Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 9204 – Payment of costs
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 9204
- Municipality: includes cities, towns and plantations, except that "municipality" does not include plantations in Title 10, chapter 110, subchapter IV; or Title 30?A, Part 2. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
Municipalities shall pay the costs for controlling and extinguishing forest fires up to 1/4 of 1% of their state valuation on a calendar year basis. These costs must be approved by the forest fire warden in charge. A municipality going to the aid of another, even to protect itself, when requested by the state forest ranger in charge, is entitled to be paid by the municipality aided if the total suppression cost of the municipality is not over 1/4 of 1% of its state valuation. [PL 1991, c. 780, Pt. MM, §1 (RPR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 556, §10 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 108, §4 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 780, §MM1 (RPR).