PRINTER'S NO. 1980
No. 162 Session of 1995
INTRODUCED BY BISHOP, DeWEESE, COY, CORRIGAN, BOSCOLA,
CAPPABIANCA, SCHRODER, ITKIN, BEBKO-JONES, TRELLO, JOSEPHS,
FAJT AND L. I. COHEN, MAY 24, 1995
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, MAY 24, 1995
A RESOLUTION
1 Directing the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives to
2 develop a plan and a program for protection against
3 terrorism.
4 WHEREAS, The bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building
5 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on April 19, 1995, has heightened
6 awareness of the threat of terrorist actions against public
7 facilities; and
8 WHEREAS, The threat of terrorist activity can be reduced but
9 never eliminated in a free and open society; and
10 WHEREAS, A substantial number of public officials, public
11 employees and visitors work in and visit the Main Capitol
12 Building each day; and
13 WHEREAS, A plan should be developed to respond to such an
14 emergency in the Main Capitol Building; and
15 WHEREAS, Training in evacuation, security and emergency
16 medical response should be provided for the public officials,
17 public employees, law enforcement and medical staff working in
18 the Main Capitol Building; therefore be it
1 RESOLVED, That the Chief Clerk of the House of
2 Representatives develop a plan to respond to a terrorist action
3 against the Main Capitol Building; and be it further
4 RESOLVED, That, in developing such a plan, the Chief Clerk of
5 the House of Representatives consult and coordinate with the
6 Department of General Services, the City of Harrisburg, Dauphin
7 County and other appropriate agencies; and be it further
8 RESOLVED, That the Chief Clerk of the House of
9 Representatives develop and implement a training program in
10 evacuation and emergency medical response for the public
11 officials, public employees, law enforcement personnel and
12 medical staff working in the Main Capitol Building; and be it
13 further
14 RESOLVED, That the security program include components on
15 metal detection, identification of individuals, and pedestrian
16 and vehicle access to the Main Capitol Building.
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