ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 430

(1)     be used to refinance a debt or other obligation of a volunteer company
incurred before July 1, 1982; or

(2)     be spent to replace or repair eligible items to the extent that
insurance proceeds are available for those purposes.

[(i)] (F) The Board of Public Works may not approve a grant or loan from the
[Account] FUND to a volunteer company if the volunteer company has not made a
good faith effort to obtain money from its local government.

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(a)     (1) A volunteer company shall submit each request for money from the
[Emergency Assistance Trust Account] FUND to the Association for approval by a
board of review in accordance with the Association's bylaws.

(2)     Each request for money shall include:

(i) financial statements for the 2 fiscal years immediately
preceding the fiscal year in which the request is made; [and]

(ii) any available audit of the financial statements; AND

(III) A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF THE REASONS FOR THE
REQUEST.

(3)     For each request for money from the [Emergency Assistance Trust
Account] FUND, the volunteer company shall certify that the volunteer company
applied for money from its local government and was denied, either wholly or partly.

(b)     (1) If the Association disapproves a request or does not take action
within 45 days after the request, the volunteer company requesting money may
appeal to a panel composed of the president of the Association, the State Fire
Marshal, and the chairman of the Fire and Rescue Education and Training
Commission.

(2) The decision of the panel is final and is not subject to further review.

(c)      On approval of a request for money, the Association or the panel shall
transmit its recommendation to the Department with the request for money and any
other supporting information required by the Department.

(d)     (1) The Department shall forward each request for money from the
[Emergency Assistance Trust Account] FUND to the Department of Legislative
Services for review.

(2) On review of the financial statements, the Department of Legislative
Services may advise the Department if the request for money appears justified.

(e)     The Board of Public Works may authorize the use of money from the
[Emergency Assistance Trust Account] FUND on a recommendation by the
Department in accordance with this section.

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