[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 31 (Monday, February 23, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E297-E298]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. JERRY LEWIS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, February 23, 2009

  Mr. LEWIS of California. Madam Speaker, pursuant to Republican 
earmark guidance, I am submitting the following in regards to H.R. 
1105.
  Project Name: Banning Family Health Center.
  Account: HRSA--Health facilities and services.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Inland Behavioral and Health 
Services, Inc.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1963 North `E' Street, San Bernardino, 
CA 92405.
  Description of Request: This funding will be used for the 
construction of a comprehensive community health services center in 
Banning, California. The center will provide health service to low-
income, uninsured adults, families and seniors in a rapidly growing 
area in need of health services.
  Amount: $714,000.
  Project Name: Village of Childhelp West, Beaumont, CA.
  Account: SAMHSA.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Merv Griffin Village of Child Help.
  Address of Requesting Entity: PO Box 247, Beaumont, CA 92223.
  Description of Request: The funding will be used to expand services 
at one of the nation's first residential treatment facilities dedicated 
to the healing treatment of severely abused and neglected children. 
Currently, the facility is operating at or over 100% capacity and has 
waiting lists of children from referral sources.
  Amount: $714,000.
  Project Name: We Care San Jacinto.
  Account: Innovation/Improvement (FIE).
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: We Care San Jacinto, USA.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 300 West First Street, San Jacinto, CA 
92583.
  Description of Request: This funding will be used to expand an 
already existing program which provides tutoring, homework assistance 
and after-school classes for low-income families at no cost. In 
conjunction with the local school district, We Care is aimed at helping 
children who are failing or are most at risk of failing to meet 
California State's student academic achievement standards. With 
numerous street gangs that are involved in criminal activity in the 
area of San Jacinto, the We Care tutoring program has attempted to 
positively influence those who might very well be inclined to drop out 
of school or not seek secondary education. Expanding the center will 
continue to improve the quality of life for the students of San Jacinto 
and for the entire community.
  Amount: $77,000.
  Project Name: San Bernardino County Museum Hall of Geological 
Wonders.
  Account: IMLS.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: County of San Bernardino, USA.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 385 North Arrowhead Avenue, 5th Floor, 
San Bernardino, CA 92415.
  Description of Request: This funding will be used to assist in the 
completion of new exhibition space and to upgrade the care of the 
collection in the 12,000 sq. ft. Hall of Geological Wonders at the San 
Bernardino County Museum. Project goals include enhancing and updating 
exhibitions, modern museum collection care, diverse learning programs, 
and will provide greater opportunity for education and appreciation for 
regional and natural heritage at the San Bernardino County Museum.
  Amount: $333,000.
  Project Name: San Bernardino and Riverside County Regional 
Fingerprint ID (CAL-ID).
  Account: OJP--Byrne Discretionary Grants.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: San Bernardino and Riverside 
Counties, CA.
  Address of Requesting Entity: San Bernardino County, 655 East Third 
Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415 and Riverside County, 4095 Lemon 
Street, Riverside, CA 92501.
  Description of Request: This funding is for ongoing product 
development and purchase of mobile fingerprint identification devices 
and software. The Counties of Riverside and San

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Bernardino County embarked on a joint venture to create a regional 
identification system designed to be shared by all law enforcement 
agencies in the 27,360 square mile jurisdiction. The system provides 
fingerprint, photo and DNA services to all public safety agencies 
including local police departments, district attorney, school 
districts, coroner and Sheriffs' Departments in Riverside and San 
Bernardino counties. It is also available to other state and federal 
law enforcement agencies that utilize these services on a routine 
basis.
  Amount: $1,925,000.
  Project Name: San Bernardino FileNET Program.
  Account: COPS Law Enforcement Technology.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of San Bernardino.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 300 North ``D'' Street, San Bernardino, 
CA 92418.
  Description of Request: The funding will be used to upgrade to 
FileNET document imaging system to, which allows real time document 
uploads and viewing by the police department and the prosecutor's 
office. The system will speed up investigations and prosecutions in San 
Bernardino, a city ranked as one of the most dangerous in America.
  Amount: $400,000.
  Project Name: East Valley Regional Crime Analysis System (COMPASS).
  Account: COPS Law Enforcement Technology.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Redlands.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 35 Cajon Street, Redlands, CA 92373.
  Description of Request: The funding will be used to expand the 
COMPASS (Community Mapping, Planning and Analysis for Safety 
Strategies) initiative to other communities in the Inland Empire 
region. COMPASS has expanded the role of crime mapping, data sharing 
and analysis within the East Valley region, leading the way in GPS, 
offender monitory analysis, and processing shared data from local 
agencies in support of a state program.
  Amount: $425,000.
  Project Name: California Gang Suppression Enforcement Teams.
  Account: OJP--Byrne Discretionary Grants.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: California State Department of 
Justice.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 4949 Broadway, Sacramento, CA 95820.
  Description of Request: The funding will be used to support the 
expansion of Gang Suppression Enforcement Teams to provide technical 
expertise to local law enforcement overwhelmed by gang violence. GSET 
identifies and attacks and gang's leadership, infrastructure and 
hierarchy, to completely disable a gang's operations and prevent it 
from reestablishing itself.
  Amount: $200,000.
  Project Name: Criminal Information Sharing Alliance Network.
  Account: OJP--Byrne Discretionary Grants.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Criminal Information Sharing 
Alliance, Inc.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 101 Parkshore Drive, Suite 225, Folsom, 
CA 95630.
  Description of Request: The funding will help the Criminal 
Information Sharing Alliance assist the State of California in its 
development, procurement and implementation of state-of-the-art 
technologies that enhance the capabilities of the State's criminal 
intelligence investigation, enforcement and assessment centers through 
a southwest regional approach.
  Amount: $400,000.
  Project Name: Ranchero Road Corridor Project.
  Account: FHWA-Interstate Maintenance.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Hesperia, CA.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 9700 Seventh Ave., Hesperia, CA 92345.
  Description of Request: Funding will help construct an interchange at 
Ranchero Road and I-15. The project will improve motorist circulation, 
reduce traffic congestion, and promote commerce. This project is 
eligible for Interstate Maintenance (IM) funding as the IM program 
provides funding for resurfacing, restoration, rehabilitation and 
reconstruction work, including adding lanes to increase capacity, on 
most existing Interstate System routes. IM program requires 10% local 
match.
  Amount: $650,750.
  Project Name: Potrero Boulevard/SR 60 Interchange.
  Account: FHWA-Surface Transportation Program.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Beaumont, CA.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 550 East 6th St., Beaumont, CA 92223.
  Description of Request: The project, to engineer and construct the 
Potrero Boulevard/SR 60 interchange, will relieve congestion and 
improve safety at the Interstate 10 and SR 60 interchange. This project 
is Surface Transportation Program (STP) eligible as those program funds 
may be used to carry out projects involving construction, 
reconstruction, rehabilitation, resurfacing, restoration, and 
operational improvements for highways. STP program requires 20% local 
match.
  Amount: $855,000.
  Project Name: I-215 and University Parkway.
  Account: FHWA--Interstate Maintenance.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of San Bernardino, CA.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 300 N. D St., San Bernardino, CA 92346.
  Description of Request: This project would construct a direct 
connector ramp from westbound University Parkway to southbound I-215. 
Constructing an additional southbound entrance ramp will provide the 
necessary relief for traffic on both sides on the interchange. The 
benefits include additional growth for Cal State San Bernardino, 
continued development of upper scale residential units in the vicinity 
of the university and continued commercial and industrial development 
on the west side of 1-215. This project is eligible for IM funding as 
the IM program provides funding for resurfacing, restoration, 
rehabilitation and reconstruction work, including adding lanes to 
increase capacity, on most existing Interstate System routes. IM 
program requires 10% local match.
  Amount: $508,250.
  Project Name: Needles Highway.
  Account: FHWA--Public Lands Highway Program.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: San Bernardino Associated 
Governments.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1170 W. 3rd St., 2nd Floor, San 
Bernardino, CA 92410-1715.
  Description of Request: The realignment and widening of the Needles 
Highway will facilitate motorist safety, economic development, and 
future capacity needs due to increased freight movement from the Ports 
of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Improvements to the highway are 
necessary for improved motorist safety as well as to reduce road 
flooding and wash-outs. Additionally, improvements are necessary as 
Needles Highway provides access to and from a number of Indian 
reservations in the area. This project is Public Lands Highway Program 
(PLHP) eligible as the PLHP program provides for transportation 
planning, research, engineering, and construction of highways, roads, 
and parkways and transit facilities within public lands, national 
parks, and Indian reservations. PLHP requires no local match.
  Amount: $3.8 million.
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009.
  Project Name: Mojave Water Agency Non-Native Plant Removal.
  Account: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)--Conservation 
Operations.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Mojave Water Agency.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 22450 Headquarters Drive, Apple Valley, 
CA 92307.
  Description of Request: $667,000 will be provided to help complete a 
project to remove invasive weeds from the Mojave River area in 
cooperating with an ongoing local initiative. The Mojave River serves 
thousands of acres of federal land, including the Mojave National 
Preserve. Non-native plants are a constant threat to the Mojave River's 
ecosystem. Removing them will conserve vast amounts of water, which is 
a very precious resource in this area. Removal will also protect 
wildlife and dramatically reduce the risk of flood and fire.

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