Firefighter Support Restricted Account.

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  • (1) There is created in the General Fund the Firefighter Support Restricted Account.
  • (2) The account shall be funded by:
    • (a) contributions deposited into the account in accordance with Section 41-1a-422; and
    • (b) donations or grants from public or private entities.
  • (3) The Legislature shall appropriate funds in the account to the division.
  • (4) The division shall distribute funds in the account to one or more charitable organizations that:
    • (a) qualify as being tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;
    • (b) provide firefighter education and training programs;
    • (c) initiate and maintain active participation in all aspects of fire service;
    • (d) maintain a fire history museum; and
    • (e) represent over 2,000 active, inactive, retired, volunteer, or career firefighters throughout the state.
  • (5)
    • (a) An organization described in Subsection (4) may apply to the division to receive a distribution in accordance with Subsection (4).
    • (b) An organization that receives a distribution from the division in accordance with Subsection (4) shall expend the distribution only to:
      • (i) pay for firefighter education or training programs;
      • (ii) pay for firefighter scholarship programs;
      • (iii) pay the costs of maintaining a fire history museum;
      • (iv) pay the costs of representing firefighter interests on a national and local level; and
      • (v) pay for assistance with purchasing equipment or apparatuses used in firefighting.
    • (c) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the division may make rules providing procedures for an organization to apply to the division to receive a distribution under Subsection (4).




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