H.R. 4276 (108th): Rural Safety and Law Enforcement Improvement Act

Introduced:
May 05, 2004 (108th Congress, 2003–2004)
Sponsor:
Rep. Brad Carson [D-OK2]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

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This bill was introduced on May 5, 2004, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced May 05, 2004
Cosponsors
5 cosponsors (5D) (show)
Committees

House Energy and Commerce

House Judiciary

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Full Title

To promote rural safety and improve rural law enforcement.

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Last updated May 05, 2004.
17 pages

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5/5/2004--Introduced.
Rural Safety and Law Enforcement Improvement Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: (1) authorize the Attorney General to make grants to rural local and tribal governments for the retention for one additional year of police officers funded through the cops on the beat (or COPS) program; (2) authorize the use of COPS grants on a matching funds basis to assist the police departments of such units in improving police communications, and in developing and improving access to crime-solving technologies; and (3) hire personnel and purchase equipment for rural areas to assist in the enforcement and prosecution of methamphetamine offenses and the environmental cleanup of methamphetamine-affected areas. Directs the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice to make grants to such units to establish or improve 911 service in those communities.
Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, to make grants to establish in rural areas substance abuse (particularly methamphetamine) prevention and treatment pilot programs and methamphetamine prevention education programs. Directs the Attorney General to provide for the cleanup of methamphetamine laboratories and related hazardous waste, and for the improvement of contract-related response time for cleanup of methamphetamine laboratories and related hazardous waste by providing additional contract personnel, equipment, and facilities, in rural areas. Makes funding available from the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund for payment for the costs of experts and consultants needed to clean up areas formerly used as methamphetamine laboratories. Establishes a Rural Policing Institute as part of the Small Town and Rural Training Program.

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  • 31 U.S.C. Chapter 97