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HJM013........................................by TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM - Stating findings of the Legislature and requesting our elected representatives in the Congress of the United States to support and vote for the implementation of a national missile defense system. 01/23 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing 01/24 Rpt prt - to Transp 01/29 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg Rls susp - ADOPTED, voice vote Title apvd - to Senate 01/30 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff 02/04 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 10th Ord 02/06 10th ord - ADOPTED - voice vote Title apvd - to House 02/07 To enrol 02/08 Rpt enrol - Sp signed 02/11 Pres signed 02/12 To Secretary of State
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2002IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 13 BY TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE 1 A JOINT MEMORIAL 2 TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES IN CONGRESS 3 ASSEMBLED, AND TO THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION REPRESENTING THE STATE OF 4 IDAHO IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES. 5 We, your Memorialists, the House of Representatives and the Senate of the 6 State of Idaho assembled in the Second Regular Session of the Fifty-sixth 7 Idaho Legislature, do hereby respectfully represent that: 8 WHEREAS, the 1972 Antiballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty was signed with a 9 nation that no longer exists; and 10 WHEREAS, an increasing number of nations, including China, North Korea, 11 Iran and Iraq, either currently possess the capability to launch missile 12 attacks against the United States or its allies, or are working to obtain that 13 capability; and 14 WHEREAS, due in part to advances in technology, the possibility that a 15 missile bearing a weapon of mass destruction will be used against United 16 States forces or interests is higher today than it was during most of the Cold 17 War; and 18 WHEREAS, terrorist groups, not just states, have the means to buy ballis- 19 tic missiles; and 20 WHEREAS, while systems are in place to thwart terrorism, the nation still 21 has no defense against missile attack; and 22 WHEREAS, the Cold War policy of "mutual assured destruction" embodied in 23 arms control treaties is not sufficient to deter terrorist missile attacks; 24 and 25 WHEREAS, defending against a missile attack is the government's moral 26 obligation. 27 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second Regular Ses- 28 sion of the Fifty-sixth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and 29 the Senate concurring therein, that we request our elected representatives in 30 the Congress of the United States to support and vote for the implementation 31 of a national missile defense system. 32 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Clerk of the House of Representa- 33 tives be, and she is hereby authorized and directed to forward a copy of this 34 Memorial to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Repre- 35 sentatives of Congress, and the congressional delegation representing the 36 State of Idaho in the Congress of the United States.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE RS 11685 The Idaho Legislature finds that the 1972 Anti Ballistic Missile Treaty is not adequate to protect this nation from long range ballistic missiles in a world where terrorist groups may have access to such missiles. We request our congressional delegation to support and vote for a national missile defense system. FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact from this proposal. Contact Name: Representative Wood Phone: 332-1212 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE HJM 13