R652-125-300. Use of Funds

(1) The Prevention, Preparedness, and Mitigation Fund may be used: (a) to pay the costs of prevention, preparedness, and mitigation projects and activities related to wildfire hazard reduction within the State, including the costs of a Participating Entity; (b) in cases of catastrophic need, as determined by the State Forester, to pay costs that could be paid from the Suppression Fund under Section 65A-8-204; and (c) to issue fire department assistance grants. (3) Funded projects and activities under Subsection R652-125-300(1)(a) shall: (a) Support wildfire hazard reduction; (b) Support restoration of healthy resilient forests; or (c) Support reduction of wildfire risk to human safety, water resources, and other natural resources in and near the Wildland-Urban Interface. (4) Funded costs under Subsection R652-125-300(1)(a) may include: (a) Personnel costs; (b) Labor costs; (c) Fringe benefit costs; (d) Travel costs; (e) Supply costs; (f) Equipment costs; (g) Contractual costs; (h) Training costs; and (i) Other costs necessary for completion of the project or activity, as determined by the division. (5) Funded costs under Subsection R652-125-300(1)(a) shall include the costs of the base salary or salaries of: (a) State-employed Wildland-Urban Interface coordinators; (b) Wildland-Urban Interface specialists; (c) Wildland-Urban Interface assistants; and (d) Others whose primary job duties include Wildland-Urban Interface wildfire hazard reduction and whose positions are authorized by the State Forester. (6) Fire department assistance grants under Subsection R652-125-300(1)(c) may not exceed 10% of the money in the Prevention, Preparedness, and Mitigation Fund each fiscal year.