The amount of extra law enforcement needed for the trial against former President Donald Trump in Fort Pierce is pushing local officials to propose making a change. “Can we create something legislatively that gives funding for this trial under whatever title it could be titled similar to the way the palm beach area law enforcement had with his home being there, is there something like this that can happen,” Republican Congressman Brian Mast said. Currently there’s no federal funding law in place to assist with those costs. Previous: Trump appears in federal court for closed hearing in classified documents caseThe Fort Pierce Police Department has been spearheading the proposal and say they have been working with a long list of local, state, and federal agencies.“We have an obligation to our citizens and guests in our city so we need to provide a safe environment for them and to minimize the impacts to our local businesses with the amount of people who are going to show up for the trial,” Mast added. Since the summer of 2023, the department has spent roughly $300,000 in emergency funds in training, equipment and salaries to supply security for Trump’s hearings. Congressman Brian Mast says he’s looking at different possibilities to resolve the issue, but explains there are steps that have to happen first. “Is there something they missed? Is there a grant out there already with the department of justice they will fall under that maybe they missed. That’s just something we are looking for right now to assist them,” Congressman Brian Mast said.Palm Beach County Sheriff's deputy in Donald Trump's motorcade involved in incident in Martin County“The next way to look at it is to say ok, there are programs out there to assist with presidential visits under other circumstances – can that simply be amended to add language that says also for a trial that is taking place for a former president or something like that – can we amend an existing policy that has already been written into law,” he added. “In policy, in legislation, those things don’t happen overnight. It's something that has to go through the house, the senate, go across the presidents desk,” Mast said. The other agencies the Fort Pierce Police Department is working with include: St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office, Port St. Lucie Police Department, St. Lucie County Emergency Operations Center, St. Lucie County Fire Department, the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office, Martin County Sheriff’s Office, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Vero Beach Police Department, Stuart Police Department, Jupiter Police Department, Palm Beach Fire Rescue, Florida Highway Patrol, Fort Pierce Public Works, U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Marshal’s Service, the Federal Protective Service and others. Top headlines:Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25 Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.