§ 14-23-4-6 — Payments to counties; distributions to fire departments

Indiana § 14-23-4-6

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 23: FORESTRY
• Ch. 4: State Forest Management

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(a) Pro rata payments to a county shall be made
at the close of each fiscal year on a fiscal year basis. The payments
shall be made to the county by certification on the part of the
department of the specific amounts due the county upon submission by
the county of state vouchers stating the amounts due. The payments
shall be made by the department in the same manner and procedure as
other voucher claims upon the state are paid.
(b) Subject to subsection (c), fifty percent (50%) of the payments
made to each county under this section shall be appropriated and
equally distributed to the volunteer fire departments within the county
that have a cooperative lease agreement or contract with the division
of forestry.
(c) Unless the county legislative body allows a greater distribution,
each fire department is limited to receiving a maximum annual
distribution under this section of one thousand dollars ($1,000).
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-5-4-6.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.66-2006, SEC.29.