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Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §3371, sub-§8, ¶¶F and G, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 731, Pt. AAAA, §1, are amended to read:
 
F. Assist all governmental agencies with firefighter training and education responsibilities to enhance their delivery of services to fire prevention, protection and life safety professionals, including paid, call and volunteer fire service members; and
 
G. Submit proposed legislation to the Legislature to implement any recommendations of the commission.; and
Sec. 2.  5 MRSA §3371, sub-§8, ¶H  is enacted to read:
 
H.  Make awards from the Live Fire Service Training Facilities Fund pursuant to Title 20-A, section 9004 and direct the Maine Fire Service Institute within the Maine Community College System to make payments to municipalities from the fund.
Sec. 3.  20-A MRSA §9004  is enacted to read:
§ 9004. Live Fire Service Training Facilities Fund
 
1.  Fund established.     The Live Fire Service Training Facilities Fund, referred to in this section as "the fund," is established under the Maine Fire Service Institute within the Maine Community College System as a nonlapsing fund to provide funds to municipalities for the construction and repair or replacement of regional live fire service training facilities in the State.
 
2.  Grant program.     The Maine Fire Protection Services Commission, referred to in this section as "the commission" and established pursuant to Title 5, section 12004-J, subsection 12, shall establish criteria to award grants to municipalities from the fund, including a requirement that proposals be fully designed and approved by a licensed professional engineer as defined in Title 32, section 1251, subsection 4. The commission may adopt rules to implement this subsection. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
 
3.  Procedure.     Municipalities may apply to the commission for grants. The commission shall evaluate each application pursuant to the criteria developed in subsection 2 and, to the extent funds are available, shall award grants from the fund to support the construction and repair or replacement of regional live fire service training facilities.
 
4.  Payment of grants.     Upon the award of a grant by the commission, the commission shall direct the Maine Fire Service Institute to make the payment of the grant award to the municipality from the fund.
Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MAINE
 
Live Fire Service Training Facilities Fund N278
 
Initiative: Provides ongoing funding for the Maine Fire Service Institute to provide funds for the construction and repair or replacement of regional live fire service training facilities in the State awarded by the Maine Fire Protection Services Commission.

GENERAL FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
All Other	$0	$1,000,000	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$1,000,000	
 
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SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the unanimous report of the committee, establishes the Live Fire Service Training Facilities Fund to provide funds for the construction and repair or replacement of regional live fire service training facilities in the State. The Maine Fire Protection Services Commission is required to develop criteria, award grants to municipalities and direct the Maine Fire Service Institute, housed within the Maine Community College System, to make payments to the municipalities. The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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