THE SENATE

S.C.R. NO.

12

TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2006

S.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

H.D. 1
   

SENATE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

REQUESTING THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PRESENT A HOMELAND SECURITY PLAN TO THE LEGISLATURE.

 

 

WHEREAS, the scourge of terrorism continues to threaten our world, our nation, and our State; and

WHEREAS, the federal government has made $80,000,000 in funding available through the Office for Domestic Preparedness and the state Homeland Security Program to help protect our State and its people; and

WHEREAS, the state Department of Defense seeks to expend the $80,000,000 for homeland security in Hawaii; and

WHEREAS, the Legislature is also deeply concerned about the protection of Hawaii's residents and visitors; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2006, the House of Representatives concurring, that the state Department of Defense is requested to submit to the Legislature for approval a homeland security plan for the expenditure of the $80,000,000 from the Office for Domestic Preparedness and the state Homeland Security Program; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, in preparing the homeland security plan, the state Department of Defense is requested to include:

(1) An assessment of the threat of terroristic incidents;

(2) The development of plans to deal with terroristic incidents;

(3) A description of training and exercises necessary to implement the plans;

(4) A discussion of issues relating to the procurement of equipment, materials, and supplies essential to meet the potential threats of conventional, chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons;

(5) The identification of any necessary procurement or taking of infrastructure for essential operational, storage, or administrative purposes;

(6) An assessment of measures to increase effective communications capability with local government agencies and the public regarding incidents and threats; and

(7) An assessment of measures to increase the deployment of law enforcement and first responder personnel and the capabilities to detect, prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the state Department of Defense is requested to present the homeland security plan to the Legislature for approval as expeditiously as possible; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, in preparing the homeland security plan, the Department is requested to include ways to help the counties increase their security efforts; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, as much as practicable, the state Department of Defense is requested to collaborate with the counties to develop the homeland security plan and to determine how the moneys from the Office for Domestic Preparedness and the state Homeland Security Program can be expended most effectively; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Governor; Adjutant General; mayors of the City and County of Honolulu, County of Hawaii, County of Maui, and County of Kauai; and members of the County Councils of Honolulu, Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai.

Report Title:

Homeland Security Plan