Sec. 202. Grant program for slip-on tank units
401 words·~2 min read·
/bill/118/hr/482/ih/section-202·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
The Secretaries shall establish a program to award to an eligible State or unit of local government each year grants to acquire slip-on tank and pump units (referred to in this section as slip-on units ) for a surge capacity of resources for fire suppression. To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a State or unit of local government shall— submit an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretaries may require; and contribute non-Federal funds in accordance with paragraph (2).
The non-Federal share of the cost of acquiring slip-on units using a grant under this section shall be not less than 25 percent. Grants awarded under this section shall be used only for the acquisition of not fewer than 30 slip-on units. A recipient of a grant under this section— shall be responsible for the cost of the maintenance and use of the slip-on units; and may not use grant funds for a cost described in subparagraph (A). A recipient of a grant under this section shall— in maintaining and storing the slip-on units— store and mount a slip-on unit on a vehicle only during— a period of extreme fire danger; or an active wildland fire; designate a vehicle and personnel to be used with each slip-on unit; make any necessary modification to a designated vehicle to ensure compatibility with the use of the slip-on unit; train designated personnel to use the slip-on unit; ensure designated personnel possess elementary wildland fire management skills, including post-fire-front structure-protection tactics; and maintain each slip-on unit in good, usable condition for a period of not fewer than 20 years; during a large, active wildland fire— staff each designated vehicle equipped with a slip-on unit with— a person designated under paragraph (1)(B); and a trained firefighter, regardless of whether the trained firefighter is paid, volunteer, or off-duty but paid; organize each designated vehicle equipped with a slip-on unit into a team with other designated vehicles under the direction of a qualified task force leader; and use each designated vehicle equipped with a slip-on unit primarily for the purpose of following behind the wildland fire front— to prevent homes from igniting; and to alert fire engines of structures that have ignited; and comply with any other requirements determined to be necessary by the Secretaries, including any minimum requirements for a slip-on unit and any additional required equipment.