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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly recognizes the 
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immeasurable benefit this State receives from the U.S. 
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Department of Defense, Defense Logistics Agency, the federal 
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law enforcement community, and the U.S. General Services 
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Administration's Donation Program; 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), the 
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1033 Program, and federal surplus programs operated by the 
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Department of Central Management Services and supplied by the 
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Department of Defense; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Illinois LESO and federal surplus programs 
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approve the transfer of a variety of excess and surplus federal 
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property to our communities, effectively reducing program 
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costs to our law enforcement agencies by acquiring items that 
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are new/unused or have been deemed excess to the federal 
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government; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Military Base Realignment and Closure of 2005 
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has significantly reduced Illinois law enforcement access, and 
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that of the central and western states, to federal excess; 
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donation property has been short-supplied in recent months, 
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putting law enforcement agencies at a geographic disadvantage 
 


 






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for attaining necessary equipment and 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 SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
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CONCURRING HEREIN, that we strongly urge the United States 
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Congress to place public safety communications infrastructure 
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and supplies at the top of their stimulus package priority 
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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 excess and donation surplus equipment to Illinois 
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public safety officers through the 1033 Program, the LESO 
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Program, and the U.S. General Services Administration's 
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Donation Program (Federal Surplus); 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.