House Journal: Page 1877: Friday, May 4, 2001
19 emergency responders fund are not subject to section
20 8.33. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2,
21 interest or earnings on moneys in the fund shall be
22 credited to the fund.
23 c. Moneys in the volunteer fire fighters and
24 emergency responders fund in a fiscal year shall be
25 used for all of the following:
26 (1) To provide pensions for qualified volunteer
27 fire fighters and volunteer emergency response
28 personnel.
29 (2) To offset the costs of an income tax credit or
30 deduction for volunteer fire fighters and volunteer
31 emergency response personnel.
32 (3) To provide training and equipment to local
33 volunteer fire departments and volunteer emergency
34 responders.
35 The state fire service and emergency response
36 council shall prepare a plan for expenditure of the
37 moneys deposited in the fund. Moneys in the fund are
38 subject to appropriation by the general assembly.
39 d. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2002, and
40 for each fiscal year thereafter, not more than the
41 amount of premium tax receipts collected pursuant to
42 section 432.1, subsection 2, in the fiscal year
43 beginning July 1, 2001, shall be deposited in the
44 general fund of the state. The total premium tax
45 receipt moneys in excess of the moneys deposited in
46 the general fund of the state in a fiscal year shall
47 be deposited in the volunteer fire fighters and
48 emergency responders fund and shall be used as
49 provided in this subsection.
50 Sec. . Section 8.58, Code 2001, is amended to
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1 read as follows:
2 8.58 EXEMPTION FROM AUTOMATIC APPLICATION.
3 To the extent that moneys appropriated under
4 section 8.57 do not result in moneys being credited to
5 the general fund under section 8.55, subsection 2,
6 moneys appropriated under section 8.57 and moneys
7 contained in the cash reserve fund, rebuild Iowa
8 infrastructure fund, environment first fund, volunteer
9 fire fighters and emergency responders fund, and Iowa
10 economic emergency fund shall not be considered in the
11 application of any formula, index, or other statutory
12 triggering mechanism which would affect
13 appropriations, payments, or taxation rates, contrary
14 provisions of the Code notwithstanding.
15 To the extent that moneys appropriated under
16 section 8.57 do not result in moneys being credited to
17 the general fund under section 8.55, subsection 2,
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