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Fire marshal seeks broader uses for cigarette safety fund; committee asks for spending breakdown
Summary
The State Fire Marshal asked the Industry, Business and Labor Committee to let the reduced cigarette ignition propensity enforcement fund pay for a wider range of fire marshal activities. Legislators asked for a detailed revenue and expenditure report before acting.
Doug Nelson, State Fire Marshal, told the House Industry, Business and Labor Committee he supports House Bill 1086, an agency bill that would expand allowable uses of the reduced cigarette ignition propensity and firefighter protection act enforcement fund to cover additional fire marshal-related expenditures.
Nelson said the fund was established in 2009 and currently supports testing and certification activities; the office assessed $71,250 in fees during the current biennium and the fund’s cash…
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