§ 8-17-255 — Disposition of Funds

Alabama § 8-17-255

• Jurisdiction: Alabama
• Title 8: Commercial Law and Consumer Protection
• Ch. 17: Regulation of Certain Goods and Products
• Art. 9: Explosives

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All sums received through the payment of fees and the recovery of civil penalties, grants, and appropriations by the Legislature shall be deposited in the State Treasury and credited to the State Fire Marshal’s Fund authorized by Section 36-19-31. This fund shall be available to the State Fire Marshal for the operation of the State Fire Marshal’s Offices, including expenditure in the administration and enforcement of this article, Article 8, Article 8A, and Article 10, training, research programs, and to support fire safety and prevention programs. Provided, however, that no funds shall be withdrawn or expended except as budgeted and allocated according to Sections 41-4-80 to 41-4-96 and Sections 41-19-1 to 41-19-12, inclusive, and only in amounts as stipulated in the general appropriations bills or other appropriations bills. Any unencumbered and any unexpended balance of this fund remaining at the end of any fiscal year shall not lapse or revert to the General Fund, but shall be carried forward for the purposes of this article until expended.

Legislative History

(Acts 1993, No. 93-713, p. 1391, §16; Act 2021-399, §1.)