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APPROVED                 CHAPTER
                                                                JULY 26, 2023                 437
                                                               BY GOVERNOR              PUBLIC LAW
                                 STATE OF MAINE
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                          IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
                        TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE
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                                  H.P. 321 - L.D. 516
An Act to Reduce Cancer Among Firefighters by Providing Grants for Safety
                             Equipment
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
    Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §3373 is enacted to read:
§3373. Firefighter Safety Equipment Fund
    1. Fund established. The Firefighter Safety Equipment Fund, referred to in this
section as "the fund," is established under the commission as a nonlapsing fund to provide
funds to allow fire departments to purchase and install diesel vehicle exhaust systems and
heavy duty extractor washing machines.
    2. Grant program. The commission shall establish criteria to award grants to fire
departments from the fund. The commission may adopt rules to implement this subsection.
Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in chapter
375, subchapter 2-A.
    3. Procedure. A fire department may apply to the commission for grants. The
commission shall evaluate each application pursuant to the criteria developed pursuant to
subsection 2 and, to the extent funds are available, shall award grants from the fund.
    Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES COMMISSION, MAINE
Firefighter Safety Equipment Fund N423
Initiative: Creates the Firefighter Safety Equipment Fund with a base allocation.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS                                     2023-24          2024-25
 All Other                                                         $500             $500
                                                             __________       __________
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL                                  $500             $500
Firefighter Safety Equipment Fund N423
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Initiative: Provides a one-time appropriation to provide grants to fire departments for the
purchase and installation of diesel exhaust systems and heavy duty extractor washing
machines. These funds do not lapse but must be carried forward for the purpose for which
they were appropriated.
GENERAL FUND                                                    2023-24           2024-25
 All Other                                                           $0          $250,000
                                                             __________       __________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL                                                   $0          $250,000
FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES COMMISSION,
MAINE
DEPARTMENT TOTALS                                                2023-24          2024-25
  GENERAL FUND                                                       $0          $250,000
  OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS                                      $500              $500
                                                             __________       __________
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS                                       $500          $250,500
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