Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 8908 – Aerial Fire Suppression Fund
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1. Establishment of fund. The Aerial Fire Suppression 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 to ensure the viability of its aerial fire suppression program. The bureau may assess charges to agencies of the State for the use of the bureau’s aerial fire suppression resources for purposes other than fire suppression 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 2005, c. 28, §1 (NEW); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §7 (REV); PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §23 (REV).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 8908
- 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
- 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. Use of fund. The bureau may use the fund to pay operating expenses and to purchase aerial fire suppression resources, including helicopters, airplanes and spare parts, in accordance with the bureau’s plan to diversify and modernize its aerial fire suppression fleet.
[PL 2019, c. 616, Pt. K, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2005, c. 28, §1 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §7 (REV). PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §23 (REV). PL 2019, c. 616, Pt. K, §1 (AMD).