Date: Monday, March 29, 2021
On March 11, 2021, APCO International announced its support and encouragement for the LIFT America Act, an infrastructure bill that includes $15 billion in federal funding for the deployment and implementation of Next Generation 9-1-1 throughout the country. A few days later NENA released some talking points that vastly despaired from APCO’s stance and caused our membership to question APCO’s backing of this bill.
Throughout the past week, members of the Missouri Chapter Executive Board were in contact with APCO International staff seeking clarification on the bill and addressing the concerns brought forth by our membership. On March 26, 2021, MOAPCO President Zachary Dykes, Vice President JR Webb and Past President Steve Hoskins met with Mr. Jeff Cohen, Chief Counsel and Director of Government Relations for APCO International, to solidify our understanding of the issues.
Attached to this post is a letter issued by Missouri APCO in hopes of clarifying points of concern and why APCO International backs this legislation.