House File 774 H-1227 Amend House File 774 as follows: 1 1. Page 1, before line 1 by inserting: 2 < Section 1. NEW SECTION . 80.47 Public safety equipment 3 fund. 4 1. A public safety equipment fund is created in the state 5 treasury under the control of the department. The fund shall 6 consist of moneys deposited in the fund pursuant to section 7 321.492C and any other moneys appropriated to or deposited 8 in the fund. Moneys in the fund are appropriated to the 9 department for the purchase, maintenance, and replacement of 10 equipment used by the department. 11 2. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in the fund 12 that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of a 13 fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for 14 expenditure for the purposes designated. Notwithstanding 15 section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys in 16 the fund shall be credited to the fund. 17 Sec. ___. Section 135.25, Code 2019, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 135.25 Emergency medical services fund. 20 An emergency medical services fund is created in the state 21 treasury under the control of the department. The fund 22 includes, but is not limited to, amounts appropriated by the 23 general assembly, and other moneys available from federal or 24 private sources which are to be used for purposes of this 25 section . Funds remaining in the fund at the end of each 26 fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund of the state 27 but shall remain in the emergency medical services fund, 28 notwithstanding section 8.33 . The fund is established to 29 assist counties by matching, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, 30 moneys spent by a county for the acquisition of equipment for 31 the provision of emergency medical services and by providing 32 grants to counties for education and training in the delivery 33 of emergency medical services, as provided in this section and 34 section 422D.6 . A county seeking matching funds under this 35 -1- HF774.1799 (2) 88 ns/rh 1/ 2 #1.
section shall apply to the emergency medical services division 1 of the department. Moneys deposited in the fund pursuant to 2 section 321.492C shall be allocated as required under this 3 section, but shall be used to assist counties in providing 4 emergency medical services in rural, underserved areas of 5 the state. The department shall adopt rules concerning the 6 application and awarding process for the matching funds and 7 the criteria for the allocation of moneys in the fund if the 8 moneys are insufficient to meet the emergency medical services 9 needs of the counties. Moneys allocated by the department to a 10 county for emergency medical services purposes may be used for 11 equipment or training and education as determined by the board 12 of supervisors pursuant to section 422D.6 . > 13 2. Page 8, by striking lines 1 through 6 and inserting 14 < percent shall be transferred to the treasurer of state. The 15 treasurer of state shall deposit thirty-four percent of the 16 moneys received under this subsection in the public safety 17 equipment fund created in section 80.47 and sixty-six percent 18 of the moneys received under this subsection in the emergency 19 medical services fund created in section 135.25. > 20 3. By renumbering as necessary. 21 ______________________________ KLEIN of Washington -2- HF774.1799 (2) 88 ns/rh 2/ 2 #2. #3.