Ala. Admin. Code r. 305-9-1-.11

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 305-9-1-.11 - Voluntary Nonprofit Rescue Squad And Voluntary Nonprofit Ambulance Service State Surplus Property Loan Program

(1) This rule applies to voluntary nonprofit ambulance services and voluntary nonprofit rescue squads which are operated as a public service for the benefit of the citizens of the state and establishes a procedure for loaning state-owned surplus property to these entities.

(a) Pursuant to the Alabama Code § 41-4-33.2(b), state-owned surplus property will be made available for screening by the Ambulance Advisory Board and the Alabama Association of Rescue Squads for the ambulance/rescue loan program beginning forty-five (45) days prior to an auction and terminating ten (10) days thereafter.

(b) The dates of auctions will be made available to the Ambulance Advisory Board and to the Alabama Association of Rescue Squads at least sixty (60) days prior to the date of an auction.

(c) The state Board of Health Ambulance Advisory Board (the Board) and/or the Alabama Association of Rescue Squads, Inc., (the Association) shall screen state-owned surplus property for volunteer ambulance services and volunteer rescue squads for use in ambulance and rescue purposes exclusively.

(d) The Board and the Association may designate up to five (5) screeners each and shall identify the designated screeners by name in a letter from the Board or the Association to the Division Chief of the Surplus Property Division of ADECA.

(e) The Board and/or the Association shall determine what state-owned surplus property may be of use by the volunteer ambulance services or volunteer rescue squads respectively.

(f) The Board or the Association shall submit a letter of intent of usage to ADECA Surplus Property Division and in the letter of intent shall identify the property and the entity who will receive the property.

(g) In order to be eligible to receive state surplus property under the loan program, each volunteer rescue squad must be an Association member in good standing for a period of not less than one year and must meet the requirements of being an eligible nonprofit organization.

(h) Rescue squads which have been deemed eligible under the previous paragraph must complete a state-owned surplus property conditional loan transfer document for each parcel of property. They must maintain an inventory of all such property along with current pictures and submit the inventory to the Surplus Property Division on an annual basis.

(i) Forms for use in the loan program shall be developed by the Surplus Property Division of ADECA and amended from time to time as necessary.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 305-9-1-.11

New Rule: Filed May 15, 2012; effective June 20, 2012.

Author: Burt Brownell

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 41-16-120, 41-4-33.2.