Authorizes fire protection districts to distribute or sell surplus fire protection district property

SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 1752
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE CA TO N.
41 1 1H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o amend chapter 321, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to fire protection
district surplus property .
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 321, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be
2 known as section 321.295, to read as follows:
321.295. 1. (1) The board of dir ectors of a fir e pro tection district may distribute
2 surplus or unneeded supplies or pr operty to volunteer fir e pr otection associations, as
3 defined in section 320.300, to fir e pr otection districts, to fir e departments, and to eligible
4 donees, as such term is defined in connection with the federal surplus pr operty
5 pr ogram, in the same manner as pr ovided for the distribution of federal surplus
6 pr operty .
7 (2) The board may distribute surplus or unneeded supplies or prop erty to an
8 organization reg istered as a nonpro fit organization under 26 U.S.C. Section 501(c)3, as
9 amended, or to a public service corporation that pr ovides training to fir e departments,
10 emergency medical technicians, or police officers in sear ch and rec overy techniques,
11 water r escue, ice res cue, or water craft operation in the same manner as prov ided for the
12 distribution of federal surplus pr operty .
13 2. The board of dire ctors of a fir e pr otection district may sell surplus or
14 unneeded supplies or pro perty that is not transferr ed to fir e protecti on associations,
15 districts, or departments or eligible donees to the general public by auction, sealed bid.
16 3. Notwithstanding the pro visions of subsections 1 and 2 of this section to the
17 contrary , the board of dir ectors of a fir e pro tection district shall not donate or sell
EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.
18 surplus emergency vehicles or unneeded supplies or pr operty to board members,
19 officers, or employees of the fir e protect ion district or their relat ives within the fourth
20 degr ee by consanguinity or affinity , nor to an entity of which a board member , officer , or
21 employee is a board member or officer unless such surplus is sold on an online auction
22 platform appr oved by the Missouri office of administration.
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