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Ch. 100 2005 LAWS OF MARYLAND
[(d)] (E) (1) "Qualified municipal corporation" means a municipal
corporation in the State whose expenditures for fire protection from municipal
sources exceed $25,000.
(2) "Qualified municipal corporation" does not include Baltimore City.
[(e) "Secretary" means the Secretary of State Police.]
8-102.
(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, rescue, and
ambulance companies given the greatly increased costs of equipment.
(c) (1) The [Secretary] DIRECTOR shall administer the Fund.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the [Secretary]
DIRECTOR may adopt procedures to carry out this subtitle, including additional
auditing and reporting requirements.
(3) The [Secretary] DIRECTOR may not:
(i) impose training or operational requirements as a precondition
to receipt of money, except as otherwise expressly provided in this subtitle; or
(ii) require that capital equipment purchased with State money
have a useful life expectancy of greater than 1 year.
(d) The Fund consists of money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund.
(e) (1) As authorized by the [Secretary] DIRECTOR, the Treasurer shall
make payments out of the Fund to each county on warrant of the Comptroller.
(2) The Treasurer shall make the payments required under this
subsection to the appropriate county in approximately equal amounts on or about
August 15, November 15, February 15, and May 15.
(f) (1) State money provided under this section may only be used to:
(i) acquire or rehabilitate fire or rescue equipment, including
ambulances;
(ii) acquire or rehabilitate capital equipment used in connection
with fire or rescue equipment; and
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