Senate Concurrent Resolution 19

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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