[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 156 (Sunday, September 28, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2129]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                             HON. RON PAUL

                                   of

                    in the house of representatives

                      Saturday, September 27, 2008

  Mr. PAUL. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican leadership 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information for 
publication in the Congressional Record regarding an earmark I received 
as part of H.R. 2638:
  Name of Requesting Member: Ron Paul.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638, the Consolidated Security, Disaster 
Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act.
  Account: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard Bridge 
Replacement.
  Legal Name and Address of the Requesting Agency: 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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