Sec. 23-37b. Forest fire-fighting equipment account.
Sec. 23-37b. Forest fire-fighting equipment account. (a) There is established
within the General Fund a separate account to be known as the forest fire-fighting equipment account, for the purpose of providing money for the purchase by the Commissioner
of Environmental Protection of forest fire-fighting equipment, including, but not limited
to, backpack pumps, rakes, brooms and shovels. The commissioner may sell such equipment to any fire company that may be called upon to fight forest fires. The amount paid
by the fire company for such equipment shall be the approximate cost of the equipment
to the commissioner. Any revenue received for the sale of equipment shall be credited to
said account and may be used for additional purchases of equipment. Any administrative
costs incurred in carrying out the provisions of this section shall be paid from the account.
(b) The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 to implement the provisions of this section, including criteria
for eligibility of fire companies and application procedures for the purchase of fire-fighting equipment.
(P.A. 84-347, S. 1, 5; P.A. 86-312, S. 9, 21.)
History: P.A. 86-312 changed equipment "fund" from a revolving fund to a separate "account" within the general fund.