40-17-359
Section 40-17-359 Distribution and use of proceeds. (a) For the purpose of this section,
the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed below: (1) BASE ANNUAL COUNTY DISTRIBUTION.
Five hundred fifty thousand dollars ($550,000). (2) COST OF COLLECTION. The amounts from the
proceeds of the highway gasoline tax that may be appropriated by the Legislature to the department
for its operating expenses. (3) COUNTY. Each county in the state. (4) FISCAL YEAR. The fiscal
year of the state. (5) DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. The Department of Transportation of the
state. (6) HIGHWAY GASOLINE TAX. Both of the following: a. The excise tax levied under subdivision
(1) of subsection (a) of Section 40-17-325, with the exception of those portions of
the tax levied on aviation fuel and marine gasoline. b. The excise tax levied by Sections
40-17-140 to 40-17-155, inclusive, except that portion of the tax imposed on diesel fuel.
(7) LOCAL SUBDIVISIONS' SHARES OF THE NET TAX PROCEEDS. The 55 percent...
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45-23-141.04
Section 45-23-141.04 Fee - Collection, administration, and enforcement. The fire and
emergency medical service fee shall be collected, administered, and enforced at the same manner,
and under the same requirements and laws as are the ad valorem taxes of the state. In the
case of mobile homes, the fee shall be collected, administered, and enforced at the same time,
in the same manner, and under the same requirements and laws as the annual registration fee
for manufactured homes provided in Section 40-12-255. The proceeds of the fee shall
be paid into a special county fire and emergency medical services fund. Within 30 days of
payment into the special fund, the county commission shall transfer the funds to the Dale
County Volunteer Firefighters Association and the Dale County Rescue Squad Association in
the following manner: Twenty percent of the fee shall go the Dale County Rescue Squad Association
to be divided evenly among Dale County's eligible emergency medical service squads; 80...

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45-23-141.09
Section 45-23-141.09 Forfeiture of funds. The purposes and use of funds generated by
this part is to enable all participating volunteer fire departments in Dale County to lower
their ISO ratings and to enable emergency medical service squads to guarantee emergency medical
services to the citizens of the county. All fire departments are required to attain and maintain
an ISO rating of "8/9" or below, within six years of the approval of this part.
Any departments not attaining this level or failing to maintain this level shall forfeit funds
generated by this part until such time as the "8/9" rating is attained or reattained.
Forfeited funds per this section shall be used or designated for use by the county
volunteer firefighters association for fire protection in the affected district. All emergency
medical service squads are required to attain and maintain a basic life support ambulance
transport license with the Alabama Department of Public Health. Any emergency medical service
squad...
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36-30-1
Section 36-30-1 Definitions; dependents; persons eligible for compensation. (a) For
the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
(1) AWARDING AUTHORITY. The State Board of Adjustment, created and existing pursuant to Article
4, Chapter 9 of Title 41. (2) COMPENSATION. The money benefits paid on account of injury or
death which occurred during the course of employment or activity as a peace officer or firefighter
and is in the nature of workers' compensation. (3) DEPENDENT CHILD. An unmarried child under
the age of 18 years, or one over the age of 18 who is physically or mentally incapacitated
from earning. (4) DIRECT AND PROXIMATE RESULT OF A HEART ATTACK OR STROKE. Death resulting
from a heart attack or stroke caused by engaging or participating in a situation while on
duty involving nonroutine stressful or strenuous physical law enforcement, fire suppression,
rescue, hazardous material response, emergency medical service, prison...
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45-40-141.06
Section 45-40-141.06 Use of funds. Funds disbursed to eligible volunteer fire departments
pursuant to this part shall be expended only for fire protection and emergency medical services,
including training, supplies, buildings, capital improvements, equipment, insurance, professional
services, and dues. The funds shall not be expended for salaries, food, drink, social activities,
or fund-raising activities. After receiving funds, the volunteer fire departments shall keep
accurate records to verify that the funds are properly expended. By September 15th of each
year, the department shall file a report with the county association detailing the expenditure
of all funds during the previous 12 months and setting out a schedule of all proposed projects.
The filing shall account for all unspent funds and whether any unspent funds have been obligated.
Unspent funds that have not been obligated which exceed the amount of total receipts paid
to the department for the prior year from this fee...
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45-45-244.01
Section 45-45-244.01 Collection; disposition of funds. Any privilege or license fee
levied by the Madison County Commission shall be collected by the Madison County Commission,
and the net proceeds from the privilege or license fee, less a reasonable cost of collection
which shall be retained by the Madison County Commission, shall be paid into the county treasury
and distributed as follows: (1) Fifty percent to the Madison County General Fund. (2) Twenty-five
percent to the Madison County Board of Education to be used for the purchase of school supplies,
books, and equipment but no portion of these funds shall be used to pay for salaries or capital
improvements. (3) Twenty-five percent to volunteer fire departments located in Madison County
to be distributed in the same percentages as the 3 mil ad valorem tax for fire protection
is distributed among the volunteer fire departments located in Madison County. (Act 2011-658,
p. 1748, § 3.)...
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22-18-44
Section 22-18-44 Applicability of chapter and rules of board to volunteer fire departments.
Neither the provisions of this chapter nor rules of the board adopted thereunder shall apply
to volunteer fire departments which are not regularly engaged in the provision of emergency
medical care and which offer only Basic Life Support response and do not transport. Volunteer
fire departments which regularly provide emergency medical care shall be subject to this chapter,
except when entitled to an exemption pursuant to Section 22-18-2. Provided, however,
that this chapter and regulations adopted thereunder shall govern only the EMS functions of
volunteer fire departments and shall not apply to their firefighting functions or other functions.
A volunteer fire department shall have in place a system for the emergency treatment or transport
of motor vehicle crash victims, or other trauma victims or emergency patients to be deemed
to be regularly engaged in the provision of emergency medical...
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45-5-246.07
Section 45-5-246.07 Disposition of funds. All taxes collected under this part shall
be remitted to Blount County as all other sales and use taxes applicable to the county, whether
imposed by state statutes or local act. All net proceeds from the tax authorized by this part
shall be distributed as follows: (1) The first fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) collected
annually shall be remitted to the Blount County Commission for disbursement equally to the
fire departments with ISO ratings of 9 or below located within Blount County, which shall
include the Blount County Rescue Squad. (2) Of the remaining proceeds, fifty percent (50%)
to the Blount County Commission restricted to the general maintenance and construction of
county roads and bridges classified as farm-to-market roadways, major or minor collectors,
or other roadways that have previously received federal aid, with the first 100 miles of roadways
so described, to be renovated pursuant to step two of the moving Blount County...
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45-6-246.07
Section 45-6-246.07 THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE
2017 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE APRIL 26, 2016. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.
All taxes collected under this part shall be remitted to Blount County as all other sales
and use taxes applicable to the county, whether imposed by state statutes or local act. All
net proceeds from the tax authorized by this part shall be distributed as follows: (1) The
first fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) collected annually shall be remitted to the Blount
County Commission for disbursement equally to the fire departments with ISO ratings of 9 or
below located within Blount County, which shall include the Blount County Rescue Squad. (2)
Of the remaining proceeds, fifty percent (50%) to the Blount County Commission restricted
to the general maintenance and construction of county roads and bridges classified as farm-to-market
roadways, major or minor collectors, or other roadways that have previously received federal...

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9-3-18
Section 9-3-18 Public governmental entities, political subdivisions, etc., authorized
to make donations to organizations deemed public in nature. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature
that this section provides assistance to organized volunteer fire departments and organized
search, air, and rescue squads including South Alabama Air Rescue, Incorporated, and other
nonprofit organizations which provide search, air, or rescue services to the public. The Legislature
deems these organizations public in nature, as they protect the health, safety, and welfare
of the public. (b) The state and any department, office, or agency of the state, and any county,
any municipality, any fire, water, sewer, garbage, or school district, or any other public
governmental entity or political subdivision may donate money, property, equipment, or other
thing of value to those organizations deemed public in nature as specified in subsection (a).
Unless the donating agency or entity specifies otherwise at the...
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