1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; appropriating money for fire department personal 
1.3 	protective equipment grants.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONAL PROTECTIVE 
1.6 	EQUIPMENT GRANTS.
 1.7 	$10,000,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.8 	of public safety for grants to fire departments for the reimbursement of costs incurred in 
1.9 	the purchase of personal protective equipment, including but not limited to fire coats, pants, 
1.10 	helmets, and boots. The commissioner shall award the grants pursuant to the 
1.11 	recommendations of the Fire Service Advisory Committee established under Minnesota 
1.12 	Statutes, section 299F.012, subdivision 2. A grant awarded under this section must include 
1.13 	a local match based on the population of an applicant fire department's coverage area, as 
1.14 	determined by the commissioner. This is a onetime appropriation.