New Jersey § 52:27d-118

§ 52:27d-118.

In addition to the amounts appropriated in any State fiscal year beginning after June

30, 1985 pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1979, c. 118 ( C.52:27D-118.1 et seq. ) and P.L.1985, c. 170, ( C.52:27D-118.11 et seq. ), there shall be appropriated such funds as are required for providing additional

fire services in certain municipalities as follows: a. 65% of any additional amount appropriated for additional fire services shall be

apportioned to municipalities that both maintain paid or part-paid fire departments

and qualify for aid pursuant to P.L.1979, c. 118 ( C.52:27D-118.1 et seq. ) to provide a uniform percentage of increase in the amount apportioned to these municipalities. In order to receive funds under this subsection, a municipality shall provide matching

funds from other sources equal to 25% of the amount provided under this subsection. b. (1) The remaining amount appropriated for additional fire services shall be available

to provide assistance to municipalities that qualify for aid pursuant to P.L.1979,

c. 118 ( C.52:27D-118.1 et seq. ) but are provided with fire protection by a governing fire organization made up exclusively

of volunteers and to provide assistance to municipalities which are not qualified

for aid pursuant to P.L.1979, c. 118 ( C.52:27D-118.1 et seq. ), except that a municipality that is ineligible to receive a revenue sharing distribution

pursuant to P.L.1976, c. 73 ( C.54A:10-1 et seq. ) from the State in the year 1985 shall be ineligible for assistance under this subsection. Each municipality eligible to receive assistance under this subsection shall receive

an amount not to exceed that portion of the total amount available to all such municipalities

as the municipality's population bears to the total population of all such municipalities

according to the most recent federal decennial census. (2) In order to receive funds under this subsection, a municipality that maintains

a paid or part-paid fire department and qualifies for aid pursuant to P.L.1979, c.

118 ( C.52:27D-118.1 et seq. ) shall provide funds from other sources equal to 25% of the amount provided under

this subsection; a municipality that maintains a paid or part-paid fire department

and does not qualify for aid pursuant to P.L.1979, c. 118 ( C.52:27D-118.1 et seq. ) shall provide funds from other sources at least equal to the amount provided under

this subsection; and a municipality that is provided with fire protection by a governing

fire organization made up exclusively of volunteers shall provide funds from other

sources equal to 10% of the amount provided under this subsection. c. The amounts apportioned under subsections a. and b. of this section shall be used

by the municipalities to which they are appropriated as follows: (1) A municipality that maintains a paid fire department shall use the amount exclusively

to employ a member or members holding the rank of firefighter or equivalent title,

in addition to the number of such members employed by the municipality and regularly

assigned as active uniformed firefighters on January 31, 1985. (2) A municipality that is provided with fire protection by a governing fire organization

made up exclusively of volunteers shall use the amount exclusively to purchase emergency

equipment. As a condition of receiving assistance under this act, a municipality shall fund

governing fire organizations that are made up exclusively of volunteers and that provide

the municipality with fire protection in the same amount as it funded them on January

31, 1985, except that if a municipality does not fund the governing fire organization

it shall not be required to do so in order to receive assistance under this act. The municipality shall distribute the funds for purchasing emergency equipment that

it receives under this section to the governing fire organizations that provide fire

protection in the municipality, based upon the proportion of the municipal population

served by each governing fire organization. (3) A municipality or fire district that maintains a part-paid fire department shall

use the amount according to the provisions of paragraph (1), paragraph (2), or a combination

of paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection, as it deems to be appropriate. (4) For any State fiscal year during which a municipality subject to the provisions

of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes is unable to promulgate or implement an eligibility

list for the employment of firefighters pursuant to this act as the result of the

decision of any State or federal court, department or agency, that municipality may

use the moneys apportioned thereto to defray the costs of overtime service on the

part of currently employed full-time active uniformed firefighters.