31-2-409, 31-2-703, 41-13-109 and 41-13-110 shall be deposited

31-2-409, 31-2-703, 41-13-109 and 41-13-110 shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of this account.

(b) Revenues deposited within the search and rescue account shall be expended by the Wyoming office of homeland security to reimburse counties for costs directly incurred in a specific search and rescue operation, subject to W.S. 19-13-302 and rules and regulations adopted by the Wyoming search and rescue council. Expenditures for reimbursement pursuant to this subsection shall receive priority over all other authorized account expenditures. No revenues deposited within the account shall be used to reimburse counties for any salary or benefits normally paid to its employees.

(c) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Wyoming office of homeland security may expend revenues available within the search and rescue account for other search and rescue program purposes including:

(i) Administration of the Wyoming search and rescue program;  (ii) Search and rescue training programs for Wyoming search and rescue personnel;

(iii) Acquisition and maintenance of search and rescue equipment used in Wyoming;

(iv) Development and maintenance of statewide search and rescue overhead teams.

(d) The state treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to receive and credit to the search and rescue account any grant, donation or bequest that is made to the search and rescue account for the purposes provided by W.S. 31-2-234. The state treasurer shall invest any money received under this subsection in accordance with law and the investment earnings received thereon shall be deposited into the search and rescue account.

19-13-302. Search and rescue account administration.

(a) Any county sheriff's office in this state may make a claim on the search and rescue account for reimbursement of costs directly incurred in the performance of search and rescue activities. Any claim made pursuant to this subsection shall be submitted to the Wyoming office of homeland security. Upon receipt, the Wyoming office of homeland security shall transmit the claim to the Wyoming search and rescue council for review and action in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.

(b) The Wyoming search and rescue council shall review and act upon all claims submitted under subsection (a) of this section no later than June 30 following the year in which expenses were incurred for the claim submitted. If there are insufficient funds to pay all approved claims, the Wyoming office of homeland security shall prorate reimbursement among all approved claims. Payments authorized through the Wyoming office of homeland security pursuant to this section shall be paid by the state treasurer by warrant issued by the state auditor upon vouchers signed by the director, Wyoming office of homeland security or his designee.

(c) Repealed By Laws 2001, Ch. 146, § 3.

19-13-303. Search and rescue council; appointment; vacancies; compensation; duties.

(a) The Wyoming search and rescue council is established and shall consist of eleven (11) voting members. The director of the Wyoming office of homeland security or his designee shall serve as a voting member and the permanent executive secretary to the council. The governor shall appoint the remaining ten (10) members to serve four (4) year terms as follows:

(i) Three (3) county sheriffs;

(ii) One (1) county commissioner;

(iii) One (1) peace officer at large; and

(iv) Five (5) other citizens.

(b) Council members appointed by virtue of their elected positions shall resign from the council immediately upon vacating their elected office. Individuals appointed to fill council vacancies shall be appointed for the full term and shall not be appointed to serve the remainder of the unexpired portion of the term. The governor may remove any appointed council member as provided under W.S. 9-1-202.

(c) Members shall serve without compensation but shall receive mileage and per diem as provided for state employees under W.S. 9-3-102 and 9-3-103.

(d) The council shall adopt rules and regulations as necessary to administer this article.

ARTICLE 4 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COMPACT

19-13-401. Compact provisions.

The Emergency Management Assistance Compact is enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in form substantially the same. W.S. 19-13-401 through