BISMARCK, N.D. (PPR) – A Democratic State Senator from Fargo wants to use some of the earnings of the state’s Legacy Fund to help rural communities fund emergency services.

Senate Bill 2332 would invest $25 million into the new legacy Earnings Emergency Services and Public Safety Fund. The fund would be used to help recruit and retain first responders, as well as help insure timely responses, and that the first responders have the tools they need.

Senator Josh Boschee told the Senate State and Local Government Committee.

Supporters of the measure say it is very important, in light of the property tax reform measures going through the Legislature, that place caps on some local governments’ ability to raise revenue.

Sarah Miller is the president of the “911 Association.”

The Senate State and Local Government Committee has not yet acted on the bill.