Funding program; awards; appeals.

The bureau shall promptly notify each municipality and county that has applied for money and the local recipient of the bureau's determination to grant or deny an application for funding through the local emergency medical services funding program. A municipality or county may appeal a determination of the bureau within ten working days after notification of the determination. The bureau shall refer the appeal to the committee for its review and recommendation. The committee shall make its recommendation to the secretary, who shall make a final determination about whether to grant or deny an application for funding. The secretary shall notify the appellant of the secretary's decision within thirty days of the date on which the committee has notified the secretary of its recommendation.