§ 19-13-301 — Search and rescue account; created; expenditures

(a) The search and rescue account is created. Fees
identified in W.S. 23-2-101, 23-2-201, 31-2-234, 31-2-404,
31-2-409, 31-2-703, 41-13-109 and 41-13-110 shall be deposited
in the state treasury to the credit of this account.
(b) Revenues deposited within the search and rescue
account shall be expended by the Wyoming office of homeland
security to reimburse counties for costs directly incurred in a
specific search and rescue operation, subject to W.S. 19-13-302
and rules and regulations adopted by the Wyoming search and
rescue council. Expenditures for reimbursement pursuant to this
subsection shall receive priority over all other authorized
account expenditures. No revenues deposited within the account
shall be used to reimburse counties for any salary or benefits
normally paid to its employees.
(c) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Wyoming
office of homeland security may expend revenues available within
the search and rescue account for other search and rescue
program purposes including:
(i) Administration of the Wyoming search and rescue
program;
(ii) Search and rescue training programs for Wyoming
search and rescue personnel;
(iii) Acquisition and maintenance of search and
rescue equipment used in Wyoming;
(iv) Development and maintenance of statewide search
and rescue overhead teams.
(d) The state treasurer is hereby authorized and directed
to receive and credit to the search and rescue account any
grant, donation or bequest that is made to the search and rescue
account for the purposes provided by W.S. 31-2-234. The state
treasurer shall invest any money received under this subsection
in accordance with law and the investment earnings received
thereon shall be deposited into the search and rescue account.