House Concurrent Resolution 21 PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___ 1 2 BY HUSER, LUKAN, HORBACH, BELL, and THOMAS 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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE 1 23 SENATE CONCURRING, That the General Assembly of the 1 24 State of Iowa supports efforts of Iowa's congressional 1 25 delegation to obtain federal moneys for Iowa from 1 26 federal fire and emergency service network and 1 27 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 Chief Clerk of the House of 2 3 Representatives to the President of the United States, 2 4 the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker 2 5 of the United States House of Representatives, and to 2 6 all members of Iowa's congressional delegation. 2 7 LSB 3509HH 80 2 8 av/pj/5.1