I think Oregon can bill people for expensive search and rescue operations - like on Mt Hood.

from 2006-
[Sheriffs in Oregon enforce the cost-recovery law only "when people do really dumb things," Tiffany says.]
[Leniency goes out the window in many places when people make hoax reports of emergencies. The Coast Guard seeks reimbursement for all-out searches triggered by false reports. In 2005, Jennifer Wilbanks, the "runaway bride" who disappeared four days before her scheduled wedding and phoned her fiancé with a phony tale of being abducted, was ordered by a judge to pay $15,800 to Georgia city and county officials who had searched for her.

At $5,000 an hour to operate a large helicopter, searches can get expensive. Examples:]
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...h-debate_x.htm


I don't know - if someone chooses to do very risky activities & they are a multimillionaire - I think the state should get reimbursed.
I'm sure she could find a way to deduct the expense on her taxes.
http://www.stevefossett.com/
Most likely Fossett was well covered by an insurance policy also.