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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the allocation of money appropriated to the rural |
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volunteer fire department assistance program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 614.102, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (i) to read as follows: |
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(i) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, at |
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least 10 percent of appropriations for a state fiscal year from the |
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fund for the purpose of providing assistance to volunteer fire |
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departments under the program is allocated to departments in areas |
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of the state classified as being at high risk for large wildfires by |
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the service. If the amount of assistance requested by departments |
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described by this subsection in a state fiscal year is less than the |
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amount allocated under this subsection, the remaining amount may be |
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used for other types of requests for assistance. |
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SECTION 2. Section 614.102(i), Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to an appropriation made from the volunteer |
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fire department assistance fund on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |