[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 177 (Thursday, November 20, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2311]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                         HON. RODNEY ALEXANDER

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 20, 2008

  Mr. ALEXANDER. Madam Speaker, I am submitting the following earmark 
declaration:
  Requesting Member: Mr. Alexander.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638.
  Account: Air Force.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Barksdale Air Force Base.
  Address of Requesting Entity: P.O. Box 625, Shreveport, LA 71162.
  Description of Request: Construct a new Security Forces Squadron 
Complex at Barksdale Air Force Base. Security forces command and 
operations functions are currently housed in a 1930's vintage hangar on 
the aircraft parking ramp. The Law Enforcement Desk and associated 
offices (including confinement) and storage of mobility equipment/
personal bags are located across the street in one of our historic 
facilities. The majority of security operations occur in the Weapons 
Storage Area (WSA) which is over four miles by road from the current 
facility. The hanger facility is inadequate in functional layout to 
accommodate existing requirements. The facility is incompatible with 
existing land uses as the facility should house a function supporting 
flight line operations. Delays in construction of this facility will 
prevent compliance with the base comprehensive plan established land 
use policies. Already strained base resources will continue to be spent 
on an inadequate and inefficient facility.
  Requesting Member: Mr. Alexander.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638.
  Account: FEMA State and Local Programs.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Louisiana State University.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 156 Thomas Boyd Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 
70803.
  Description of Request: Louisiana State University's (LSU) National 
Center for Biomedical Research and Training (NCBRT), Academy of 
Counter-Terrorist Education is a founding member of the Consortium 
which consists of LSU, New Mexico Tech, Texas A&M University, U.S. 
Department of Energy's Nevada Test Site, University of Hawaii, 
Transportation Technology Center, Inc., and the U.S. Department of 
Homeland Security's Center for Domestic Preparedness. The National 
Domestic Preparedness Consortium shall identify, develop, test, and 
deliver training to State, local, and tribal emergency response 
providers, provide on-site and mobile training at the performance and 
management and planning levels, and facilitate the delivery of training 
by the training partners of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. 
The current mission of the Consortium is to enhance the preparedness of 
federal, state, local, and tribal emergency responders/first receivers 
and teams, including non-governmental organizations and the private 
sector, to reduce the Nation's vulnerability to incidents involving 
weapons of mass destruction, terrorism and all-hazard high-consequence 
events by developing, delivering and assessing plans, training, 
technical assistance and exercises.

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