On page 1, line 1, of the Joint Appropriations Engrossed bill, delete " to support firefighter training efforts in the state" and insert " for the revised construction costs of maintenance shops for the Wildland Fire Suppression Division and to declare an emergency"
On the Joint Appropriations Engrossed bill, delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
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Section 1. There is appropriated from the general fund the sum of $700,000 to the Department of Public Safety for covering increased costs related to the construction of a maintenance shop for the Wildland Fire Suppression Division in Rapid City as established in 2023 Session Laws, chapter 196, § 1.
Section 2. There is appropriated from the general fund the sum of $700,000 to the Department of Public Safety for covering increased costs related to the construction of a maintenance shop for the Wildland Fire Suppression Division in Hot Springs as established in 2023 Session Laws, chapter 197, § 1.
Section 3. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety shall approve vouchers and the state auditor shall draw warrants to pay expenditures authorized by this Act.
Section 4. Any amounts appropriated in this Act not lawfully expended or obligated by June 30, 2027 shall revert in accordance with the procedures prescribed in chapter 4-8.
Section 5. Whereas, this Act is necessary for the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval."