(1) There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the "Wildland Fire Suppression Fund."
(2) The fund shall be administered by the division to pay wildfire suppression costs on eligible lands, including for an eligible entity that has entered into a cooperative agreement, as described in Section 65A-8-203.
(3) Subject to Section 65A-8-213, the contents of the fund shall include: (a) interest and earnings from the investment of fund money; (b) money appropriated by the Legislature; (c) costs recovered from successful investigations; (d) federal funds received by the division for wildfire management costs; (e) suppression costs billed to an eligible entity that does not participate in a cooperative agreement; (f) suppression costs paid to the division by another state agency; (g) costs recovered from settlements and civil actions related to wildfire suppression; (h) restitution payments ordered by a court following a criminal adjudication; (i) the balance of the fund as of July 1, 2016; (j) money deposited by the Division of Finance, pursuant to Section 59-21-2; and (k) money transferred by the Division of Finance, pursuant to Section 63J-1-314.
(a) interest and earnings from the investment of fund money;
(b) money appropriated by the Legislature;
(c) costs recovered from successful investigations;
(d) federal funds received by the division for wildfire management costs;
(e) suppression costs billed to an eligible entity that does not participate in a cooperative agreement;
(f) suppression costs paid to the division by another state agency;
(g) costs recovered from settlements and civil actions related to wildfire suppression;
(h) restitution payments ordered by a court following a criminal adjudication;
(i) the balance of the fund as of July 1, 2016;
(j) money deposited by the Division of Finance, pursuant to Section 59-21-2; and
(k) money transferred by the Division of Finance, pursuant to Section 63J-1-314.
(4) Fund money shall be invested by the state treasurer with the earnings and interest accruing to the fund.
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