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Commission committee refers $308,000 body‑armor purchase for officers to full commission vote

Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission (Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency) · December 4, 2025
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Summary

Deputy Director Frank Friss reported agency financials and proposed a budget expansion to buy new buoyant body armor for wildlife officers estimated at $308,000 (FY26); the budget committee moved and passed a referral of the expansion to the full commission for a vote tomorrow.

Deputy Director Frank Friss presented financial statements (through September) to the commission and outlined a budget expansion request to replace expiring body armor for law enforcement staff with new, neutrally buoyant vests and optional hard plates. Friss said the agency has approximately $23.8 million in…

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