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PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___ 1 2 BY TINSMAN, DELUHERY, RIFE, and RITTMER 1 3 (COMPANION TO HCR 113 BY VAN FOSSEN) 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 SENATE, THE HOUSE OF 2 13 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, That the Iowa General 2 14 Assembly urges the United States Department of Defense 2 15 and the United States Senate and House of 2 16 Representatives to maximize the use of the facilities 2 17 at the Rock Island Arsenal by moving government 2 18 military missions currently located in leased 2 19 facilities into the vacant and available buildings 2 20 located at the Rock Island 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 4372SS 77 2 29 rn/cf/24.1
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