WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 111

payment shall be made directly to the volunteer entitled to such
benefits. Beginning July 1, 1984, and annually thereafter, this
amount shall be increased or decreased by an amount equal to the
annual increase or decrease as reflected by the consumer price
index, using the published May figure each year. This amount
shall not exceed a four-percent increase or decrease per year and
shall be cumulative.

C.  An additional payment of [two dollars ($2.)] $2 per
month shall be added to the benefits described in Subsection B of
this section for each full year of volunteer service in excess of
[twenty-five (25)] 25 years. Beginning July 1, 1984, and
annually thereafter, this amount shall be increased or decreased
by an amount equal to the annual increase or decrease as
reflected by the consumer price index, using the published May
figure each year. This amount shall not exceed a four-percent
increase or decrease per year and shall be cumulative. BEGINNING
JULY 1, 1990, THE AMOUNT PAYABLE MONTHLY FOR EACH YEAR IN EXCESS
OF 25 YEARS SHALL BE EQUAL TO 4% OF THE AMOUNT PAYABLE UNDER
SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION.

D.  In the event that any active volunteer becomes disabled
during the course of [his or her] service as a volunteer fireman
or rescue squadman while actively engaged in providing such
services, and in the event that the disability prevents the
volunteer from pursuing [his] THE VOLUNTEER'S normal occupation
and that the disability is of a permanent nature as certified by
the Maryland Workmen's Compensation Commission or other competent
medical authority as designated by the County Commissioners, then
the volunteer is entitled to receive the benefits prescribed in
Subsection B of this section and any [such] OTHER benefits [as he
may be entitled to], regardless of [his or her] age or length of
service. These benefits shall begin on the first day of the
first month following the establishment of the permanency of [his
or her] THE disability.

E.  In the event that any qualified volunteer shall die
while receiving benefits, then [his or her] THE surviving spouse
is entitled to benefits equal to [fifty percent (50%)] 75% of the
volunteer's benefits. These benefits shall terminate upon death
or remarriage of the spouse.

F.  In the event that a qualified volunteer dies prior to
receiving any benefits under this section, [his or her] THE
surviving spouse is entitled to benefits equal to [fifty percent
(50%)] 75% of the benefits earned by the deceased volunteer.
These benefits shall terminate upon death or remarriage. A
"qualified volunteer" is defined as:

(1) [one] ONE who has completed [twenty-five (25)] 25
years of certified service; OR

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