2001-17 Operational Readiness of U.S.C.GKODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. 2001 -17
Introduced by: Assemblymember Stevens
Requested by: Assemblymember Stevens
Drafted by: Kodiak Chamber of Commerce
Introduced: 03/01/2001
Adopted: 03/01/2001
A RESOLUTION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH URGING
THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO FULLY FUND THE OPERATIONAL
READINESS AND RE- CAPITALIZATION REQUIREMENTS OF
THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD
WHEREAS, the United States Coast Guard is a military multi- mission maritime service
that has answered the calls of the United States public continuously for more than 210
years; and
WHEREAS, the United States Coast Guard has provided critical services to the
citizens of Kodiak and Alaska; and
WHEREAS, throughout its history, the United States Coast Guard's roles as lifesaver
and guardian of the sea have remained constant, while its missions have evolved and
expanded with the growth of the nation; and
WHEREAS, the mission of the United States Coast Guard is to protect the nation's
safety, security, environment, and economy; and
WHEREAS, the United States Coast Guard's operating goals of safety, natural
resource protection, mobility, maritime security, and national defense enable it to
touch everyone in the nation; and
WHEREAS, the United States Coast Guard pursues its goal of safety primarily through
its search and rescue and marine safety operations; and
WHEREAS, the United States Coast Guard is the only organization or government
agency that has the extensive inventory of assets and expertise necessary to conduct
search and rescue operations for both recreational boaters and commercial mariners
on lakes, on rivers, in shore areas, and on the high seas; and
WHEREAS, the United States Coast Guard provides the first line of defense in military
multi- mission maritime service for the emerging coast guard organizations of the world
and helps friendly countries to become positive forces of peace and stability, which
promotes democracy and the rule of law; and
WHEREAS, United States Coast Guard personnel are a highly motivated group of
people who are committed to providing essential and valuable services to the American
public; and
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WHEREAS, the United States Coast Guard military structure, law enforcement
authority, and humanitarian functions make it a unique arm of national security and
enable it to support broad national goals; and
WHEREAS, the United States Coast Guard is well known for being the first to reach
the scene when maritime disaster strikes; and
WHEREAS, the United States Coast Guard continues to be given the task of
protecting the nation's waters from pollution, the nation's borders from drug
smuggling, and the nation's fisheries from being over harvested, and to be assigned
additional duties that stretch thin its personnel and resources; so
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND
BOROUGH that the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly urges the United States Congress
to fully fund the United States Coast Guard's operational readiness and re-
capitalization requirements; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND
BOROUGH that this full funding is necessary to ensure that this humanitarian arm of
the nation's national security system remains "semper paratus" throughout the
twenty -first Century.
Section 1: Copies of this resolution shall be sent to the following individuals:
Honorable Dick Cheney, Vice - President of the United States and
President of the U.S. Senate, Honorable Strom Thurmond, President Pro -
Tempore of the U.S. Senate, Honorable J. Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the
U.S. House of Representatives, Admiral James M. Loy, Commandant of
the United States Coast Guard, Honorable Ted Stevens U.S. Senator,
Honorable Frank Murkowski, U.S. Senator, Honorable Don Young, U.S.
Representative
ATTEST:
ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
THIS FIRST DAY OF MARCH, 2001
dith A. Nielsen, c •c Borough Clerk
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
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Robin Heinrichs, Deputy Mayor
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