§ 18-10-10 — Rural fire department may enter into contract - Power of state and local government agencies to make contract - Reimbursement

government agencies to make contract - Reimbursement.
Any rural fire protection district may elect to enter into a contract with another rural fire
protection district to consolidate or cooperate for mutual fire protection and prevention purposes,
including ambulance or emergency vehicle services. Any rural fire protection district, or two or
more districts operating in conjunction pursuant to this section, may enter into a contract with
any federal, state, or local government agency for fire protection service or fire protection
cooperation, including ambulance or emergency vehicle services. State and local government
agencies have the power to contract for fire protection service or fire protection cooperation.
Federal, state, and local government agencies shall reimburse rural fire protection districts for
fire protection services provided on real property owned by such agencies. Reimbursement
must be on a reasonable annual fee based on the agency's acreage [hectarage] within the rural
fire protection district, but in no event may such fee be an amount greater than if such property
had been subject to property tax levies.