[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 158 (Tuesday, September 30, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2191]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                        HON. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 29, 2008

  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Madam Speaker, pursuant to 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. 2638, the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, 
and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009.
  Name of Requesting Member: Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.
  Account: Defense, Research Test and Evaluation (Army).
  Project Name: Mass Scale Biosensor Threat Diagnostic for In-Theater 
Defense Utilization at FlU.
  Amount: $8,000,000.
  Contact: Dr. Joe Leigh Simpson, Executive Associate Dean of Academic 
Affairs, College of Medicine; Florida International University (FIU) 
11200 S.W. 8th Street, Miami, Florida 33199.
  Detailed Budget:

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                                    Requested    Requested
               Item                funds  year  funds  year     Total
                                        1            2
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Salaries and Fringes for 1          $1,000,000     $500,000   $1,500,000
 Biomedical Engineering, 1                      (University
 Electrical/Computer Engineering,                     match
 and 2 College of Medicine                         $500,000
 faculty (1 Genetic; 1                             year-02)
 Reproductive Endocrinology)
 ($250,000 each).................
3 lab tech. (@75K ea.) (salary         225,000  ...........      225,000
 and fringe).....................
Supplies.........................      100,000       50,000      150,000
Sample Collections...............       20,000       30,000       50,000
Research Coordinator (salary and        75,000  ...........       75,000
 fringe).........................
                                  --------------------------------------
      Total Direct Costs.........    1,420,000      580,000    2,000,000
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  Name of Requesting Member: Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.
  Account: Defense, Operation and Maintenance (Navy).
  Project Name: Modernization/Restoration of Naval Air Station Key West 
Facilities and Infrastructure.
  Amount: $6,000,000.
  Contact: Ron Demes, Naval Air Station Key West, FL 33040-9001.
  Naval Air Station, Key West is in need of funding for Repair and 
Upgrading of Landing/Arresting Gear for enhanced safety of flight and 
is also in need of repair/restoration of the bridge providing access to 
the Ordnance Storage Facility. Naval Air Station Key West provides 
fleet readiness training for Navy, Air Force, Air National Guard and 
Allied Air Forces and multiple facilities are in need of repair or 
upgrading in order to maintain readiness and also for continued safety 
of flight. The restoration/modernization requested will enhance the 
training and safety of military pilots from all of the services; will 
help avoid costly accidents and will contribute to enhanced readiness.

  Name of Requesting Member: Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.
  Account: Homeland Security, FEMA National Pre-disaster Mitigation.
  Project Name: Miami Beach Interoperability/Communication/Emergency 
Operations Center Amount: $1,000,000.
  Contact: Kevin Crowder, City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center 
Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139.
  Total Project Cost: $3,165,977.
  Federal Funding Request (DHS): $2,000,000.
  Anticipated sources of funding: CMB Equipment Fund 302 (EOC), 
$565,314; CMB Equipment Emergency Funds (EOC), $370,817; CMB Disaster 
Recovery Network Access Point (NAP), $170,102; Telephone Switch at NAP, 
$59,744; and FY2009 DHS Request, $2,000,000.
  Percent and source of required matching fund: City of Miami Beach 
match is 36.8% of the anticipated project cost. This only included EOC 
equipment; it does not include the construction costs of the EOC. The 
EOC construction is included as part of the $12.9 million renovation, 
expansion and new construction of a Fire Station.
  Justification for use of federal taxpayer dollars: This project 
continues the City's investment in enhancing the interoperability and 
communication aspects of the City's homeland security initiatives, 
including enhancements to the Emergency Operations Center that the City 
has invested in and is currently under construction. Projects also 
include SWAT response capabilities, Video surveillance, regional 
waterborne response, command and communications van, interoperable 
wireless communications systems, antidote kits, and other 
interoperability technology and communication initiatives.
  Name of Requesting Member: Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.
  Account: Homeland Security, FEMA National Pre-disaster Mitigation.
  Project Name: City of Miami Stormwater Project.
  Amount: $1,000,000.
  Contact: Ignacio Ortiz-Petit, Senior Assistant to the City Manager, 
3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida 331333.
  a. Anticipated sources of the funding for the duration of the 
project: The City of Miami is requesting $1,250 for the City of Miami 
Stormwater Project. The City of Miami anticipates that the remaining 
$8,022,248 will come from the state.

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                                               Percent of
                                    Dollar       total        Is this
       Sources of funding           amount      project       funding
                                  requested       cost       committed?
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Appropriations.................   $1,250,000           13  No.
State funds....................   $8,022,248           87  No.
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  Detailed Budget:

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                                                                             Federal
                            Item                                  Cost       request       State        Total
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Kinloch storm sewer improvements project....................   $4,046,507  ...........  ...........   $4,046,507
Englewood storm sewer.......................................    1,093,165     $147,371     $945,794    1,093,163
Northwest storm sewers......................................    1,285,758      173,334    1,112,424    1,285,758
North bayshore drive drainage improvements..................    2,594,883      349,818    2,245,065    2,594,883
Fairlawn storm sewer improvements project...................      251,935       33,964      217,971      251,935
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      Total Project Budget..................................  ...........    1,250,000    8,022,248    9,272,248
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  b. Percent and source of required matching fund; and Please see the 
above chart. The City of Miami anticipates that the State will pay for 
87 percent of this project. Since the City of Miami is a local 
government, no match is required.
  c. Justification for use of federal taxpayer dollars: The City of 
Miami Stormwater Project will significantly mitigate flood conditions 
caused by local storms and will result in a reduction of flood damage 
and an increase in public safety for the City of Miami by implementing 
stormwater drainage projects throughout the City. This project will 
also help control the discharge of stormwater into the Miami River and 
Biscayne Bay and will improve the overall water quality of Miami's 
waterways.

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