SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAM FOR INFRA-
STRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS TO FIRE FIRST 
RESPONDER STATIONS. 
The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 
(15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 37. GRANTS TO IMPROVE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE IN-
CIDENT RESPONSE AND FIREFIGHTER LIV-
ABILITY 
THROUGH 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
IM-
PROVEMENTS TO FIRE STATIONS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF GRANT PROGRAM.—In 
order to improve first responder incident response and 
firefighter livability by making improvements to the infra-
structure of fire stations, the Administrator shall establish 
a competitive grant program and shall award grants in 
each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to eligible fire 
services. 
‘‘(b) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—A recipient of a grant 
awarded under this section shall use the funds to make 
improvements to the infrastructure of a specified fire sta-
tion— 
‘‘(1) by repairing such station if the condition 
of the infrastructure of such station prevents the fire 
service from performing incident response duties in 
a timely manner because such station is either de-
caying or contains structural impairments that im-
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pede egress of fire service equipment or personnel 
from the fire station; or 
‘‘(2) by renovating such station if it does not 
properly accommodate all personnel in the fire serv-
ice through the use of gender-equitable facilities, in-
cluding restroom and shower facilities and sleeping 
areas. 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITED USES.—A recipient of a grant 
awarded under this section shall not use the funds for ac-
tivities related to the planning or design of infrastructure 
improvements. 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBILITY.—In order to be eligible to receive 
a grant under this section, a fire service shall submit an 
application to the Administrator at such time, in such 
form, and with such information and assurances as the 
Administrator may require. 
‘‘(e) SELECTION PRIORITIES.—In selecting a fire 
service to receive a grant under this section, the Adminis-
trator shall give priority to a fire service seeking assistance 
for a fire station that is located not more than 25 miles 
from— 
‘‘(1) a facility that produces nuclear power; 
‘‘(2) a facility that produces, treats, or refines 
more than 20,000 barrels of oil per day; or 
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‘‘(3) a location with at least 1 critical infra-
structure, such as an international seaport, airport, 
refinery, or treatment plant. 
‘‘(f) GRANT PROGRAM SPECIFICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—The Administrator 
shall not award a grant under this section in an 
amount that is more than 40 percent of the reason-
able cost of carrying out the project proposed by the 
fire service to be funded by the grant. 
‘‘(2) GRANT CONDITION.—As a condition of re-
ceipt of a grant under this section, the fire service 
shall be responsible for funding, using non-Federal 
funds, the remaining amount of the reasonable cost 
of carrying out such project. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘critical infrastructure’ has the 
meaning given such term in the Critical Infrastruc-
tures Protection Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c). 
‘‘(2) The term ‘incident response’ means a re-
sponse by a fire service to— 
‘‘(A) a terrorist attack, including such an 
attack that utilizes a weapon of mass destruc-
tion; 
‘‘(B) a release of a hazardous material; 
‘‘(C) a natural disaster; or 
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‘‘(D) any other emergency for which a re-
sponse by a fire service is appropriate. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In ad-
dition to any other amounts authorized to be appropriated 
under this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated 
to the Administrator for grants under this section such 
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2009 
through 2013.’’. 
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