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Committee approves firefighting pilot program funding for Burns and La Grande airports
Summary
Senate Bill 1035, as amended, establishes a pilot firefighting program at Burns Municipal Airport and La Grande (Union County) Airport, appropriating $2.18 million for vehicle fleets and $240,000 for a grant program, and allows OEM to hire or contract personnel to operate the fleets; committee sent the bill to Ways and Means with a do‑pass.
The Senate Committee on Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs adopted the dash‑1 amendment to Senate Bill 1035 and voted to send the bill to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means with a do‑pass recommendation.
Committee staff described SB 1035 as establishing a pilot program to station vehicle fleets for firefighting purposes at Burns Municipal Airport and La Grande…
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