Appropriations
HB 36 status: Enacted — Assigned Chapter Number 84 (updated Mar 8, 2026).
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Bill summary
This act authorizes twenty-four (24) employee positions within the State Forestry Division for wildland fire suppression, including full-time and temporary full-time positions. This act appropriates five million one hundred forty‑four thousand dollars ($5,144,000.00) from the General Fund for the establishment of two (2) wildland fire suppression modules, covering personnel, equipment, training and related costs.
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OpenStates
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Funding relies on General Fund appropriations which may require long-term recurring fiscal support not detailed in this act.
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