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An Act To Provide Incentives To Attract Trained Firefighters to Maine and To Retain Trained Firefighters by Expanding the Provision of Live Fire Service Training
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §9001, sub-§3  is enacted to read:
 
3.  Grant program.     The president shall establish a grant program as part of the Maine Fire Service Institute to provide funds for the design, engineering, construction and repair or replacement of regional live fire service training facilities in the State.
 
The president shall adopt rules to implement this subsection. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MAINE
 
Maine Community College System - Board of Trustees 0556
 
Initiative: Provides ongoing funding for the Maine Fire Service Institute to provide funds for the design, engineering, construction and repair or replacement of regional live fire service training facilities in the State.

GENERAL FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
All Other	$0	$1,000,000	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$1,000,000	

SUMMARY
This bill requires the President of the Maine Community College System to establish a grant program as part of its Maine Fire Service Institute to provide funds for the design, engineering, construction and repair or replacement of regional live fire service training facilities in the State.