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May 16, 2008

Feds award money to keep state prepared

The state’s Emergency Management Agency is getting more than $1 million to help secure public transportation and important buildings from potential disasters or attacks.

The Transit Security Grant Program, administered by the Department of Homeland Security, is providing the state EMA about $830,000 for on protecting buses, trolleys and the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority against explosives and, what’s referred to in a statement as “non-conventional attacks.”

An additional $200,000 was awarded to the state through the Buffer Zone Protection Program. This money will be put to use protecting sites such as chemical facilities and power plants.

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