[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 85 (Thursday, May 22, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1022-E1023]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. BILL SHUSTER

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 21, 2008

  Mr. SHUSTER. Madam Speaker, consistent with the Republican 
Leadership's policy on earmarks, I am placing this statement in the 
Congressional Record.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Bill Shuster (PA-9).
  Bill Number: H.R. 5658.
  Project Name: Army Reserve Center, Letterkenny Army Depot.
  Account: MILCON, ARMY RESERVE.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Letterkenny Army Depot.
  Address of Requesting Entity: Letterkenny Army Depot, Franklin 
County, Pennsylvania.
  Description of Request/Justification of Federal Funding:
  Provide an authorization of $17.9 million for Army Reserve Center, 
Letterkenny Army Depot.
  It is my understanding that funding for this project would 
consolidate three area Army Reserve facilities at the Letterkenny Army 
Depot (LEAD) in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. The project will provide 
a 300 member training facility with administrative areas, classrooms, 
assembly hall, arms vault, kitchen, equipment storage areas, physical 
training rooms, and maintenance facilities. LEAD has set aside 7.5 
acres of secure federal land for construction of the Reserve Center. 
The Center will be constructed behind the Letterkenny fence and 
adjacent to 600 aces of federal land which are used for Reserve 
training. This facility will also meet all projected force protection 
and anti-terrorism standards. This project is in including the 
President's FY 2009 budget and the US Army Reserve Fiscal Year 2009 
FYDP.
  Project Name: Upgrade Munition Igloos, Phase 2, Letterkenny Army 
Depot.
  Account: MILCON, ARMY.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Letterkenny Army Depot
  Address of Requesting Entity: Letterkenny Army Depot, Franklin 
County, Pennsylvania
  Description of Request/Justification of Federal Funding:
  Provide an authorization of $7.5 million for Upgrade Munition Igloos, 
Phase 2, Letterkenny Army Depot.
  It is my understanding that funding for this project would modify 
igloo doors and provide concrete ramps to significantly increase 
productivity and enhance Letterkenny Army Depot's (LEAD) ability to 
rapidly and safely support mission requirements. Letterkenny is a major 
receiving, storage, maintenance, and shipping site for both tactical 
missiles and conventional ammunition. These munitions are stored in 902 
igloos constructed in the 1940s to store low technology ammunition that 
could be carried by hand. 706 of these igloos have 4 foot wide single 
doors ad a two step differential between the pavement and igloo floor. 
Funding for this project will modify approximately 100 igloos to 10 
foot doors and provide concrete ramps direct from the pavement to the 
igloo. This project is in the US Army Fiscal Year 2011 FYDP. 
Letterkenny's munitions storage mission continues to grow and its need 
for upgraded igloos to meet this mission requirement is more immediate 
than programmed.
  Project Name: Expeditionary Persistent Power.
  Account: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, & EVAL, DEFENSEWIDE.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Mission Critical Solutions, LLC.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 271 Industrial Lane, Alum Bank, PA 
15521.
  Description of Request/Justification of Federal Funding:
  Provide an authorization of $3 million for Expeditionary Persistent 
Power.
  It is my understanding that funding will be used for research, 
development, testing, and evaluation. This program builds on the recent 
success and advancements in ground based power and alternative 
propulsion systems for USSOCOM as well as advancements in the ultra 
thin film solar and small wind driven regeneration systems. The power/
propulsion system will use latest-generation, commercially available 
Li-ion polymer batteries storing power from wind, solar, and 
regeneration techniques.
  USSOCOM has a continuing requirement for Expeditionary Power and 
Clandestine Propulsion Systems for ground, marine, and UV's for all 
operations environments and tactical scenarios.
  It is also my understanding that approximately 55 percent of funding 
would be used for labor costs, approximately 40 percent of funding 
would be used for materials, and approximately 5 percent of funding 
would be used for travel and other costs.
  Project Name: Fire Support Technology Improvement Program.
  Account: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, & EVAL, ARMY.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Szanca Solutions, Inc.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 100 East Pitt Street, Suite 300, 
Bedford, PA 15522.

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  Description of Request: Justification of Federal Funding:
  Provide an authorization of $1.5 million for Fire Support Technology 
Improvement Program.
  It is my understanding that funding for this project would be used 
for research, development, testing, and evaluation to leverage and 
develop advanced artillery battle management technologies and to 
integrate these advanced technologies into the Army fire support 
modernization initiatives.
  This program will help in Battlefield Damage Assessment (BDA) for 
target re-fire, to include target of opportunity avoidance due to 
weighted benefits of a current intel information resource that is 
supplying crucial tactical intel information. This effort will also 
decrease the time from target identification to firing. The program 
will also provide Theater Commanders with the intelligence to determine 
if a fire mission may affect critical infrastructures or resources 
(water and oil pipelines, power lines or support facilities) that are 
critical to the civilian population.
  It is also my understanding that approximately 80 percent of funding 
would be used for staff, approximately 17 percent of funding would be 
use to design and implement a test facility, and approximately 3 
percent of funding would be used for travel and other costs.
  Project Name: Maritime C4ISR System.
  Account: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, & EVAL, ARMY.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Mission Critical Solutions, LLC.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 271 Industrial Lane, Alum Bank, PA 
15521.
  Description of Request/Justification of Federal Funding:
  Provide an authorization of $1 million for Maritime C4ISR System.
  It is my understanding that funding would be used for research, 
development, testing, and evaluation. This project would be used to 
support C4ISR situations awareness for maritime protection activities. 
The Maritime C4ISR System is a comprehensive suite of sensor devices 
together with IP based network communications to support C4ISR 
situational awareness for maritime protection activities.
  The system was conceived for port and coastal security missions 
requiring enhanced situational awareness, integrating and fusing 
existing sensors via IP. The Maritime C4ISR system allows the user to 
manage several complex and diverse tasks simultaneously through remote 
access, automation, information management, and the development or 
enhancement of decision aides to simplify decision-making and support 
defensive action by joint forces.
  It is also my understanding that approximately 50 percent of funding 
would be used for labor, approximately 42 percent of funding would be 
used for material, and approximately 8 percent of funding would be used 
for travel and other costs.
  Project Name: Strengthening LEAD Environmental, Energy, and 
Transportation Management.
  Account: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, & EVAL, ARMY.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Mountain Research LLC.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 825 25th Street, Altoona, PA 16601.
  Description of Request/Justification of Federal Funding:
  Provide an authorization of $500,000 for Strengthening LEAD 
Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management.
  It is my understanding that funding for this project would be focused 
on technology transfer and implementation to reduce the impact of 
legacy use of toxic chemicals, investigate alternative fuel use for 
non-tactical fleet vehicles, reduce energy intensity, implement 
alternative renewable energy technologies, support the design and 
construction of sustainable buildings, and improve Environmental 
Management Systems at the Letterkenny Army Depot in Franklin County, 
Pennsylvania.
  The President signed E.O. 13423 on January 24, 2007, requiring 
Federal agencies to ``conduct their environmental, transportation, and 
energy-related activities under the law in support of their respective 
missions in an environmentally, economically and fiscally sound, 
integrated, continuously improving, efficient, and sustainable 
manner.'' Letterkenny Army Depot's unique mission, including 
manufacturing, depot level maintenance, and demilitarization, presents 
significant challenges to maintaining operations while achieving 
aggressive sustainability targets. Letterkenny Army Depot's leadership 
in technology implementation will not only benefit Letterkenny, but 
will also facilitate horizontal technology transfer to surrounding 
Pennsylvania military installations, other Army depots, and 
installations across the DoD.
  It is also my understanding that approximately 57 percent of funding 
would be used for labor, approximately 40 percent of funding would be 
used for material, and approximately 3 percent of funding would be used 
for travel and other costs.

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