3522                                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                                         Ch. 756

CHAPTER 756

(House Bill 88)

AN ACT concerning

Charles County - Fire and Rescue Tax

FOR the purpose of authorizing the County Commissioners of
Charles County to levy a certain fire and rescue tax;
providing for the allocation and distribution of the fire
and rescue tax; requiring that the funds received by certain
fire departments and rescue squads be used for specific
purposes; authorizing the County Commissioners of Charles
County to pay additional funds to various fire departments
and rescue squads as they deem necessary; providing for the
use of excess proceeds from the fire and rescue tax;
providing for certain inspections of fire department and
rescue squad equipment and apparatus; providing for the
withholding of funds for failure to comply with certain
standards; repealing provisions establishing and providing
for a retirement program for certain members of the Charles
County Volunteer Fire Companies and Volunteer Rescue Squads;
providing for distribution of funds if a fire department or
rescue squad in Charles County ceases to be an active fire
fighting or rescue organization; establishing a certain
method for a fire department or rescue squad receiving
benefits to obligate itself or expend funds for certain
capital expenditures; requiring the submission of certain
financial statements to certain county officials; including
a certain rescue squad within the terms of this Act, and
authorizing certain acts of the County Commissioners of
Charles County; establishing a retirement program for
certain members of the Charles County Volunteer Fire
Companies and Rescue Squads; providing qualifications for
certain fire company and rescue squad members to receive
retirement benefits; providing for the amount of retirement
benefits and administration of the retirement program;
requiring the County Commissioners of Charles County to
administer the retirement program for certain volunteer
firemen and rescue squadmen fire and rescue squad members;
providing a certain maximum ceiling for benefits paid for
certain services under certain circumstances; changing the
composition of the membership of the Board of Fire and
Rescue Commissioners; providing that such changes do not
affect the current membership of the Board; and generally
relating to the Charles County rescue and fire tax and
retirement program for volunteer firemen and rescue sqadmen
fire and rescue squad members.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

The Public Local Laws of Charles County
Section 123, 124, 125, and 127