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Committee hears support for $15 million SPIRE bonds to fund emergency equipment grants
Summary
House Bill 2753 would authorize bond issuances producing net proceeds of $15 million for the SPIRE emergency preparedness grant program. Proponents said prior SPIRE rounds supplied high-priority equipment to local governments and nonprofits and urged continued funding.
House Bill 2753 would authorize issuances of bonds to generate approximately $15 million in net proceeds for the Oregon Department of Energy to fund the SPIRE emergency management grant program. The committee held a public hearing April 3 and heard bipartisan support from lawmakers, agency representatives and labor groups.
Rep. Dacia Graber (speaking on behalf of Rep. Paul Evans) described the program as a continuing investment in emergency preparedness, saying prior rounds supplied water-purification trailers,…
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