SLS 12RS-233 ORIGINAL
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Regular Session, 2012
SENATE BILL NO. 98
BY SENATOR MORRELL
FIRE PROTECTION. Provides for the expenditure of public funds by any fire protection
district, municipal fire department, or volunteer fire department. (8/1/12)
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 40:1510, relative to fire protection districts, municipal fire departments or2
volunteer fire departments; to allow expenditure of public funds in connection with3
certain activities; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 40:1510 is hereby enacted to read as follows: 6
ยง1510. Expenditure of public funds for awards, recognition and meals7
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a fire protection8
district, municipal fire department, or volunteer fire department may expend9
public funds in connection with the following activities:10
(1) The purchase of a plaque, trophy, certificate, medal, or similar11
memento to acknowledge outstanding achievement or valiant act of personnel12
not to exceed one hundred dollars.13
(2) Meals for firefighters involved in performing of emergency services14
not to exceed twenty-five dollars per person.15 SB NO. 98
SLS 12RS-233 ORIGINAL
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words in boldface type and underscored are additions.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Dawn Romero Watson.
DIGEST
Proposed law allows a fire protection district, a municipal fire department or a volunteer fire
department to expend public funds in connection with the following activities:
(1)The purchase of a plaque, trophy, certificate, medal or similar memento to
acknowledge outstanding achievement or valiant act of personnel not to exceed $100
dollars.
(2)Meals for firefighters involved in performing emergency services not to exceed $25
per person.
Effective August 1, 2012.
(Adds R.S. 40:1510)