There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry to be designated the "Rural Fire Equipment Grant Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry and designated for deposit thereto. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry for the purpose of purchasing and repairing equipment used by rural fire departments for firefighting efforts. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry shall work with the Rural Fire Coordinators to establish suitable criteria for application and approval of grants awarded to rural fire departments from said fund. Priority of grants awarded from said fund shall be given to rural fire departments which suffered damaged equipment from wildfire suppression efforts related to drought-related fires and fire control. The activities associated with the duties of said fund shall be known as the "Rural Fire Equipment Grant Program". Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 17 § 3, emerg. eff. April 4, 2006. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 13.
NOTE: Codified pursuant to State of Oklahoma's request.