LCO No. 1123 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6448 January Session, 2025 LCO No. 1123 Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS Introduced by: REP. BUCKBEE, 67th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR HELICOPTER SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the sum of three hundred thousand dollars be appropriated to 1 the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, from the 2 General Fund, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2026, June 30, 2027, 3 and each fiscal year thereafter, for the New Milford Police Department 4 to maintain helicopters used for search and rescue operations 5 throughout the state. 6 Statement of Purpose: To provide critical funding for helicopter search and rescue.