[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 24, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1888]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                       HON. JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 23, 2008

  Mr. CULBERSON. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information for 
publication in the Congressional Record regarding earmarks I received 
as part of H.R. 6947, the FY2009 Homeland Security Appropriations bill:
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Culberson.
  Bill Number: H.R. 6947, the FY2009 Homeland Security Appropriations 
bill.
  Account: Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, Predisaster Mitigation.
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity: Harris County Flood 
Control District, 9900 Northwest Freeway, Suite 220, Houston, Texas 
77092.
  Description of Request: Provides $1,000,000 (to the Harris County 
Flood Control District. It is my understanding that 100 percent of the 
funding would be used for the construction of one small structural 
project as well as the acquisition and demolition of approximately 38 
homes located deep within the floodplain and floodway of the White Oak 
Watershed of Harris County. This request is consistent with the 
intended and authorized purpose of the Department of Homeland Security, 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Predisaster Mitigation Account. 
These projects improve flood reduction and flood mitigation efforts by 
saving National Flood Insurance Program payments from repetitive flood 
loss properties. The Harris County Flood Control District will spend 
approximately $2,000,000, derived primarily from a dedicated ad valorem 
property tax and through a capital project agreement with Harris 
County.
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Culberson.
  Bill Number: H.R. 6947, the FY2009 Homeland Security Appropriations 
bill.
  Account: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard Bridge 
Replacement.
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity: Department of Homeland 
Security, U.S. Coast Guard Bridge Administration Office, Washington, 
DC; and the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association, 2010 Butler Drive, 
Friendswood, Texas 77546.
  Description of Request: Provides $5,000,000 for the Galveston 
Causeway Railroad Bridge Replacement. Today, 21 thousand barges move 29 
million tons of cargo worth $10 billion through the Galveston Bridge 
each year. In 2001, after a lengthy review process, the bridge was 
declared a hazard to navigation by the Coast Guard under the Truman 
Hobbs Act. The current estimated cost of replacement is almost $68 
million. This request is consistent with the intended and authorized 
purpose of the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, under 
the Truman Hobbs Act. Under the Truman Hobbs Act, the Federal 
Government pays 90 percent of replacement cost and the bridge owner--
Galveston County--pays 10 percent.

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