[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 153 (Thursday, September 25, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1929-E1930]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                             HON. ZACH WAMP

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 24, 2008

  Mr. WAMP. Madam Speaker, I submit the following: As a leader on 
earmark reform among House Republicans, I am committed to honoring 
House Republican rules that provide for greater transparency. H.R. 2638 
The Fiscal Year 2009 Continuing Resolution contains the following fun 
that I requested:
  Requesting Member: Rep. Zach Wamp.
  Account: Navy, RDT&E.
  Legal Name Requesting Entity: University of Tennessee Chattanooga 
SimCenter.
  Address: 701 E. MLK Blvd, Chattanooga, TN.
  Description of Request: $3.5 million will provide for the continued 
operation of 100Kw Solid Oxide Fuel Cell and allow for the installation 
and operation of a second 100Kw Solid Oxide fuel cell. This project 
will continue to assist the Navy in researching and developing reliable 
technologies to convert hydrocarbon fuel and air into electricity to 
develop advanced electric propulsion and power technologies for future 
ships. This technology also has the potential to provide a commercially 
available clean, self contained power source.
  Distribution of funding: Site Build--$250,000; System Procurement and 
Commission--$1.7 mil; System operation and 24/7 monitoring--$450,000; 
Multi unit performance testing--$100,000; Ethanol Operation--$500,000; 
UTC Simulation and Project Management--$500,000.
  Requesting Member: Rep. Zach Wamp.
  Account: FEMA, Predisaster Mitigation.
  Legal Name Requesting Entity: City of Lake City.
  Address: Lake City, TN 37769.
  Description of Request: $418,000 will be matched with $125,000 local 
matching funds to remove sediment and debris from two miles of Coal 
Creek Channel in the City of Lake City, TN. This will prevent flooding 
and damage in a flood prone area. The plan will be adjusted accordingly 
for the funding level included in the final agreement.
  Distribution of funding: 92 percent of the total funding will be used 
for construction and 8 percent will be used for Engineering.
  Requesting Member: Rep. Zach Wamp.
  Account: Milcon, Air National Guard.
  Legal Name Requesting Entity: Tennessee National Guard.
  Address: 3041 Sidco Drive, Nashville TN.
  Description of Request: $8 million for the construction of the KC-135 
Squadron Operations Facility at McGhee Tyson Air Base. As a result of 
the 2005 BRAC the 134th Air Refueling Wing gained 4 PAA KC-135 
aircraft. The increase in aircraft and aircrews necessitates the need 
for an adequately sized facility. This project is in the President's 
Fiscal Year 2011 Future Year Defense Plan.
  Requesting Member: Rep. Zach Wamp.
  Account: Milcon, Army.
  Legal Name Requesting Entity: Fort Campbell.
  Address: Fort Campbell, KY.
  Description of Request: $630,000 million for a Chapel Complex at Fort 
Campbell. The Installation's religious program operates in 7 chapels 
(three temporary) and 5 other facilities. The three 65-year old 
temporary chapels

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are inadequate to meet the needs of an Army at War and the requirements 
of supporting Soldier and Family programs. This funding will be used to 
construct a new 32,000 square foot facility to support up to 1200 
persons at a time, nearly doubling the permanent facility square 
footage on Fort Campbell. This Project is in the President's Fiscal 
Year 2013 Future Year Defense Plan.
  Requesting Member: Rep. Zach Wamp.
  Account: Milcon, Army.
  Legal Name Requesting Entity: Fort Campbell.
  Address: Fort Campbell, KY.
  Description of Request: $10 mil Child Development Center, Fort 
Campbell, KY, Fort Campbell School Age Services (SAS) provides before 
and after school care for 385-425 children each school day and full day 
care on Soldier duty days when school is not in session. SAS operates 
in 5 separate sites: 4 elementary schools and the Taylor Youth Center. 
All five are accredited through the National After School Association. 
SAS faces severe restrictions on storage due to overcrowding in the 
elementary schools. SAS lost the use of one school due to lack of 
storage. FY 2008 request of $8,900,000 would help construct a new 
facility to support 210 children. The project is in the President's 
Future Year Defense Plan in FY 2012.

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