| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to public safety; appropriating money for grants to purchase or upgrade |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 radios and related equipment. |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 Section 1. STATEWIDE PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO COMMUNICA TION SYSTEM |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6EQUIPMENT GRANTS; APPROPRIATION. |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8the general fund to the commissioner of public safety for grants to local units of government, |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9federally recognized Tribal entities, and state agencies participating in the statewide Allied |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER) public safety radio communication system |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11established under Minnesota Statutes, section 403.36, subdivision 1e. The grants must be |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12used to purchase or upgrade portable radios, mobile radios, and related equipment that is |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13interoperable with the ARMER system. Each local government unit may receive only one |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14grant. Each grant is contingent upon a match of at least five percent from nonstate funds. |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15The director of the Department of Public Safety Emergency Communication Networks |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16Division, in consultation with the Statewide Emergency Communications Board, must |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17administer the grant program. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2028. This is a |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18onetime appropriation. |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 20 | 20 | | REVISOR KRB/KR 25-0378002/12/25 |
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| 21 | 21 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 22 | 22 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 23 | 23 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 24 | 24 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 25 | 25 | | H. F. No. 1814 |
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| 26 | 26 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 27 | 27 | | Authored by Backer, Huot, Novotny and Witte03/03/2025 |
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| 28 | 28 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy |
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