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S.F. No. 344 - Relating to Municipal or Volunteer Fire Departments
Author: Senator LeRoy A. Stumpf
Prepared by: Daniel P. McGowan, Senate Counsel (651/296-4397)
Date: February 28, 2005

Section 1 requires the Commissioner of Transportation to reimburse a municipal or volunteer fire department for ordinary expenses incurred in extinguishing a motor vehicle fire within a trunk highway or interstate right-of-way if the fire department is not reimbursed by some other source. Permits reimbursement of up to $300 per fire call, which would be paid from the motor vehicle fire account in the general fund. Establishes the motor vehicle fire revolving account in the general fund and directs the Commissioner of Transportation to deposit in the account reimbursements from persons for the cost of extinguishing motor vehicle fires and appropriates money in the account to the Commissioner for paying the reimbursement to local fire departments.

Section 2 is a conforming amendment to conform to section 3.

Section 3 expands the authority of a town to seek reimbursement for emergency services it has provided. Permits a town that has not been paid for a service to collect the unpaid amount as a charge against any real property owned by the recipient not only on property within the town. Allows the town to certify the amount due to the county auditor of the county in which the recipient owns real property. Limits the amount collected under this section for fire calls to $300 per call, but allows the town to recover any additional expenses by any other means.

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