SF 4917

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/14/2024 09:44am

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; appropriating money for public safety radio grants.

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

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of public safety for grants to Rock, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Roseau, and Red Lake counties
to participate in the statewide Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
public safety radio communication system established under Minnesota Statutes, section
403.36, subdivision 1e. The grants must be used to purchase or upgrade portable radios,
mobile radios, and related equipment that is interoperable with the ARMER system. Each
eligible county must receive a grant of $300,000 that is contingent upon a match of 50
percent from nonstate sources. This is a onetime appropriation.
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