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SB 234

Relating to emergency management; and declaring an emergency.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by James Manning

One-time $690,000 General Fund grant to the City of Greenville to buy a new fire truck for the Greenville Fire Department, administered by OSBM, effective July 1, 2025.

Effective date, June 24, 2025.
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Bill Summary · SB 234

SB 234 — Funds for Greenville Fire Truck (North Carolina)

Purpose

SB 234 is a one‑time appropriation to provide the City of Greenville with funds to purchase a new fire truck for the Greenville Fire Department. The measure directs state General Fund money to the Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM), which will issue a grant to the city for the vehicle purchase.

Key provisions

  • Appropriation: $690,000 (nonrecurring) from the State General Fund.
  • Recipient: Office of State Budget and Management to provide a directed grant to the City of Greenville (Pitt County).
  • Use: Acquisition of a new fire truck for Greenville Fire Department.
  • Fiscal year / timing: Funds allocated for the 2025–2026 fiscal year.
  • Effective date: The act becomes effective July 1, 2025.

Who is affected

  • Directly: City of Greenville / Greenville Fire Department — will receive the grant and use it to acquire firefighting apparatus.
  • Indirectly: Pitt County residents and other local jurisdictions who rely on mutual aid; state taxpayers (one‑time General Fund cost).
  • State agencies: OSBM — administers and disburses the directed grant.

Fiscal and practical impact

  • State fiscal impact: A one‑time reduction of $690,000 in the General Fund (nonrecurring). No ongoing state operating cost is specified.
  • Local impact: Greenville receives capital funding to modernize/replace firefighting equipment, which can improve emergency response capacity, apparatus reliability, and community safety.
  • Operational: Purchase and deployment timelines depend on local procurement rules and vendor lead times for custom fire apparatus.

Procedural / timeline notes

  • Introduced: January 28, 2025.
  • Status (per bill header): Passed first reading. If enacted as written, funds available in FY 2025–26 and the bill takes effect July 1, 2025. Implementation requires OSBM to issue the directed grant and the City of Greenville to complete procurement and equipment acceptance.

If you want, I can:
- Draft a short memo explaining procurement considerations for Greenville (lead times, specs, matching funds, warranties), or
- Pull status updates and committee actions to track the bill’s progress in the legislature.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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