[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 66 (Thursday, April 24, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H2761-H2762]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    CONGRESSIONAL EARMARKS, LIMITED TAX BENEFITS, OR LIMITED TARIFF 
                                BENEFITS

  Under clause 9 of rule XXI, lists or statements on congressional 
earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits were 
submitted as follows:

                    Offered By Mr. Jeff Fortenberry

       Bill Number: S. 2739.
       Account: National Park Service.
       Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Missouri River Basin Lewis 
     and Clark Interpretive Trail and Visitor Center Foundation, 
     Inc. (a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization).
       Address of Requesting Entity: 100 Valmont Drive, Nebraska 
     City, Nebraska 68410.
       Description of Request: The request is very 
     straightforward. It would simply convey certain federal land 
     near Nebraska City associated with the Missouri River Basin 
     Lewis and Clark Interpretive Trail and Visitor Center to the 
     related non-profit group. The bill also authorizes $150,000 
     annually for ten years to operate the facility. This 
     legislation would actually save the federal government about 
     $50,000 a year since the National Park Service currently 
     provides about $200,000 for the center.

                Offered By Mr. Peter T. King of New York

       Bill Number: H.R. 2830.
       Excess Coast Guard Property.
       Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Nassau County Police 
     Department.
       Address of Requesting Entity: 1490 Franklin Avenue, 
     Mineola, New York 11501.
       Description of Request: Section 429 of the Coast Guard 
     Authorization Act of 2008 being considered on the House floor 
     today authorizes the conveyance of two excess 41-foot utility 
     boats to the Nassau County Police Department's Marine Bureau.
       NCPD is currently using a pair of 1984 Bertrams on the 
     north shore to provide marine patrols in Long Island Sound. 
     These boats, approximately 33 feet in length, are 
     commercially available recreational boats.
       The Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2008 allows for the 
     Coast Guard to transfer two of its excess 41-foot utility 
     boats to the Nassau County Police Department once 
     decommissioned by the Coast Guard. The boats still have many 
     years of serviceable life, but are being replaced throughout 
     the Coast Guard over the course of the next 6 years with the 
     45-foot Response Boat-Medium, built by Marinette Marine Corp.
       The 41-foot utility boat has been the workhorse of the 
     Coast Guard's small boat fleet for three decades. The boats 
     have a greater endurance with a fuel capacity of 370 gallons, 
     are more durable with their aluminum hull, and can tow 100 
     tons, making them the ideal asset to assist mariners in 
     distress.

                     Offered By Mr. Darrell E. Issa

       Bill Number: S. 2739 (H.R. 30).
       The Eastern Municipal Water District Recycled Water System 
     Pressurization and Expansion Project will encourage and 
     expand opportunities for recycled water use throughout 
     Riverside County and southern California. Riverside County is 
     one of the fastest growing regions of the United States. 
     Rapid population growth has forced regional municipal water 
     districts to seek out alternative sources to meet demand.
       This project is a good use of taxpayer money because 
     Eastern Municipal Water District's existing distribution 
     system does not provide a ``level of service'' (pressure, 
     flow control, peak pumping capacity) sufficient to meet the 
     growing needs of its municipal irrigation customers. In order 
     to meet the increased regional demand, Eastern must construct 
     the necessary infrastructure needed to improve and expand the 
     operating characteristics of an existing recycled water 
     distribution system. This expanded system will be of great 
     benefit to residents throughout the region.
       The total cost of the project is $49,451,500 with a Federal 
     authorization of $12 million
       Below is a breakdown of the estimated costs of the project:

                                              PROJECT COST ESTIMATE
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                                                       Quantity           Unit           $/Unit*        Cost
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San Jacinto Wildlife Area Recycled Water Storage
 Project:
Property Acquisition/Easements.....................                                                     $300,000
Pond excavation and clay liner (200 acres).........           200              ACRES        32,265     6,453,000
Pond pump station (7,000 gpm)......................             1                 PS     1,500,000     1,500,000

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36 in. diameter pipeline from water storage pond/            1500                 LF           396       594,000
 pump station to 36 in. diameter transmission main.
                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------
    Subtotal.......................................                                                    8,847,000
Menifee East Tank:
Property Acquisition/Easements (5 acres)...........             5              ACRES       109,000       545,000
Tank (5 MG)........................................             5                 MG     1,500,000     7,500,000
24 in. diameter pipeline from tank to Leon Rd......          3000                 LF           228       684,000
                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------
    Subtotal.......................................                                                    8,729,000
East Diamond Valley Tank:
Property Acquisition/Easements (4.5 acres).........           4.5              ACRES       109,000       490,000
Tank (4 MG)........................................             4                 MG     1,500,000     6,000,000
24 in. diameter pipeline from Tank to State St/              4000                 LF           228       912,000
 Domenigoni Pkwy...................................
                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------
    Subtotal.......................................                                                    7,402,000
Lakeview Tank:
Property Acquisition/Easements (5 acres)...........             5              ACRES       109,000       545,000
Tank (6 MG)........................................             6                 MG     1,500,000     9,000,000
24 in. diameter pipeline from tank to 36 in.                 1000                 LF           228     2,280,000
 transmission main in Ramona Expwy.................
                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------
    Subtotal.......................................                                                   11,825,000
Hemet Citrus In Lieu:
24 in. diameter pipeline from SJVRWRF to Alessandro         19000                 LF           228     4,332,000
 Ponds.............................................
24 in. diameter pipeline from Alessandro Ponds to           20000                 LF           228     4,560,000
 Corwin Booster....................................
Alessandro Booster/Pond Pump Station (7,000 gpm)...             1                 PS     2,000,000     2,000,000
                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------
    Subtotal.......................................                                                   10,892,000
Pond Pump Stations:
Sun City Ponds pump station (3,000 gpm)............             1                 PS       750,000       750,000
18 in. diameter pipeline from pump station to 54             1000                 LF           171       171,000
 in. diameter transmission main....................
MWD Ponds pump station (3,000 gpm).................             1                 PS       750,000       750,000
18 in. pipeline from pump station to 24 in.                   500                 LF           171        85,500
 diameter transmission main........................
                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------
    Subotal........................................                                                    1,756,500
                                                    ============================================================
        Total......................................                                                   49,451,500
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*Facility unit costs include planning, environmental, design and construction.

       Again, this project is a good and prudent use of taxpayer 
     funds that will provide expanded water access and resources 
     for the residents of Riverside County and Southern 
     California.

                   Offered By Mr. Don Young of Alaska

       Bill Number: H.R. 2830.
       Provision: Title IV Sec. 407.
       Legal Name of Requesting Entity: USCG CUTTER STORIS MUSEUM 
     & MARITIME EDUCATION CENTER, LLC.
       Address of Requesting Entity: 229 4th Street, Juneau, 
     Alaska 99801.
       Description of Request: The Storis Museum is organized and 
     established for the purpose of obtaining the USCG Cutter 
     Storis from the government of the United States of America 
     and establishing a non-profit museum in Alaska that will 
     maintain the Storis in Alaska when the vessel is declared 
     surplus. It is the intent of the Storis Museum to make the 
     USCG Cutter Storis available to the public as a museum and to 
     work cooperatively with other museums to provide education 
     and memorialize the maritime heritage of the Storis and other 
     maritime activities in Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, the 
     Arctic Ocean and adjacent oceans and seas and such other 
     lawful affairs allowed in Alaska.

                   Offered By Mr. Don Young of Alaska

       Bill Number: H.R. 2830.
       Provision: Title IV Sec. 402.
       Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Stabbert Maritime.
       Address of Requesting Entity: 2629 NW 54th Street, W-201, 
     Seattle, WA, 98107.
       Description of Request: This provision would restore the 
     coastwise privileges to the U.S.-build research ship, the 
     Ocean Veritas, that was sold foreign in 1997 but now is in 
     the process of being reflagged to the U.S. flag. The ship was 
     built in 1974 by Halter Marine Fabricators, Gulfport, MS, 
     which is also its homeport. However, unless this provision is 
     enacted the vessel would be without coastwise privileges as a 
     result of that prior sale to a foreign owner.