Code of Alabama
Chapter 3 - State Forestry Commission.
Section 9-3-10.1 - Emergency Forest Fire, Insect and Disease Fund; Creation; Annual Automatic Appropriation; Ceiling on Amount; Expenditures; Replenishment; Governor's Approval.

(a) There is hereby established an Emergency Forest Fire, Insect and Disease Fund into which there is automatically appropriated two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) annually at the beginning of each state fiscal year. The state Comptroller shall transfer moneys from the General Fund to the emergency fund annually at the beginning of each state fiscal year. The emergency fund shall not exceed a total accumulated amount of two million dollars ($2,000,000). The moneys in the fund may be expended from time to time to meet emergency forest fire, insect, and disease needs as deemed necessary by the State Forester and Governor. The moneys expended from the fund for the emergency needs shall be automatically replenished and are hereby appropriated from the General Fund annually to the extent of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) per year at the beginning of each state fiscal year until the two million dollars ($2,000,000) ceiling is reached. The state Comptroller shall make the transfer to replenish the funds within a period of one week following the commencement of each state fiscal year.
(b) The moneys appropriated herein may be expended for salaries, capital expenditures, or any other category of expenditures deemed necessary by the State Forester for emergency forest fire, insect, and disease suppression and control. All moneys appropriated under this section shall be conditional and subject to approval of the Governor.

Structure Code of Alabama

Code of Alabama

Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.

Chapter 3 - State Forestry Commission.

Section 9-3-1 - Created; Composition; Qualifications, Appointment and Terms of Office of Members.

Section 9-3-2 - Officers; Meetings; Quorum; Record of Proceedings; Compensation and Expenses of Members.

Section 9-3-3 - Vacancies.

Section 9-3-4 - Powers and Duties Generally.

Section 9-3-5 - State Forester.

Section 9-3-6 - Assistant State Forester.

Section 9-3-7 - Offices.

Section 9-3-8 - Members of Commission Not Eligible for Certain Employments.

Section 9-3-9 - Promulgation of Rules and Regulations.

Section 9-3-10 - Alabama Forestry Commission Fund.

Section 9-3-10.1 - Emergency Forest Fire, Insect and Disease Fund; Creation; Annual Automatic Appropriation; Ceiling on Amount; Expenditures; Replenishment; Governor's Approval.

Section 9-3-11 - Steering Committee to Represent Rural Community Fire Departments - Creation.

Section 9-3-12 - Steering Committee to Represent Rural Community Fire Departments - Membership; Appointment, Qualifications and Term of Office of Members; Filling of Vacancies in Office.

Section 9-3-13 - Steering Committee to Represent Rural Community Fire Departments - Recommendations to State Forester.

Section 9-3-14 - Steering Committee to Represent Rural Community Fire Departments - Meetings; Quorum.

Section 9-3-15 - Steering Committee to Represent Rural Community Fire Departments - Compensation and Expenses of Members.

Section 9-3-16 - Advisory Committee on General Forestry Matters.

Section 9-3-17 - Certification as Volunteer Fire Department.

Section 9-3-18 - Public Governmental Entities, Political Subdivisions, etc., Authorized to Make Donations to Organizations Deemed Public in Nature.

Section 9-3-19 - Donation of Fire Control Property.

Section 9-3-20 - Exemption of Timber Lands From Local Fire District Service Charges and Fees; Jurisdiction of Alabama Forestry Commission.