Idaho § 38-131 - Deficiency warrants for excess costs of fire suppression
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 38-131 — Deficiency warrants for excess costs of fire suppression, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 38-131. Deficiency warrants for excess costs of fire suppression
In event the actual cost for the control or suppression of forest fires in any forest protective district exceeds in any one (1) year the maximum moneys available for forest protection in that district from the forest protection fund or any other special or general fund provided for that purpose, the state board of land commissioners may authorize the issuance of deficiency warrants for the purpose of defraying such excess costs and when so authorized the state controller shall draw deficiency warrants against the general fund.
[38-131, added 1972, ch. 401, sec. 2, p. 1164; am. 1976, ch. 42, sec. 4, p. 93; am. 1994, ch. 180, sec. 65, p. 470; am. 2003, ch. 32, sec. 18, p. 128.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 38-131 ("Deficiency warrants for excess costs of fire suppression") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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