THE SENATE

S.R. NO.

20

TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2007

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

SENATE RESOLUTION

 

 

REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS to PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW STATE EMERGENCY OPERATING CENTER.

 

 

     WHEREAS, the Legislature recognizes that emergency management is one of the most important functions of the state government in the protection of lives and property against disasters; and

 

     WHEREAS, every available minute is needed to assess potentially dangerous situations and the State must be in a position to coordinate warnings and actions to protect lives and property; and

 

     WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Legislature to expand and improve Hawaii's emergency management operations by supporting the construction of a new State Emergency Operating Center; and

 

     WHEREAS, the around the clock warning capability that a State Emergency Operations Center can provide should be placed in a technologically advanced facility that is capable of accommodating appropriate public and private emergency response organizations with the requisite communications and information management systems; and

 

     WHEREAS, historically, the federal government has provided funding to the states to enhance emergency preparedness; and

 

     WHEREAS, federal funding for the planning, design, and construction of a new State Emergency Operating Center is requested; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-fourth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2007, that the United States Congress is requested to provide funding in the sum of $40,000,000 for the planning, design, and construction of a new State Emergency Operating Center; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Majority Leader of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and each member of Hawaii's Congressional Delegation.

 

 

 

 

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title: 

Civil Defense; State Emergency Operating Center; General Obligation Bonds