Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program; authorize an additional round for counties and municipalities.

HB 997 would have authorized an additional funding round for Mississippi counties and municipalities to purchase fire trucks through the existing Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program. The bill would have allowed eligible jurisdictions to apply for new fire trucks at tiered cost rates - $50,000 per truck for the first six, $70,000 for the next five, and $90,000 for subsequent trucks - capping total funding at $1.1 million per county. It would have amended program rules to permit this new round while maintaining fund management provisions, including unspent money rolling over annually. The bill died in committee in 2026 and never became law.