HR0014 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HR0014 LRB096 03918 GRL 13953 r

HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly recognizes the immeasurable benefit this State receives from the law enforcement community; and

WHEREAS, The law enforcement community attains many needed supplies from the Law Enforcement Surplus Office (LESO), operated by the Department of Central Management Services and supplied by the Department of Defense; and

WHEREAS, The LESO has been short supplied in recent months, putting law enforcement agencies at a disadvantage for attaining necessary supplies; and

WHEREAS, The FCC has mandated a changeover to narrow-band frequencies for public safety; and

WHEREAS, This mandated changeover is costing public safety agencies, including law enforcement and fire safety agencies, thousand of dollars out of their already limited budgets; and

WHEREAS, The timeframe for the changeover has changed for some Illinois communities, putting them in an untenable situation; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we strongly urge the United States Congress to place public safety communications infrastructure and supplies at the top of their stimulus package priority list; and be it further

RESOLVED, That we strongly urge the United States Department of Defense to renew and increase its supply of essential equipment to Illinois public safety officers through LESO; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be delivered to the Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the United States Senate, the Speaker and Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives, to each member of the Illinois congressional delegation, and to the Secretary of the United States Department of Defense.