[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 85 (Thursday, May 22, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1018-E1019]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                         HON. DENNIS R. REHBERG

                               of montana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 21, 2008

  Mr. REHBERG. Madam Speaker, per House Republican earmark disclosure 
rules, I submit the following to be entered into the Congressional 
Record:
  Requesting Member: Congressman Denny Rehberg.
  Bill Number: H.R. 5658.
  Account: MILCON, Army National Guard.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Montana Army National Guard.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1900 Williams St., Fort Harrison, 
Montana 59636.
  Description of Request: I received an earmark of $621,000 for the 
construction of the Miles City Readiness Center. This is the first year 
authorization of a multi-year construction project. Specifically, 
funding for this project includes:

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                                                                Cost (in
                             Item                               $1,OOOs)
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Primary Facility.............................................     10,134
    Readiness Center.........................................      6,326
    Flammable Materials Facility.............................         20
    Controlled Waste Facility................................         60
    Unheated Metal Storage Bldg..............................        551
    Unheated Enclosure/Vehicle Storage.......................      1,977
    Circulation and Access...................................         75
Support Facilities...........................................      1,872
    Electric Service.........................................        125
    Water, Sewer, Gas........................................        200
    Steam/Chilled Water Distribution.........................         10
    Paving, Walks, Curbs, Gutters............................        568
    Storm Drainage...........................................         50
    Site Imp.................................................        836
    Information Systems......................................         54
    Antiterrorism Measures...................................         29
Est. Contract Cost...........................................     12,006
    Contingency (5%).........................................        600
Subtotal.....................................................     12,606
    Supervision, Inspection, Overhead (3%)...................        378
    Design Contract Not Used.................................          0
    Contract Commission (1% Primary Fac).....................        101
        Total Request........................................     13,086
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  The existing Miles City Readiness Center was originally constructed 
for an Armored Cavalry Unit in 1957 and consists of 8,481 square feet 
of administrative, training, supply and arms vaults, locker rooms, 
classrooms

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and drill floor. The facility is a concrete masonry structure 
constructed on a single floor. As a result of Force Structure 
Transformation, the current unit occupying this facility is the 260th 
Engineer Company, for which the facility is improperly designed and 
grossly undersized.
  This request is consistent with the intended and authorized purpose 
of the MILCON, Army National Guard account. Matching funds are not 
required as the Montana Army National Guard is a unit of the Government 
of the State of Montana.

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