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House Study Bill 247 - IntroducedA Bill ForAn Act 1relating to the local fire protection and emergency
2medical service providers grant program.
3BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. Section 100.19, subsection 7, paragraph b, Code
22021, is amended by striking the paragraph and inserting in
3lieu thereof the following:
4b. The state fire marshal shall establish a local fire
5protection and emergency medical service providers grant
6program to provide grants to all of the following:
7(1) Local fire protection service providers and local
8emergency medical service providers to establish or provide
9fireworks safety education programming to members of the
10public, and for the purchase of necessary enforcement,
11protection, or emergency response equipment related to the sale
12and use of consumer fireworks in this state.
13(2) Local fire protection service providers for the
14purchase of necessary enforcement, protection, or emergency
15response equipment.
16EXPLANATION
17The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
18the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
19This bill relates to the local fire protection and emergency
20medical service providers grant program.
21The bill authorizes the state fire marshal to provide
22grants under the local fire protection and emergency medical
23service providers grant program to local fire protection
24service providers for the purchase of necessary equipment, in
25addition to the current authorization to provide grants to
26local fire protection service providers and local emergency
27medical service providers to provide fireworks safety education
28programming and to purchase necessary equipment related to the
29sale and use of consumer fireworks.
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2medical service providers grant program.
3BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. Section 100.19, subsection 7, paragraph b, Code
22021, is amended by striking the paragraph and inserting in
3lieu thereof the following:
4b. The state fire marshal shall establish a local fire
5protection and emergency medical service providers grant
6program to provide grants to all of the following:
7(1) Local fire protection service providers and local
8emergency medical service providers to establish or provide
9fireworks safety education programming to members of the
10public, and for the purchase of necessary enforcement,
11protection, or emergency response equipment related to the sale
12and use of consumer fireworks in this state.
13(2) Local fire protection service providers for the
14purchase of necessary enforcement, protection, or emergency
15response equipment.
16EXPLANATION
17The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
18the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
19This bill relates to the local fire protection and emergency
20medical service providers grant program.
21The bill authorizes the state fire marshal to provide
22grants under the local fire protection and emergency medical
23service providers grant program to local fire protection
24service providers for the purchase of necessary equipment, in
25addition to the current authorization to provide grants to
26local fire protection service providers and local emergency
27medical service providers to provide fireworks safety education
28programming and to purchase necessary equipment related to the
29sale and use of consumer fireworks.
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