Section 8-205 – Annual Appropriation
(a) After consultation with the Association, the Governor may include in the State budget each year an amount for the purposes set forth in subsection (b) of this section. (b) The Association may use money appropriated under subsection (a) of this section to: (1) formulate, publish, and distribute the fire laws of Maryland and other state and federal […]
Section 8-206 – Annual Reports by Association
(a) On or before August 30 of each fiscal year, the Association shall submit to the Department, the Legislative Auditor, and to the Board of Public Works an annual report that includes: (1) the number and total amount of grants and the number and total amount of loans made in the previous fiscal year; (2) for each grant […]
Section 8-301 – Contribution of Money to Volunteer Fire Companies — in General
(a) This section does not apply to Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, Cecil County, Howard County, Prince George’s County, Queen Anne’s County, and Worcester County. (b) The county commissioners of each county have the express power to contribute money to a volunteer fire company in the county.
Section 8-302 – Contribution of Money to Volunteer Fire Companies — Dorchester County
(a) This section applies only to Dorchester County. (b) (1) Subject to paragraph (4) of this subsection, the County Commissioners of Dorchester County shall pay at least the sum of $118,500 each year to the volunteer fire companies in the county for their benefit as long as the volunteer fire companies are active, fire-fighting organizations. (2) Each volunteer fire […]
Section 8-303 – Guarantee of Loans to Volunteer Fire Companies
(a) This section applies to Allegany County, Calvert County, Charles County, Frederick County, Garrett County, Kent County, and St. Mary’s County. (b) The county commissioners of a county subject to this section have the express power to guarantee or insure financial loans made by a governmental third party to a volunteer fire company that: (1) is located within […]
Section 8-203 – Volunteer Company Assistance Fund — Purpose; Grants
(a) The purpose of the Fund is to ensure adequate fire protection and rescue services in the State. (b) A grant or loan awarded under this section shall be used only for purchasing, replacing, or improving: (1) equipment, including elevated equipment, pumpers, tankers, ladder trucks, ambulances, rescue vehicles, or other large equipment used for fire fighting and emergency […]
Section 8-204 – Volunteer Company Assistance Fund — Requests for Money
(a) (1) A volunteer company shall submit each request for a grant or loan from the Fund to the Association for approval by a board of review in accordance with the Association’s bylaws. (2) Each request for a grant or loan shall include: (i) financial statements for the 2 fiscal years immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the […]
Section 8-102 – Senator William H. Amoss Fire, Rescue, and Ambulance Fund
(a) There is a Senator William H. Amoss Fire, Rescue, and Ambulance Fund. (b) The purposes of the Fund are to promote: (1) the delivery of effective and high quality fire protection, rescue, and ambulance services in the State; (2) increased financial support for fire, rescue, and ambulance companies by counties; and (3) the continued financial viability of volunteer fire, […]
Section 8-103 – Allocation and Distribution of Money
(a) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, each county shall receive an initial allocation of money based on a percentage to be determined in the following manner: (1) the Director of Assessments and Taxation shall certify to the Secretary each county’s total percentage of land use property tax accounts, including vacant unimproved properties, relative to the […]
Section 8-104 – Use and Expenditures of Money
(a) (1) (i) The money distributed under this subtitle shall be used by each county for the purposes listed in § 8–102(f)(1) of this subtitle as an addition to and may not be substituted for any money appropriated from sources other than the Fund. (ii) In each fiscal year, each county shall make expenditures for fire protection from sources […]