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Committee advances bill letting Marine Resources pay reserve officers for events; Chair says 'not new money'
Summary
The committee heard House Bill 735 to authorize payment to reserve marine patrol officers for special events; the Chair insisted the bill does not require new state funds and that many events are funded with federal or local dollars.
Chair summarized House Bill 735 as a measure to give the Department of Marine Resources authority to pay reserve marine patrol officers for special events. "This gives the, the department the authority to, pay reserve officers for special events," the Chair said, and added that "this is not new money" because many events are funded with federal or local dollars.
Committee discussion recorded that the bill is a duplicate of language previously passed in the session and contains no additional changes. A motion was made to refer or otherwise advance the bill to AET for further committee processing; the transcript shows the committee moved the bill forward but does not include a roll-call vote.
