1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; appropriating money for public safety radio grants.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.5 	$1,500,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.6 	of public safety for grants to Rock, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Roseau, and Red Lake counties 
1.7 	to participate in the statewide Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER) 
1.8 	public safety radio communication system established under Minnesota Statutes, section 
1.9 	403.36, subdivision 1e. The grants must be used to purchase or upgrade portable radios, 
1.10 	mobile radios, and related equipment that is interoperable with the ARMER system. Each 
1.11 	eligible county must receive a grant of $300,000 that is contingent upon a match of 50 
1.12 	percent from nonstate sources. This is a onetime appropriation.