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. If benefits are payable under this chapter because of an
injury to, or the death of, a member of the retirement association,
and such injury or death is the proximate consequence of the act of
any person other than his employer, the board on behalf of the
retirement association may recover from such person an amount which
is the lesser of the following:
(1) An amount which is equal to one-half of the actuarial
equivalent of the benefits for which the association is liable
because of such injury or death; or
(2) An amount which is equal to one-half of the remaining balance
of the amount recovered after allowance of that amount which the
employer or its insurance carrier have paid or become obligated to
pay. The right shall be determined under the subrogation provisions
of any workmen's compensation law.