The Legislature hereby finds and declares: (a) That a significant part of the population of this state does not have adequate emergency ambulance service; (b) That the establishment and maintenance of adequate emergency ambulance systems for the entire state is necessary to promote the health and welfare of the citizens and residents of this state; (c) That emergency ambulance service is not likely to become available to all the citizens and residents of this state unless specific requirements therefor are provided by law; (d) That emergency ambulance service is a public purpaose and a responsibility of government for which public money may be spent; and (e) This article is enacted in view of these findings and shall be liberally construed in the light thereof.
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