Bill Text: FL H0209 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Fire Equipment
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-28 - Withdrawn from Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee; Rules and Calendar Committee [H0209 Detail]
Download: Florida-2011-H0209-Introduced.html
HR 209 |
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2 | A resolution encouraging the donation of surplus fire |
3 | equipment and materials to Florida's volunteer fire |
4 | departments. |
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6 | WHEREAS, approximately 80 percent of the fire departments |
7 | in the United States are manned by volunteers, and |
8 | WHEREAS, surplus fire equipment and materials have been |
9 | donated to countries overseas by municipal and other fire |
10 | departments, and |
11 | WHEREAS, almost half of the expenses of volunteer fire |
12 | departments in this state could be lessened by such donations to |
13 | volunteer fire departments, and |
14 | WHEREAS, surplus fire equipment and materials paid for by |
15 | taxpayers should be donated to sister fire departments in this |
16 | state, and |
17 | WHEREAS, the City of Hallandale Beach, the Broward County |
18 | League of Cities, the Florida League of Cities, the United |
19 | States Conference of Mayors, and the National League of Cities |
20 | have adopted resolutions encouraging the donation of surplus |
21 | fire equipment and materials to volunteer fire departments, NOW, |
22 | THEREFORE, |
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24 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
25 | Florida: |
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27 | That the Florida House of Representatives strongly |
28 | encourages the donation of surplus fire equipment and materials |
29 | to Florida's volunteer fire departments. |
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