SF 2119

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 03/25/2025 09:59 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; providing for local government emergency management;
requiring reports; appropriating money.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT;
APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin (a) $12,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $12,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated
from the general fund to the commissioner of public safety to distribute local emergency
management funding to emergency management departments in the 87 counties, 11 federally
recognized Tribes, and four cities of the first class for planning and preparedness activities,
including capital purchases. This amount is added to the base appropriation for this purpose.
The commissioner must distribute funds in equal amounts to each eligible county, Tribe,
and city. This local emergency management funding cannot supplant existing federal
emergency management funding and may not be used in lieu of that funding.
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new text begin (b) Funds must be used for emergency management and preparedness activities, including
but not limited to planning, training, equipment purchases, infrastructure improvements,
and addressing emerging threats.
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new text begin (c) Counties, Tribes, and cities that receive funds under this section must submit a report
to the commissioner of public safety by March 15 of each year. The report must include a
brief summary of how funds were used, categorized by major activities, such as planning,
preparedness, training, or capital purchases. The commissioner may provide a standardized
reporting template, developed in consultation with county emergency management
departments, to assist recipients in fulfilling this requirement.
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new text begin (d) Funds distributed under this section are subject to audit by the state auditor. The
commissioner of public safety, in collaboration with the state auditor, may conduct audits
on a rotating basis to ensure compliance with state guidelines. Counties, Tribes, and cities
that receive funds under this section must maintain records identifying how the funds were
used in sufficient detail that the commissioner of public safety and state auditor can determine
whether the use was in accordance with the purposes of this section.
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