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Senate amends resolution supporting Hill Air Force Base, inserts $2 million for emergency landing strip
Summary
Senators added language to SCR 3 to reflect an additional $2 million for an emergency landing strip and debated the base's local economic importance; sponsor said Hill AFB supports 'over 20,000 jobs.'
The Senate on Jan. 20 amended a resolution supporting Hill Air Force Base to include a $2,000,000 reference for an emergency landing strip that a governor's office official said had been appropriated previously but omitted from the draft resolution.
Senator Thomas offered a short, targeted amendment to insert the words 'and another $2,000,000 on an emergency landing strip' into SCR 3. The amendment was presented as a technical fix requested by the governor's office to reflect last year’s appropriation. The chamber approved the amendment by voice vote.
In floor remarks supporting the resolution, Senator Thomas highlighted Hill Air Force Base's role in the regional economy and told senators that the base 'provides an enormous amount of jobs' and that 'I believe over 20,000 jobs.' He said losing the base would be devastating for his district and framed the resolution as a demonstration of community partnership ahead of BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) processes that federal authorities conduct.
The Senate proceeded to a roll-call sequence on the resolution after amendment; the transcript excerpt contains the amendment and roll-call entries but does not consolidate a single-line final tally in the accessible excerpt. The amendment itself inserts the $2,000,000 figure into the resolution text and will be reflected when the resolution is transmitted to the House and, if adopted there, used in outreach to federal BRAC decisionmakers.
Next steps: SCR 3 (as amended) will be transmitted to the House and may be used to demonstrate state and local commitments in communications related to BRAC reviews. The employment figure cited from the floor was stated by the sponsor and was not accompanied by an evidentiary citation in the transcript excerpt.
