Minnesota SF 386: Public safety radio grants appropriation

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to public safety; appropriating money for public safety radio grants.​
1.3 BE 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​
1.6 public safety for grants to Rock, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Roseau, and Red Lake counties to​
1.7 participate in the statewide Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER) public​
1.8 safety radio communication system established under Minnesota Statutes, section 403.36,​
1.9 subdivision 1e. The grants must be used to purchase or upgrade portable radios, mobile​
1.10 radios, and related equipment that is interoperable with the ARMER system. Each eligible​
1.11 county must receive a grant of $300,000 that is contingent upon a match of 50 percent from​
1.12 nonstate sources. This is a onetime appropriation.​
1​Section 1.​
25-01972 as introduced​01/13/25 REVISOR KLL/DG​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 386​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: WEBER, Dahms, Johnson and Howe)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​126​01/21/2025​
Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety​
Author added Howe​626​03/03/2025​