by LGUs in accordance with this Act shall be included in their respective local development plans and annual investment programs.