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HOUSE RESOLUTION


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

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

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

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

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

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

 
 


 






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

 
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    RESOLVED, That we strongly urge the United States 
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Department of Defense to renew and increase its supply of 
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essential equipment to Illinois public safety officers through 
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LESO; and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
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delivered to the Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the 
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United States Senate, the Speaker and Minority Leader of the 
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United States House of Representatives, to each member of the 
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Illinois congressional delegation, and to the Secretary of the 
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United States Department of Defense.