[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 153 (Thursday, September 25, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1900-E1901]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. SAM GRAVES

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 24, 2008

  Mr. GRAVES. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information for 
publication in the Congressional Record regarding appropriations I 
received as part of H.R. 2638, the Consolidated Security, Disaster 
Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Sam Graves.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638.
  (1) Account: Procurement, Marine Corp.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: DTS Relia-Com Communications 
Systems.
  Address of Requesting Entity: PO Box 8384, St. Joseph, MO 64508.
  Description of Request: Missouri's Sixth District received an 
appropriation of $2,500,000 to improve communications for our armed 
forces. The project is fully funded by the appropriations acts 
providing funding to the Department of Defense.
  (2) Account: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Lake City Army Ammunition Plant.
  Address of Requesting Entity: Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, 
Independence, Missouri, in Jackson County.
  Description of Request: Missouri's Sixth District received a 
$1,000,000 appropriation to test the performance of aluminum cartridges 
at the Lake City Ammunition Plant in Missouri. The project is fully 
funded by the appropriations acts providing funding to the Department 
of Defense.
  (3) Account: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense 
Wide.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Inovatia Laboratories.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 120 East Davis Street, Fayette, MO 
65248.
  Description of Request: Missouri's Sixth District received a 
$1,600,000 appropriation to further study multiple applications for 
agents that decompose and deactivate chemical and biological agents. 
The proof-of-concept effort was funded by an Air Force Broad Agency 
Announcement (BAA) research contract. Additional research was funded by 
support from the FY 2005 Omnibus Appropriations bill (part of H.R. 
4818). Finally, Inovatia Laboratories has strategically directed cash 
flows from its testing and consulting services to the development of 
this important and unique technology.
  (4) Account: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy and 
Marine Corp.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Energizer.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 25225 Detroit Road, Westlake, OH 44145.
  Description of Request: Missouri's Sixth District received a 
$2,500,000 appropriation to further develop a high power lightweight 
battery for our soldiers. Energizer has invested significant internal 
R&D resources to this program.
  (5) Account: FEMA Pre-disaster Mitigation.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: North West MO Regional Council of 
Governments.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 114 West 3rd. St., Maryville, MO 64468.
  Description of Request: Missouri's Sixth District received a $300,000 
appropriation to facilitate the distribution of funding for emergency 
alert systems.
  As evidenced by the deadly tornado outbreaks during Spring 2006 and 
Spring 2007, communities in northwest Missouri are lacking in emergency 
alert systems. Many of the communities do not have any type of warning 
system at all, and those that do often rely upon old, manually-
activated outdoor warning sirens implemented during the height of the 
Cold War in the 1950s. Northwest RCOG is proposing to facilitate the 
distribution of funding for emergency alert systems, including warning 
sirens and reverse-911, throughout Atchison, Holt, Gentry, Nodaway, and 
Worth counties. A competitive award process would be used to assist as 
many communities as possible, with no one community receiving more than 
20 percent of the total allotment. As a regional organization, 
Northwest can distribute funds in an equitable and efficient manner, 
impacting the greatest number of people with the least amount of public 
funds.
  As a result of these funds, eleven communities and at least 20,000 
persons will be fully covered by emergency alert sirens, likely 
resulting in saving the lives of northwest Missourians in the path of 
dangerous severe storms. Facing severe downturns in both sales and 
property taxes, these projects would not occur without federal 
assistance.
  Total Proposed Funding: $300,000.
  Proposed Recipients:
  City of Tarkio, Atchison County.
  Total Request: $17,000.
  The City of Tarkio is home to nearly 2,000 residents, who rely on one 
storm siren to alert the populace to approaching severe weather. The 
siren is located near the center of town at city hall, and does not 
adequately cover all areas of the city limits. Tarkio is proposing to 
add one new siren, and relocate the current siren to ensure the entire 
community is covered.
  City of Albany, Gentry County
  Total Request: $22,000.
  Albany is the county seat of Gentry County, and is home to over 1,900 
residents. Recently, the city has experienced new growth on the 
northwest side of town, which has exceeded the alert range for the 
city's existing emergency alert sirens. In addition, three of the 
city's current sirens are several decades old, and require upgrades to 
their control mechanisms. Albany is requesting funding to install one 
new and repair three existing sirens.
  City of Forest City, Holt County
  Total Request: $17,000.
  The City of Forest City is home to over 300 citizens, and uses one 
emergency alert siren to warn the population of severe weather. The 
siren is a relic from the 1940's air raid stock, and is in sore need of 
replacement. In addition, the city will install a method of remotely 
activating the siren (currently, the siren is manually activated).
  City of Mound City, Holt County
  Total Request: $39,000.
  Mound City, population 1,200, sits along I-29 in Holt County, 
Missouri. Located in the Loess Hills Bluffs, the undulating geography 
of the community poses a challenge to emergency alert systems. As a 
result, the city's two current sirens do not cover the entire 
community. Mound City is proposing to replace one and install two new 
emergency alert sirens.
  City of Burlington Junction, Nodaway County.
  Total Request: $12,000.
  Burlington Junction's 630 residents utilize one emergency alert siren 
for notification of impending severe weather. However, one siren does 
not encompass the entire community. As such, the town is requesting 
funds to purchase and install one new emergency alert siren.
  Village of Guilford, Nodaway County
  Total Request: $5,000.
  The Village of Guilford currently has adequate storm siren coverage. 
However, the storm siren does not have any type of battery back-up 
system, rendering it useless during a power outage. The village is 
requesting funds to purchase a battery back-up system for their current 
siren.

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  City of Maryville, Nodaway County
  Total Request: $60,000.
  The City of Maryville is the largest community in northwest Missouri, 
having a population of over 10,500. The community is home to Northwest 
Missouri State University, and houses nearly all of the manufacturing 
in the region. Maryville is proposing to install or replace six storm 
warning sirens to cover the entire geographic extent of the community, 
as well as Mozingo Lake, a recreation and fishing destination for the 
region. The total project cost is approximately $173,000.
  City of Pickering, Nodaway County
  Total Request: $12,000.
  The City of Pickering is home to 154 residents, and is seeking 
funding to purchase and install one emergency alert siren. Currently, 
the city does not have adequate coverage by a storm siren.
  City of Skidmore, Nodaway County
  Total Request: $12,000.
  The City of Skidmore is home to 340 residents, and is seeking funding 
to purchase and install one emergency alert siren. Currently, the city 
does not have adequate coverage by a storm siren.
  Village of Denver, Worth County
  Total Request: $12,000.
  The Village of Denver currently does not have any outdoor warning 
siren, leaving its inhabitants susceptible to approaching severe 
weather, particularly during the overnight hours. The city is 
requesting funds to purchase and install one emergency alert siren.
  City of Sheridan, Worth County
  Total Request: $12,000.
  The City of Sheridan, population 185, currently does not have any 
outdoor warning siren, leaving its inhabitants susceptible to 
approaching severe weather, particularly during the overnight hours. 
The city is requesting funds to purchase and install one emergency 
alert siren.
  Regional Projects, Atchison, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway, and Worth
  Total Request: $80,000.
  The remainder of the appropriation request will be utilized to fund 
regional projects, primarily at the county level. Many of the sirens 
located throughout northwest Missouri are manually activated, posing a 
risk to anyone who sounds the alarm. As such, these dollars would be 
made available to the county governments of Atchison, Gentry, Holt, 
Nodaway, and Worth to help implement remote activation of sirens and/or 
increase siren coverage in populated, but unincorporated areas.

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