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Committee debates broader uses for Fire Marshal cigarette‑fee proceeds; motion withdrawn
Summary
The Industry, Business and Labor Committee discussed whether to broaden permissible uses for proceeds from the State Fire Marshal’s cigarette‑testing fee and questioned whether the statutory $250 per brand fee should instead be adjusted downward.
The Industry, Business and Labor Committee revisited a proposal to allow broader uses of proceeds collected under the cigarette testing fee administered by the State Fire Marshal. Committee members questioned whether the fee — set in statute as $250 per tested brand — should be adjusted downward rather than broaden the permissible uses of an accumulating fund.
Doug Nelson, State Fire Marshal, told the committee the program has been in place about a decade and that cigarette manufacturers submit fees when they certify or recertify brands under state testing rules. Nelson said the office has…
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