The South Central Drug Task Force will receive $250,000 through the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010.
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson announced that the act includes several projects for southern Missouri at her request. H.R. 3288 passed in the U.S. House of Representatives and should be signed into law shortly. Ironically, Emerson voted against the measure.
Emerson has long been a champion for drug task forces in southern Missouri, and the legislation includes $650,000 for three of the local, state and federal partnerships in the region, she said.
“We can’t overstate the role of these task forces that find, apprehend and prosecute methamphetamine makers and dealers. They are on the front lines, and their hard work reduces drug crimes in our communities and makes southern Missouri a safer place for our families,” Emerson said. “This bill funds another important effort at the SEMO Network Against Sexual Violence to prosecute sex offenders who commit crimes in southern Missouri.”