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                          LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA
                       ONE HUNDRED NINTH LEGISLATURE
                                   SECOND SESSION
                  LEGISLATIVE BILL 968
   Introduced by Prokop, 27.
   Read first time January 12, 2026
   Committee: Appropriations
1    A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to appropriations; to appropriate funds from
2the   General   Fund   to    the   Military   Department   for   equipment   for
3emergency rescue events; and to declare an emergency.
4    Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska,
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1Section 1.     There is hereby appropriated $4,000,000 from the General
2    Fund for FY2025-26 to the Military Department, for Program No. 545,
3    Emergency Management, for a grant for equipment for emergency rescue
4    events. To be eligible for a grant, the political subdivision shall show
5    to the Military Department that it is capable of assisting in statewide
6    rescue events. The grant shall be used exclusively to purchase equipment,
7    including, but not limited to, equipment that assists in emergency rescue
8    events such as water rescue events, equipment that aides in searching a
9   wide    area   such   as   tornado   and   flood   situations,   equipment   used   in
10    structural collapses, and equipment for hazardous materials situations.
11Sec. 2.      Since an emergency exists, this act takes effect when
12    passed and approved according to law.
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