Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 10262 – Warden Service Aircraft Fund
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1. Fund established. The Warden Service Aircraft Fund, referred to in this section as “the fund,” is established through the Office of the State Controller as a nonlapsing fund under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Warden Service within the department, referred to in this section as the “bureau,” to ensure the viability of its aviation program.
[PL 2009, c. 146, §5 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 10262
- Aircraft: means a machine or device designed for flight. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 10001
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Department: means the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 10001
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
2. Funding. The bureau may assess charges consisting of direct operating costs of the aircraft to agencies of the State for the use of the bureau’s aircraft resources for purposes other than warden service activities and shall deposit any such money received into the fund. The bureau may apply for and accept any appropriation, grant, gift or service made available from any public or private source consistent with the purpose of this section and shall deposit any such money into the fund.
[PL 2009, c. 146, §5 (NEW).]
3. Fund uses. The bureau may use the fund to purchase aviation equipment and pay for operational expenses, including but not limited to maintenance, repairs, fuel and spare parts, in accordance with the bureau’s plan to diversify and modernize its aviation program.
[PL 2009, c. 146, §5 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2009, c. 146, §5 (NEW).