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Senate
Appropriations Committee Approves Funding
for California Public Safety, Coastal Research Projects
September 15, 2004
Washington,
DC - U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) announced today
that the Senate Appropriations Committee has approved legislation
to fund vital projects in California to improve communications among
first responders, enhance public safety, invest in coastal research,
and restore criminal justice costs associated with incarcerating
undocumented immigrants.
Notably, this legislation includes:
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$220
million for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP)
to assist states with incarcerating undocumented immigrants;
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$3.3
million for the Monterey County Street Violence/Anti-Gang Project;
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$3
million for the California Methamphetamine Strategy to assist
state and local law enforcement agencies in seizing meth labs;
and |
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$3
million for the Los Angeles Community Law Enforcement and Recovery
(CLEAR) program, a multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional gang suppression
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"These
funds will provide an important boost to California's state and
local public safety efforts," Senator Feinstein said. "I
am especially pleased by the funding we've approved to enhance communications
between first responders and reduce gang activity. Still, I'm disappointed
by the inadequate funding for the SCAAP program. I'll continue to
work to ensure that states like California receive the funding they
need to handle the incarceration of undocumented immigrants."
Additionally, the FY2005 Commerce-Justice-State Appropriations Bill
approved by the Committee includes the following California projects:
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$1.5
million for the Global Perspectives Project: The International
Public Television conference at the Department of State, Educational
and Cultural Exchanges |
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$1
million for an LA County Interagency Communications Interoperability
System |
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$850,000
for the San Diego Crisis Intervention Response Team - Byrne
Grants |
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$500,000
for the San Jose B.E.S.T At-Risk Youth and Anti-Gang Program. |
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U.S.
Senator Dianne Feinstein
Website
Main Page:
http://feinstein.senate.gov/
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