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1 1 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY DOTZLER, REHBERG, HOSCH, SEYMOUR, McKINLEY,
1 3 WARNSTADT, DVORSKY, McKIBBEN, GASKILL, COURTNEY,
1 4 STEWART, and BEALL
1 5 A Concurrent Resolution relating to federal funding
1 6 for fire and emergency services and homeland security
1 7 costs.
1 8 WHEREAS, a threat continues to exist that
1 9 terrorists may initiate further attacks on the United
1 10 States; and
1 11 WHEREAS, local fire fighters, emergency medical
1 12 technicians, state and local law enforcement officers,
1 13 and other first responders will be the first to deal
1 14 with the consequences of terrorist attacks on the
1 15 United States; and
1 16 WHEREAS, Ellen Gordon, the Director of Iowa's
1 17 Emergency Management Division of the Department of
1 18 Public Defense and the head of Iowa's homeland
1 19 security efforts, has completed the preliminary
1 20 strategic planning to immediately put a portion of any
1 21 federal dollars obtained for fire and emergency
1 22 services and homeland security to use at the state and
1 23 local level in Iowa; NOW THEREFORE,
1 24 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF
1 25 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, That the General Assembly
1 26 of the State of Iowa supports efforts of Iowa's
1 27 congressional delegation to obtain federal moneys for
1 28 Iowa from federal fire and emergency service network
1 29 and training funds, police officer service network and
1 30 training funds, and other funds available or that
2 1 become available in federal homeland security
2 2 legislation; and
2 3 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this
2 4 Resolution be sent by the Secretary of the Senate to
2 5 the President of the United States, the President of
2 6 the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United
2 7 States House of Representatives, and to all members of
2 8 Iowa's congressional delegation.
2 9 LSB 3549SS 80
2 10 av/pj/5
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