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Committee hears proposal to fund local law‑enforcement helicopter units for statewide search-and-rescue support
Summary
A bill to create a grant program to support local law-enforcement rotary‑wing aviation units drew support from sheriffs and chiefs who described the units as life‑saving resources used statewide for search-and-rescue, firefighting and tactical support.
Substitute House Bill 19 69 would establish a Military Department‑administered grant program to support local law‑enforcement rotary‑wing aviation support units. The bill would split appropriated funds: half to maintain and operate eligible county aviation units (maintenance, upgrades, pilot and crew costs, fuel and training) and the remainder as reimbursements for search-and-rescue costs, with any unawarded funds going to the…
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