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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 2210. Reimbursement for costs of firefighting on Federal property
(a) Filing of claims
Each fire service that engages in the fighting of a fire on
property which is under the jurisdiction of the United States may
file a claim with the Administrator for the amount of direct
expenses and direct losses incurred by such fire service as a
result of fighting such fire. The claim shall include such
supporting information as the Administrator may prescribe.
(b) Determination
Upon receipt of a claim filed under subsection (a) of this
section, the Administrator shall determine -
(1) what payments, if any, to the fire service or its parent
jurisdiction, including taxes or payments in lieu of taxes, the
United States has made for the support of fire services on the
property in question;
(2) the extent to which the fire service incurred additional
firefighting costs, over and above its normal operating costs, in
connection with the fire which is the subject of the claim; and
(3) the amount, if any, of the additional costs referred to in
paragraph (2) of this subsection which were not adequately
covered by the payments referred to in paragraph (1) of this
subsection.
(c) Payment
The Director shall forward the claim and a copy of the
Administrator's determination under subsection (b)(3) of this
section to the Secretary of the Treasury. The Secretary of the
Treasury shall, upon receipt of the claim and determination, pay
such fire service or its parent jurisdiction, from any moneys in
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated but subject to
reimbursement (from any appropriations which may be available or
which may be made available for the purpose) by the Federal
department or agency under whose jurisdiction the fire occurred, a
sum no greater than the amount determined with respect to the claim
under subsection (b)(3) of this section.
(d) Adjudication
In the case of a dispute arising in connection with a claim under
this section, the United States Court of Federal Claims shall have
jurisdiction to adjudicate the claim and enter judgment
accordingly.
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