Adjust Fire Marshal Increase
Item 407 #1c
Item 407 #1c | First Year - FY2025 | Second Year - FY2026 | |
| Public Safety and Homeland Security |
| Department of Fire Programs | FY2025 ($217,000) | FY2026 ($217,000) | GF |
Language
Page 461, line 18, strike "$4,140,932" and insert "$3,923,932".
Page 461, line 18, strike "$4,140,932" and insert "$3,923,932".
Page 461, line 23, before "The" insert "A."
Page 461, after line 24, insert:
"B. The State Fire Marshal shall submit a report to the Chairs of the House Appropriations and the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees, no later than November 1, 2024, that assess options for increasing fees for fire inspections, other than complaint-based inspections, to align with the actual cost of providing the inspection service. The assessment shall include an analysis of inspection workload, costs incurred, and fees collected organized by categories that are based on the type of organizations and activities being inspected."
Explanation
(This amendment reduces by $217,000 from the general fund each year the proposed increase for the State Fire Marshal's office, bringing the total increase to $217,000 each year. Language directs the State Fire Marshal to assess options for increasing certain fire inspection fees to better align with the cost of providing the service and report to the Chairs of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees by November 1, 2024. The goal of the assessment is to analyze additional options in advance of the 2024 code cycle of the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code administered by the Virginia Board of Housing and Community Development.)