Senators Ask for Funding

U.S. Senators Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Conrad Burns (R-MT) have written a letter to the Committee on Appropriations asking members to provide $21 million in funding this year for the ENHANCE Act of 2004. The legislation established communications grants for public safety agencies, and an federal-level 911 coordination office. The original bill authorized up to $250 million in grants annually for five years, but Sen. Clinton and Burns say this lesser $21 million, “should be an amount adequate to ensure the launch of the (911 office) and begin the process of issuing grants…” Download (pdf) the letter for details.