1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to public safety; appropriating money for public safety radio grants.
1.3BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.4 Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
1.5 $....... in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of
1.6public safety for grants to Rock, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Roseau, and Red Lake counties to
1.7participate in the statewide Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER) public
1.8safety radio communication system established under Minnesota Statutes, section 403.36,
1.9subdivision 1e. The grants must be used to purchase or upgrade portable radios, mobile
1.10radios, and related equipment that is interoperable with the ARMER system. Each eligible
1.11county must receive a grant of $300,000 that is contingent upon a match of 50 percent from
1.12nonstate sources. This is a onetime appropriation.
1Section 1.
25-01972 as introduced01/13/25 REVISOR KLL/DG
SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 386NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: WEBER, Dahms and Johnson)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading01/21/2025
Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety