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21st Century Fire and Public Safety Act

Introduced: July 15, 1998 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 23, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Basic Research.
Jul 15, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Science.
Jul 15, 1998
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

21st Century Fire and Public Safety Act - Authorizes the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration to make grants on a competitive basis to local governments to enable them to better protect public safety against fire and fire-related hazards.

Requires the local government receiving the grant to match for the fiscal year: (1) ten percent of the Federal funds, if the local government represents a community of 25,000 residents or fewer; (2) 15 percent of the Federal funds, if the local government represents a community of more than 25,000 but not more than 100,000 residents; and (3) 25 percent of the Federal funds, if the local government represents a community of more than 100,000 residents.

Requires the Administrator to ensure that grants are made to local governments representing communities of each size described above for which there are eligible applicants.

Specifies the use of such grants and limits administrative costs of grant recipients to ten percent of the total amount of the grant. Requires the recipients to report to the Administrator, with respect to each fiscal year a grant was received, on the use of the grant.

Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now July 23, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Basic Research.

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