19-13-301. Search and rescue account; created; expenditures.
(a) The search and rescue account is created. Fees identified in W.S. 23-2-101, 23-2-201, 31-2-404, 31-2-409, 31-2-703, 41-13-109 and 41-13-110 shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of this account.
(b) Revenues deposited within the search and rescue account shall be expended by the Wyoming office of homeland security to reimburse counties for costs directly incurred in a specific search and rescue operation, subject to W.S. 19-13-302 and rules and regulations adopted by the Wyoming search and rescue council. Expenditures for reimbursement pursuant to this subsection shall receive priority over all other authorized account expenditures. No revenues deposited within the account shall be used to reimburse counties for any salary or benefits normally paid to its employees.
(c) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Wyoming office of homeland security may expend revenues available within the search and rescue account for other search and rescue program purposes including:
(i) Administration of the Wyoming search and rescue program;
(ii) Search and rescue training programs for Wyoming search and rescue personnel;
(iii) Acquisition and maintenance of search and rescue equipment used in Wyoming;
(iv) Development and maintenance of statewide search and rescue overhead teams.