Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER) grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

A bill for an act

relating to public safety; appropriating money for Allied Radio Matrix for

Emergency Response (ARMER) grants.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

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APPROPRIATION.
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$10,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner

of public safety for grants to local units of government, federally recognized Tribal entities,

and state agencies participating in the statewide Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response

(Previous ARMER Next) public safety radio communication system established under

Minnesota Statutes, section 403.36, subdivision 1e. The grants must be used to purchase or

upgrade portable radios, mobile radios, and related equipment that is interoperable with the

Previous ARMER Next system. Each local government unit may receive only one grant.

The grant is contingent upon a match of at least five percent from nonstate funds. Of the

grant amounts, 33 percent must be distributed to local units of government within the

metropolitan area, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2. The

director of the Department of Public Safety Emergency Communication Networks division

must administer the grant program with the Statewide Emergency Communications Board

approving the grant allocation methodology. This appropriation is available until June 30,

2029.

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