KRS 95A.520: Shares of fire department aid for merged departments prior to July 14,

2022.

(1) For volunteer fire departments merging prior to July 14, 2022, the Kentucky Fire

Commission shall pay to the merged district, for the first, second, and thir d years

after the merger, the number of qualified shares of volunteer fire department aid

allotted under KRS 95A.262(2) equal to the total number of qualified shares that

each department would have received previous to merger.

(2) The Kentucky Fire Commission shall pay to the merged district, for the fourth, fifth,

and sixth years after the merger, the number of qualified shares of volunteer fire

department aid allotted under KRS 95A.262(2) equal to fifty percent (50%) of the

total number of qualified shares that each department would have received previous

to merger, plus one (1) yearly disbursal of four thousand dollars ($4,000) as a

merger incentive.

(3) The Kentucky Fire Commission shall pay to the merged district, for the seventh

year after the merger a nd thereafter, one (1) qualified share of volunteer fire

department aid allotted under KRS 95A.262(2).