Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 9205 – Payment of costs beyond 1/4 of 1% of state valuation
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 9205
- Municipality: includes cities, towns and plantations, except that "municipality" does not include plantations in Title 10, chapter 110, subchapter IV; or Title 30?A, Part 2. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
All forest fire suppression costs in municipalities in an amount greater than 1/4 of 1% of the state valuation of the municipality in which the fire occurred, excluding any costs for use or loss of that municipality’s municipally owned equipment, must be paid by the State on a calendar year basis. Any municipality, in order to pay labor quickly, may pay beyond 1/4 of 1% of its state valuation and submit for full state reimbursement or forward the unpaid bills, approved by the state forest ranger in charge, for payment. [PL 1991, c. 780, Pt. MM, §2 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 556, §11 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 108, §5 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 780, §MM2 (AMD).