Use of Stimulus Package Funds to Support Drug Task Forces

Submitted by: Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Committee

NDD.009.a09

WHEREAS, the United States Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, was enacted on February 13, 2008, providing for the allocation to the states of approximately 3.8 billion dollars for law enforcement related purposes; and

WHEREAS, $2 billion of the stimulus funding has been set aside to fund the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants which provide help to prevent, fight, and prosecute crime; and

WHEREAS, an additional $40 million has been set aside for programs that provide assistance and equipment to local law enforcement along the Southern border or in High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas to combat criminal narcotic activity; and

WHEREAS, federal law enforcement agencies in partnership with local, state, and tribal law enforcement agencies are on the front lines in combating international and domestic drug trafficking organizations; and

WHEREAS, the problems presented by the unprecedented flow of drugs into this country by international criminal syndicates and the continued production and distribution of drugs within the United States continues to be a threat in most areas of the United States; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) duly assembled at its 116th Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado, strongly urges the continued funding allotted by the Economic Stimulus Act to fully fund state, local and tribal, and multi-jurisdictional drug task forces so that law enforcement may continue to effectively combat the destructive effects of drug crime in our communities.