Senate Concurrent Resolution 18 PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___ 1 2 BY DOTZLER 1 3 A Concurrent Resolution relating to federal funding 1 4 for fire and emergency services and homeland security 1 5 costs. 1 6 WHEREAS, a threat continues to exist that 1 7 terrorists may initiate further attacks on the United 1 8 States; and 1 9 WHEREAS, local fire fighters, emergency medical 1 10 technicians, state and local law enforcement officers, 1 11 and other first responders will be the first to deal 1 12 with the consequences of terrorist attacks on the 1 13 United States; and 1 14 WHEREAS, Ellen Gordon, the Director of Iowa's 1 15 Emergency Management Division of the Department of 1 16 Public Defense and the head of Iowa's homeland 1 17 security efforts, has completed the preliminary 1 18 strategic planning to immediately put a portion of any 1 19 federal dollars obtained for fire and emergency 1 20 services and homeland security to use at the state and 1 21 local level in Iowa; NOW THEREFORE, 1 22 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF 1 23 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, That the General Assembly 1 24 of the State of Iowa supports efforts of Iowa's 1 25 congressional delegation to obtain federal moneys for 1 26 Iowa from federal fire and emergency service network 1 27 and training funds, police officer service network and 1 28 training funds, and other funds available or that 1 29 become available in federal homeland security 1 30 legislation; and 2 1 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this 2 2 Resolution be sent by the Secretary of the Senate to 2 3 the President of the United States, the President of 2 4 the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United 2 5 States House of Representatives, and to all members of 2 6 Iowa's congressional delegation. 2 7 LSB 3509SS 80 2 8 av/pj/5.1