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1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY VAN FOSSEN, MARTIN, HOLMES,
1 3 BRADLEY, AND MILLAGE
1 4 A Concurrent Resolution relating to the increased
1 5 utilization of the Rock Island Arsenal.
1 6 WHEREAS, the United States Department of Defense
1 7 seeks to achieve economy and efficiency in the
1 8 utilization of resources and facilities; and
1 9 WHEREAS, the United States Department of Defense is
1 10 currently leasing office and facility space for
1 11 government military missions; and
1 12 WHEREAS, the facilities of the Rock Island Arsenal,
1 13 located on Rock Island Arsenal island in the
1 14 Mississippi River between the states of Iowa and
1 15 Illinois, employ approximately six thousand people,
1 16 contain tens of thousands of square feet of available
1 17 office space within buildings listed on the National
1 18 Register of Historic Places, reflect greatly enhanced
1 19 physical plant, machine tool inventory, and data
1 20 processing capabilities which are the result of a
1 21 multi-year modernization project and comprise one of
1 22 the largest weapons manufacturing arsenals in the
1 23 world; and
1 24 WHEREAS, the Defense Megacenter-Rock Island,
1 25 located at the Rock Island Arsenal, has significant
1 26 ability through a robust communications infrastructure
1 27 to furnish a full range of automation services,
1 28 including business, tactical, and logistical systems
1 29 support in both the classified and unclassified
1 30 environments, and can service, operate, and maintain
2 1 automation and communications equipment for federal,
2 2 state, or local agencies on a reimbursable basis; and
2 3 WHEREAS, the facilities of the Rock Island Arsenal
2 4 warrant utilization of the facilities to the fullest
2 5 possible extent; and
2 6 WHEREAS, government military missions currently
2 7 housed in leased facilities at other locations could
2 8 readily be relocated to and accommodated on the Rock
2 9 Island Arsenal, resulting in a significant taxpayer
2 10 savings due to the discontinuance of the leases
2 11 currently in place; NOW THEREFORE,
2 12 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE
2 13 SENATE CONCURRING, That the Iowa General Assembly
2 14 urges the United States Department of Defense and the
2 15 United States Senate and House of Representatives to
2 16 maximize the use of the facilities at the Rock Island
2 17 Arsenal by moving government military missions
2 18 currently located in leased facilities into the vacant
2 19 and available buildings located at the Rock Island
2 20 facility.
2 21 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this
2 22 resolution be sent to the President of the United
2 23 States, the United States Secretary of Defense, the
2 24 Majority and Minority Leaders of the United States
2 25 Senate, the Speaker, Majority Leader, and Minority
2 26 Leader of the United States House of Representatives,
2 27 and to the members of Iowa's congressional delegation.
2 28 LSB 4372HH 77
2 29 rn/cf/24.1
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