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Expanding on an existing local option sales tax law, this bill allows cities and towns located in second-class counties — counties with populations between roughly 30,000 and 100,000 — to impose a small local sales tax of up to 0.33% to fund emergency medical and fire protection services, provided the city or town's emergency response area includes a state park of 22,000 or more acres. To adopt the tax, the local government must hold a public hearing with at least 14 days' notice before passing an approving ordinance, and the tax lasts for 10 years before requiring reauthorization. Residents in qualifying communities near large state parks could see modest increases in what they pay at the register, with that revenue directed toward local emergency services.