Ken Calvert: “I rise to support passage of this bill. H.R. 1442 will amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of…”

“I rise to support passage of this bill. H.R. 1442 will amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to extend authority for transfers to State and local governments of certain property for law enforcement and emergency response purposes. I introduced H.R. 1442, the Law Enforcement Public Safety Enhancement Act of 1999, to permanently extend the pilot program that has become an important tool for local law enforcement and public safety officials. Without the help, leadership and support of the gentleman from California (Mr. Horn), my good friend from Long Beach, California, chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology, this legislation would never have come to the House floor. I owe a debt of gratitude to him for helping to find the offsets necessary for this bill to conform to budgetary constraints. As we all know, one of the keys to crime prevention is a well-trained local police force and public safety officials. My bill will strengthen law enforcement and emergency management training, while saving these organizations thousands, sometimes millions, of dollars.”