Sec. 8.1. (a) The fiscal body of each city or town that establishes a fire department under IC 36-8-2-3 may, by ordinance or resolution, establish a hazardous materials response fund.

     (b) The hazardous materials response fund shall be administered by the unit’s fiscal officer, and the expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund. Money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund may be invested in the same manner as other public funds may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund. Money in the fund at the end of a particular fiscal year does not revert to the unit’s general fund.

As added by P.L.173-2003, SEC.38.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-8-12.2-8.1

  • fire department: means a fire department that:

    Indiana Code 36-8-12.2-2

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.