Senator Setzler proposes the following amendment (SMIN-484.MW0003S):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 2, by striking Section 50-9-975(D) and (E) and inserting:

(D) The department shall allocate funds in a manner that ensures that each of the regions of this state receives no more than twenty-five percent of the funds annually.

(E)The South Carolina Office of Resilience, upon request from the department, may assist in the maintenance of a grant program established under this section.

(F) The department must provide an annual report on its website disclosing expenditures from the fund.