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Military Division seeks supplemental funds for public safety communications, vehicles and hazmat teams
Summary
Major General Tim Donilon and Legislative Services analyst Frances Lippett told the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee the Idaho Military Division needs supplemental funds to clear a backlog of communications‑equipped vehicles, modernize public‑safety communications infrastructure and replace decades‑old hazardous‑materials equipment.
Major General Tim Donilon, Adjutant General for Idaho and commander of the Idaho National Guard, and Legislative Services analyst Frances Lippett briefed the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on the Military Division’s budget needs, including supplemental requests tied to public safety communications and hazardous‑materials response equipment.
Lippett summarized the division’s federal‑state programs and described a supplemental request that included funding to install critical communications equipment in 40 Dodge Durango vehicles owned by the Idaho State Police. The vehicles currently cannot be used without the installations, Lippett said, and the supplemental included an estimated $240,000 for private contract installation and about $300,000 in construction to add installation bays. The governor’s recommendation—Lippett said—also included $759,200 for IT infrastructure and licensing to…
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