House Concurrent Resolution 21

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  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