Maine LD1659: An Act to Raise Revenue to Fund Firefighting Equipment Purchases and Training Related to Electric Vehicle Fires Through a Fee on Electric Vehicles

What the bill says

An Act to Raise Revenue to Fund Firefighting Equipment Purchases and Training Related to Electric Vehicle Fires Through a Fee on Electric Vehicles Reference to the Committee on Housing and Economic Development suggested and ordered printed. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative HYMES of Waldo. Cosponsored by Senator CYRWAY of Kennebec and Representatives: GUERRETTE of Caribou, LANCE of Paris, LEMELIN of Chelsea. Printed on recycled paper.

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An Act to Raise Revenue to Fund Firefighting Equipment Purchases and Training Related to Electric Vehicle Fires Through a Fee on Electric Vehicles Reference to the Committee on Housing and Economic Development suggested and ordered printed. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative HYMES of Waldo. Cosponsored by Senator CYRWAY of Kennebec and Representatives: GUERRETTE of Caribou, LANCE of Paris, LEMELIN of Chelsea. Printed on recycled paper Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §3374 is enacted to read: §3374. Electric Vehicle Firefighting Fund 1. Fund established. The Electric Vehicle Firefighting Fund, referred to in this section as "the fund," is established as a nonlapsing fund that is administered by the commission to provide funds to fire departments in the State to purchase equipment and provide training related to electric vehicle fires. 2. Grant program. The commission shall establish criteria to award grants to fire departments from the fund. 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. A fire department may apply to the commission for a grant. The commission shall evaluate each application pursuant to the criteria developed in subsection 2 and, to the extent funds are …

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Sponsors

• Benjamin Hymes (R, 38) · primary sponsor