45-42-140.03
Section 45-42-140.03 Fire protection service fee - Collection, administration, and enforcement. The fire protection service fee shall be collected, administered, and enforced as closely as possible at the same time, in 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 as closely as possible 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 fund. Within 30 days of payment into the special fund, the county commission shall divide the funds equally among all eligible volunteer fire departments and the Limestone County Association of Volunteer Fire Departments. The county commission may establish rules and procedures regarding the transfer, investing, accounting, and handling of the...
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45-43-140
Section 45-43-140 Forest fire protection. (a) The County Commission of Lowndes County is authorized, when the need exists, to provide protection against forest fires in Lowndes County by participating in the Alabama Forestry Commission's fire protection program in the manner hereinafter specified. (b)(1) After the Lowndes County Commission has determined that such a need does exist in Lowndes County, the county commission, in the manner hereinafter specified, may provide for a financial charge or tax to be paid by the owners of forest lands located in Lowndes County for the use of the land for timber growing purposes amounting to the whole or any part of the cost of such fire protection program, but not in excess of ten cents ($.10) per acre, provided such financial charge or tax is not greater then the benefit accruing to such forest lands due to availability of such fire protection. (2) Forest lands as used in this section, shall mean any land which supports a forest growth, or which...
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45-44-140.02
Section 45-44-140.02 Hearing; determination of amounts. The need for such financial charge or tax to provide forest fire protection within the county shall be determined by the county commission after a public hearing is held thereon. Notice of such public hearing shall be given by the county commission for a period of two consecutive weeks by advertisement in a newspaper of general circulation in Macon County. Such advertisement shall indicate the date, time, and place of the hearing, the manner proposed to finance such fire protection program, and the part of the cost of such that is proposed to be paid by the owners of forest lands. Any person owning forest land in Macon County may appear in person or by attorney at such time and place and make defense against such financial charge or tax or the amount thereof. After such hearing the county commission shall determine whether or not a need exists for such a charge or tax; and if a need is found to exist for such financial charge or...
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45-47-140
Section 45-47-140 Forest fire protection. (a) The County Commission of Marion County is authorized, when the need exists, to provide protection against forest fires in Marion County by participating in the Alabama Forestry Commission's fire protection program in the manner hereinafter specified. (b)(1) After the Marion County Commission has determined that such a need does exist in Marion County, the county commission, in the manner hereinafter specified, may provide for a finance charge to be paid by the owners of forest lands located in Marion County for the use of the land for timber growing purposes amounting to the whole or any part of the cost of such fire protection program, but not in excess of ten cents ($.10) per acre, provided such finance charge is not greater than the benefit accruing to such forest lands due to availability of such fire protection. (2) Forest lands, as used in this section, shall mean any land which supports a forest growth or which is being used or...
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45-23-141.06
Section 45-23-141.06 Disposition of funds. Funds paid to the county firefighters and rescue squad association, to be distributed to volunteer fire departments and emergency medical service squads, shall only be expended for fire protection and emergency medical services, including training, supplies, and equipment. The funds may also be expended to purchase insurance, including liability insurance, to insure coverage of acts or omissions which are directly related to the functions of a volunteer fire department or emergency medical service squad which are committed by a volunteer fire department or emergency medical service squad and the personnel of a volunteer fire department or emergency medical service squad. The funds may not be expended for salaries, food, drink, social activities, or fund-raising activities. After receiving the funds, the volunteer fire departments and emergency medical service squads shall keep accurate records to verify that the funds were properly expended....
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45-26-141.04
Section 45-26-141.04 Fire protection fee - Eligibility to receive proceeds. To be eligible to receive proceeds from the fire protection fee, each department shall be a member in good standing in the Elmore County Firefighters Association. For the purpose of this part, good standing is defined as being current on all association dues, being incorporated as a nonprofit organization, having a bonded official responsible for the use of any proceeds of the fire protection fee, and, except for municipal fire departments, being recognized by the Alabama Forestry Commission as a volunteer fire department. A municipal fire department may have paid employees provided the employees are not paid from the proceeds from the fire protection fee. Departments not in good standing may be subject to withholding of proceeds from the fire protection fee until their good standing status has been restored. Upon the dissolution or abandonment of any eligible department, remaining proceeds, assets purchased...
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32-6-270
Section 32-6-270 "Firefighter" and "retired volunteer firefighter" defined. (a) As used in this division, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning: "Firefighter" means a current member or members of, or a retired member or members from, a paid, part-paid or volunteer fire department of a city, town, county, or other subdivision of the state or civilian federal firefighters or of a public corporation organized for the purpose of providing water, water systems, fire protection services, or fire protection facilities in the state; and such words shall include the chief, assistant chief, wardens, engineers, captains, firemen, and all other officers and employees of such departments who actually engage in fire fighting or in rendering first aid in case of drownings or asphyxiation at the scene of action. (b) As used in this division, the term "retired volunteer firefighter" means someone that has retired from performing the required duties of a firefighter on a voluntary...
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45-16-140.06
Section 45-16-140.06 Transfer of funds upon dissolution or abandonment of volunteer fire department. Upon dissolution or abandonment of any eligible fire department or emergency medical service squad and after all lawful indebtedness has been satisfied, any remaining funds derived from this article or any assets purchased with funds derived from this article shall be transferred to the Coffee County Commission. If a fire department is abandoned or dissolved, the Coffee County Commission shall transfer the funds to the Coffee County Volunteer Firefighters Association. If an emergency medical service squad is abandoned or dissolved, the Coffee County Commission shall transfer the funds to the Coffee County General Fund. Those entities shall distribute remaining funds in the best interest of providing emergency medical services and fire protection in the area once served by the abandoned or dissolved fire department or emergency medical service squad. In the event there are no fire...
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45-44-140.05
Section 45-44-140.05 Collection and disposition of funds. The tax herein imposed shall be due and payable quarterly to the Macon County Tax Collector, and shall, when collected, be paid by such Macon County Tax Collector to the Treasury of Macon County. All monies collected in accordance with this part shall be spent in participating in the Alabama Forestry Commission's forest fire protection program in Macon County. (Act 81-845, p. 1520, ยง 6.)...
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45-49A-30.01
Section 45-49A-30.01 Official volunteer fire department; official historical society. (a) The governing body of the City of Citronelle shall designate the volunteer fire department serving the city and a historical society as the official volunteer fire department and the official historical society for the purposes of this section. There is hereby created a board to be composed of three persons, one person appointed by the official volunteer fire department, one person appointed by the official historical society, and one person appointed by the governing body of the city. Appointees shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority and vacancies shall be filled by the appointing authority. Appointees shall serve without compensation. (b) Twenty percent of all tax proceeds of the four percent tax paid to the City of Citronelle pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of Section 40-20-8, as last amended, up to a maximum of two thousand dollars ($2,000) each per month for the...
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