WHEREAS, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is headquartered in Washington, D.C. and operates with 10 regional office throughout the United States; and

WHEREAS, there has been some concern voiced in Congress and within other planning considerations, to eliminate the regional offices and consolidate efforts in Washington; and

WHEREAS, the regional offices are a valuable resource to the states in providing direction in goals of national interest and community safety; and

WHEREAS, the regional offices also serve as a check and balance for the state’s highway safety plans, and can work to ensure compliance with the intent of Congress on how those plans are funded and implemented; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), duly assembled at its 103rd annual conference in Phoenix, Arizona, transmit to the appropriate leadership of the Congress of the United States and the Administrators of the Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the recommendation to keep the NHTSA regional offices in place for the foreseeable future and continue funding allocations which adequately staff and support those offices.