4 | 4 | | By Representatives Lomax, Rigsby, Whitt, Reynolds, Cole, Moore |
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5 | 5 | | (P), Whorton, Daniels, Kirkland, Crawford, Woods, Lovvorn, |
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6 | 6 | | Kitchens, Brown, Colvin, Gidley, Fidler, Givens, Robertson, |
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7 | 7 | | Holk-Jones, Hall, Underwood, Lipscomb, South, Ellis, Pettus, |
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8 | 8 | | Simpson, Hulsey, Lamb, Shirey, Stubbs, Starnes, Collins, |
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9 | 9 | | Bolton, Yarbrough, Garrett, Estes, Butler, Bedsole, Stringer, |
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10 | 10 | | Shaw, Harrison |
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11 | 11 | | RFD: RULES |
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12 | 12 | | First Read: 11-Apr-23 |
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28 | 25 | | HJR____ URGING THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO AFFIRM REDSTONE |
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29 | 26 | | ARSENAL AS THE FUTURE LOCATION OF THE U.S. SPACE COMMAND. |
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30 | 27 | | WHEREAS, the headquarters of the U.S. Space Command |
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31 | 28 | | is located in Colorado on a temporary basis until |
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32 | 29 | | evidence-based strategic and analytical processes to |
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33 | 30 | | determine a permanent base are completed; and |
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34 | 31 | | WHEREAS, during the process of evaluating possible |
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35 | 32 | | permanent locations for the headquarters of the U.S. Space |
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36 | 33 | | Command, Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, has |
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37 | 34 | | continually earned top scores in each stage of the process |
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38 | 35 | | over 65 other possible locations; and |
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39 | 36 | | WHEREAS, Redstone Arsenal is uniquely accessible by |
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40 | 37 | | rail, water, air, and highway; NASA's Marshall Space Flight |
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41 | 38 | | Center and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency are located on |
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42 | 39 | | the Redstone Aresenal campus with an existing world-class |
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43 | 40 | | aerospace and defense workforce; the City of Huntsville has |
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44 | 41 | | affordable cost-of-living, access to quality K-12 and |
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45 | 42 | | university education, existing infrastructure supporting |
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46 | 43 | | Alabama's most populous city, and job opportunities for |
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47 | 44 | | spouses; and |
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48 | 45 | | WHEREAS, in January 2021, the United States |
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49 | 46 | | Department of the Air Force selected Redstone Arsenal as the |
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50 | 47 | | preferred location for the permanent headquarters of the |
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51 | 48 | | U.S. Space Command; this decision was affirmed by the United |
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81 | 78 | | States Department of Defense and the United States |
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82 | 79 | | Government Accountability Office; now therefore, |
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83 | 80 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH |
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84 | 81 | | HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That this body strongly and |
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85 | 82 | | respectfully urges President Biden and his administration to |
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86 | 83 | | affirm Redstone Arsenal as the permanent headquarters of the |
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87 | 84 | | U.S. Space Command. |
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88 | 85 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Secretary of the |
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89 | 86 | | State of Alabama transmit duly authorized copies of this |
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90 | 87 | | resolution to the President of the United States and the |
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