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March 31. 2009

The Il onorabJc David R. Obey. Chairman

The Ilono rabJc Jerry Lewi s. Ranking Member
Committcc on Appropriations
11-2 18. the Capi tol
Washington, D.C. 205 I 5

Dcar C hairman Obey and Ranking Member Lewi s:

I am requesting funding for the Publi c Safety Com mun ications/ lntcropcrab ility in fiscal
year 2010.

r he en tity to n,:cci\ e funding for this projcct is:

City of Tempe
120 East 5th Street
Tempe. AZ 85281

The fundin g wou ld be lIsed fo r the CilY of Tempe Po li ce Department and other municipal
users to be part of the regio nal radio interoperability within the Phoeni x metro area. This
project is critical to providing day to day interopcrability for rouline publi c sal"et y
services within the n.-gion. as \Vl'1I as the ability to communicate during major di sasters.
homeland security threats. and other se ri o ll s incid en ts.

I cert ify that ndthcr I nor my spouse has any financial interest in th is project.

Sincerel) .

Il arr~f~
Member of Congress