By: Sparks, et al. S.B. No. 868
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the allocation of money appropriated to the rural
volunteer fire department assistance program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 614.102, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (i) to read as follows:
(i) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, at
least 10 percent of appropriations for a state fiscal year from the
fund for the purpose of providing assistance to volunteer fire
departments under the program is allocated to departments in areas
of the state classified as being at high risk for large wildfires by
the service. If the amount of assistance requested by departments
described by this subsection in a state fiscal year is less than the
amount allocated under this subsection, the remaining amount may be
used for other types of requests for assistance.
SECTION 2. Section 614.102(i), Government Code, as added by
this Act, applies only to an appropriation made from the volunteer
fire department assistance fund on or after the effective date of
this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.