RSB/1/19
Sponsored by Hans Renlund of Baylor School
This legislation was filed in the Finance and Administration category
Presented as part of the YIG Volunteer 2024 conference
| 1 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE TENNESSEE YMCA YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT |
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| 3 | Section 1) Terms used within this bill shall be defined as follows: |
| 4 | Electric Vehicle (EV)- A vehicle that operates using a battery system for fuel instead of traditional |
| 5 | fueling methods. |
| 6 | Fire Department- The department of a local or municipal authority in charge of preventing and |
| 7 | fighting fires. |
| 8 | TEMA- Tennessee Emergency Management Agency |
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| 10 | Section 2) This bill wishes to create a grant program under TEMA. |
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| 12 | Section 3) Requests for EV fire fighting equipment will be handled through a website that is |
| 13 | hosted, secured, and maintained by the TEMA. |
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| 15 | Section 4) Grants for purchasing equipment will be reviewed on a case by case basis. Up to |
| 16 | $75,000 will be provided based on the needs of a fire department. Location or number of electric |
| 17 | vehicles within their jurisdiction will be a factor of this funding, along with equipment requested. |
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| 19 | Section 5) Funding will come from the TEMA budget for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. |
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| 21 | Section 6) If the grant, granted by the state of Tennessee, is not properly used towards |
| 22 | purchasing equipment or technology to assist fighting , that the party responsible must |
| 23 | immediately pay back the state’s investment, or face possible legal action for committing the act |
| 24 | of grant fraud. |
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| 26 | Section 7) All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed |
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| 28 | Section 8) This act will be enacted by the state upon passage. |
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