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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of a grant program to assist fire |
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departments and volunteer fire departments with the purchase of |
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certain equipment and machines. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 419, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 419.910 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 419.910. GRANT PROGRAM. (a) The commission shall |
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establish and administer a grant program to provide financial |
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assistance to a fire department or volunteer fire department |
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seeking to purchase fire-fighting equipment or a machine to clean |
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fire-fighting equipment. Any fire department or volunteer fire |
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department in this state may apply for a grant under this section. |
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(b) A fire department or volunteer fire department |
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receiving a grant under this section must, as soon as practicable |
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after receiving the grant, provide to the commission proof of |
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purchase of fire-fighting equipment or a machine to clean |
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fire-fighting equipment, including the price of each piece of |
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equipment or machine and the number of items purchased. |
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(c) Not later than December 1 of each year, the commission |
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shall submit a report to the Legislative Budget Board reporting the |
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following information for the preceding state fiscal year: |
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(1) the name of each fire department and volunteer |
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fire department that applied for a grant under this section; |
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(2) the amount of money distributed to each department |
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that received a grant under this section; and |
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(3) the number and a description of items purchased by |
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each department described by Subdivision (2). |
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(d) The commission may use any revenue available for |
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purposes of this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |