[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 25, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E356-E358]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
EARMARK DECLARATION
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HON. ROBERT J. WITTMAN
of virginia
in the house of representatives
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Mr. WITTMAN. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the House Republican
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information for
publication regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 1105,
Consolidated Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2009.
Project Name: Commercial Fish and Shellfish Technologies
Account/Amount: Department of Agriculture: Cooperative State Research
Education and Extension Services, $331,000
Requested By: Virginia Tech, 210 Burruss Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061
Project Description: Declining crab populations are linked to
worsening environmental conditions, like loss of habitat and a
degradation of the water quality. The Commonwealth of Virginia
petitioned the Department of Commerce for a federal fishery disaster
declaration and requested federal assistance for Virginia watermen
impacted by new restrictions on blue crab harvests in the Chesapeake
Bay. The Secretary of Commerce approved the disaster designation and
NOAA released $20 million in disaster assistance funds to Virginia and
Maryland in November 2008. This project would develop re-circulating
aquaculture technology to increase the supply of domestically produced
high-value seafood products and provide sustainable economic
development opportunities for distressed communities. The project has
received numerous federal grants, and approximately $680,000 in local
and state government funding.
Financial Plan: Personnel $676,000; Equipment and Supplies $39,000;
Laboratory Services and Publications $16,000
Project Name: US Route 1/State Route 619 Traffic Circle/Interchange
Project
Account/Amount: FHWA, Federal Lands Highways, Public Lands Highways:
1,187,500
Requested By: Prince William County, Virginia One County Complex
Court, Woodbridge, VA 22192
Project Description: Funds would be used to construct an interchange/
traffic circle at the intersection of USR 1 and SR 619. The purpose of
project is to safely and securely access the USMC Quantico Marine Corps
Base and the National Marine Corps Museum (Heritage Center), which is
adjacent to Quantico Marine Corps Base. This project will help
alleviate traffic on USR 1 as a result of BRAC-mandated growth of the
base. This project is included in the Virginia Six-Year Transportation
Improvement Plan.
Financial Plan: $5.5 million has previously been appropriated and
there is a $1.2 million local match through state primary road formula
funds. Prince William County is using $47,000,000 of local general
obligation bonds to construct the section of Route 1 between SR 619
Joplin Road and Brady's Hill Road that will match up to the
interchange/traffic circle.
Project Name: Onville Road Intersection and Road-Widening Project
Requested By: Quantico Growth Management Committee/Stafford County,
Virginia 1300 Courthouse Road Stafford County Administrative Complex
Stafford, Virginia, 22555
Account/Amount: FHWA, Federal Lands, Public Lands Highways, $950,000
Project Description: Funds would be used for the Onville Road
intersection and widening project. The purpose of this project is to
relieve local road congestion between Garrisonville Road and the Marine
Corps Base Quantico by improving access to MCBQ at the Onville Road
Gate. The intersection and a portion of Onville Road is included in the
state 6-Year Plan.
Financial Plan:
Amount of local matching funds: $675,000
Amount of state matching funds: $350,000
Total Project Cost: $13,000,000
Project Name: Preliminary Engineering for the Interstate 95/ US Route
17 Interchange Project
Requested By: Spotsylvania County, 9104 Courthouse Road,
Spotsylvania, VA 22553
Account/Amount: FHWA, TCSP: $95,000
Project Description: Funds would be used for preliminary engineering
for a new interchange off of I-95 at U.S. Route 17 to facilitate
traffic flow. This interchange is on Spotsylvania County's
Comprehensive Plan as a needed improvement. Massaponax Traffic Corridor
Study completed, with interchange recommendations. Interchange
Justification Report (IJR) funded; Regional Transportation Improvement
Program (TIP) Amended to Include in the Constrained Long Range Plan.
Finance Plan:
Interchange Justification Report: $300,000
Preliminary Engineering Estimate: $2,000,000
Final Engineering (10% Project cost): $17,800,000
R/W & Utilities (20% Project cost): $35,600,000
Construction (Net): $122,250,000
Total Project Cost: $178,000,000
Project Name: Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network
Requested By: Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic
Resources 2801 Kensington Avenue Richmond, VA 23221
Account/Amount: National Park Service: Statutory or Contractual Aid:
$1,000,000
Project Description: The Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network (CBGN) is a
program of the National Park Service's Chesapeake Bay Program Office
and closely aligned with the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National
Water Trail. The CBGN is a partnership system of local, state, federal,
and non-governmental parks, refuges, maritime museums, historic sites,
and water trails around the Bay watershed. The CBGN is coordinated by
the National Park Service (NPS) in cooperation with the Chesapeake Bay
Program. In six years, the Gateways Network has grown to include
thousands of miles of trails and tens of thousands of acres at sites in
five states and Washington DC.
Finance Plan: Virginia state offices manage funding for tourism,
natural and cultural resources connected to the Network through
departments' larger programs, provide a portion of grant matching funds
for critical projects, participate in the advisory group to the
Network, and participate in the tourism-related marketing by the
Network.
Project Name: Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge, VA
Requested by: The Nature Conservancy, 4245 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite
100, Arlington, VA 22203
Account/Amount: Fish and Wildlife Service, Land Acquisition:
$1,500,000
Project Description: Funds appropriated to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service will be used to acquire 470 acres in fee and conserve another
390 acres with a conservation easement within the Rappahannock River
Valley National Wildlife Refuge.
Finance Plan: US F&W is the recipient of these funds. Funds will be
used by the Fish and Wildlife Services for a fee simple acquisition of
the 470-acre Bower Hill property and acquisition of a conservation
easement on the 390-acre Winters tract. The Fish and Wildlife Service
own and manage the Bower Hill property and would hold and monitor the
easement on the Winters tract.
Project Name: Hampton University Cancer Treatment Initiative
Requested By: Hampton University 3 Shore Road, Hampton, Virginia
23668
Account/Amount: HHS, HRSA, Health Facilities and Services: $571,000
Project Description: The Hampton University Cancer Treatment
Initiative (HUCTI) will offer active and retired military personnel and
their dependents world-class cancer detection and treatment facilities
unique to the Hampton Roads area. HUCTI's programmatic and
infrastructure components will include improved cancer prevention,
detection and diagnostic services, and treatments and cures, for
cancers that disproportionately affect minority communities,
particularly breast cancer and prostate cancer. HUCTI's centerpiece
will be a regional proton beam therapy facility with as many as four
treatment bays. Proton therapy is a precise and advanced form of tumor
treatment, especially useful for those previously unreachable or not
treatable without inducing significant damage to healthy surrounding
tissues.
Finance Plan: The State commitment is $1 million. The City has
donated the land and committed $1 million. Financing through tax-exempt
bonds and other equity investors has also been arranged by the
University. $5 million in previous federal appropriations. Additional
revenue will be generated through patients using the medical services.
Total cost of project: $227 million.
Project Name: Riverside Health System, Patient Navigator Program
Requested By: Riverside Health System, Riverside Regional Medical
System 12100 Warwick Blvd, Newport News, VA 23601
Account/Amount: Health Resources and Services Administration--Health
Facilities and Services: $95,000
Project Description: Funds would be used to expand the ``Patient
Navigator Program'' that will help guide hundreds of cancer patients
through the complex, and often overwhelming, maze of health care
treatment this year. Insurance companies will not reimburse Riverside
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for its navigator program, which assists patients with understanding
how to coordinate their treatment and recovery programs. Many of the
patients who benefit from the Navigator program are people where the
federal government is the primary payer for their treatment. These
patients are often unable to cope with the sheer scope of services that
need to be coordinated for successful treatment and the Navigator
program provides them with key assistance.
Finance Plan: Riverside will provide at least 42% of the project's
total cost in year one and ongoing costs in future years. Riverside has
previously received $346,000 in federal appropriations and grants.
Total cost of project: $1,000,000
Project Name: Germanna Nurse Training Program
Requested By: Germanna Community College 10000 Germanna Point Drive,
Fredericksburg, VA 22408
Account/Amount: Higher Education (includes FIPSE): $285,000
Project Description: The Germanna Nurse Training Program will
educate, train and certify individuals in order to increase the pool of
qualified registered nurses, practical nurses, and nursing assistants
for area workforces. Germanna will also work with other colleges to
encourage students to move from a certified nurse aide to a licensed
practical nurse to a registered nurse. The program provides clinics on
campuses as well as in hospitals, and distance learning courses that
can be accessed by students almost anywhere. Upon completion, the
program will provide the region with over 1,000 RNs over the next four
years. This program will also work with area employers to fill jobs
with graduates of the nursing training program.
Finance Plan: Equipment $250,000; Personnel $368,000; Supplies
$52,000
Project Name: Fredericksburg Area Museum and Cultural Center
Requested by: Fredericksburg Area Museum and Cultural Center PO Box
922 Fredericksburg, VA 22404/1001 Princess Anne St., Fredericksburg, VA
22401
Account/Amount: Institute of Museums and Library Services: Museums
and Libraries: $190,000
Project Description: The Museum seeks funds for interactive exhibits
and programs which are curriculum-coordinated, grade-level targeted and
correlated to education objectives outlined in the Virginia Standards
of Learning (SOL). This account assists public libraries and museums in
improving public services, promoting broader access for users, using
technology to enhance services, and supporting collaborative efforts
between libraries and museums.
Finance Plan:
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Fabrication Audio-
Exhibit total costs Graphic Interactive/ visual
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Fredericksburg at War................................... $440,872 65,000 198,050 703,922
Indians/River Exhibits.................................. $250,982 52,000 50,000 352,982
Railways and Roadways................................... $56,358 36,000 38,000 130,358
Banking Exhibit......................................... $7,859 5,000 0 12,859
Our Community........................................... $13,626 12,000 23,000 48,626
Document Gallery........................................ $58,303 2,500 0 60,803
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The Museum has thus far raised approximately $10.3-million of its
overall $12-million budget for the project. State funding: $910,000.
Local funding: $700,000 from the City of Fredericksburg.
Project Name: Restore Oyster Habitats in the Chesapeake Bay
Requested By/ Recipient: Commonwealth of Virginia and the State of
Maryland
Account/Amount: Department of Commerce, NOAA Operations, Research and
Facilities: $4.6 million
Project Description: Funds would be used to build the hatchery and
remote setting infrastructure and to modify existing technology to the
local conditions. This will insure the development of infrastructure
and technology necessary to produce oysters on a commercial scale by
hatchery and the remote settings throughout the Virginia portion of the
Chesapeake Bay. NOAA is one of the primary federal agencies involved in
oyster restoration in the Chesapeake Bay. The NOAA Chesapeake Bay
Office (NCBO) is working with federal, state, and local partners in
Virginia to implement large-scale restoration and to support research
to better manage the diseases that plague the oyster today. NCBO funds
have supported extensive evaluation, survey, and initial monitoring
efforts of an expanded partnership project, which now includes the
Virginia Marine Resources Commission, Virginia Institute of Marine
Science, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District, and the
Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Current efforts are focusing on the Great
Wicomico River, with plans to move into the Lynnhaven River.
Finance Plan for the Commonwealth of Virginia:
Hatchery Infrastructure and Facility Incentives: $500,000
Remote Setting Facility Incentives: $200,000
Remote Setting and Hatchery Technology Development: $300,000
60,000 Bushels of Oyster Spat on Shell production: $1,500,000
(360,000,000 oysters per year)
Project Name: Virginia Trawl Survey, Gloucester Point, VA
Requested by: Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) Route 1208
Greate Road, Gloucester Point, VA 23062
Account/Amount: Department of Commerce, NOAA Operations, Research and
Facilities: $150,000
Project Description: The Chesapeake Bay supports a variety of
recreationally and commercially important finfish species. These
fisheries contribute up to $500 million to the Commonwealth's economy.
The Virginia Trawl Survey is a long-term program that ensures the
collection and reporting of critical data on the recruitment, current
and future abundance, and general ecological health of the finfish
populations in the Chesapeake Bay on an annual basis. Such information
is used by the various agencies, including the Atlantic States Marine
Fisheries Commission and the Commonwealth of Virginia to support
management of key fisheries. Proper long-term management of these
finfish resources ensures stability of both the ecology of the Bay and
the economic livelihood of fishery participants. Discontinuation of the
Virginia Trawl Survey would violate federal law and could prompt
management agencies to declare Virginia out of compliance with state
mandates. The impacts of noncompliance would be devastating as several
of the Commonwealth's recreational and commercial fisheries, such as
those for striped bass and summer flounder, would be closed.
Finance Plan:
State funding: $64,658
VIMS funding: $367,789
Previously received over $1.2 million in federal appropriations.
According to the Virginia Marine Resources Commission, the survey costs
$800,000 annually to execute.
Project Name: Prince William County Law Enforcement Technology
Requested By: Prince William County One County Complex Court,
Woodbridge, VA 22192
Account/Amount: DOJ, COPS Law Enforcement Technology: $300,000
Project Description: The scope of this project is to equip all 270
police operations vehicles with an in-car camera system, supported by
appropriate staff and training resources. This will ensure that the
County of Prince William, specifically the Police Department, will be
able to provide a true and accurate depiction of events that occur
during police contact with community members. There are significant
benefits in terms of evidentiary value, liability protection, officer
safety, and taxpayer savings.
Finance Plan:
Local Matching Funds: $1,626,209
Capital Equipment Purchase: $1,794,550
Operating Costs: $1,267,299
Total Project Cost: $3,061,849
Project Name: An Achievable Dream Academy
Requested By: An Achievable Dream, Inc., 10858 Warwick Blvd., Suite
A, Newport News, VA 23601
Account/Amount: DOJ, Office of Justice Programs, Juvenile Justice:
$700,000
Project Description: The 1,000 students in grades kindergarten
through 12th benefit from Achievable Dreams' support of social,
academic and moral curricula proven effective over 15 years of
operating the public/private partnership with Newport News Public
Schools. It has been a major focus of the federal government to provide
support to public education to raise standards and performance. This
objective is embodied through major initiatives and legislation, namely
the No Child Left Behind Act. The vast majority of students enrolled in
the An Achievable Dream program have an immediate family member who is
in prison or a victim of violence. Newport News Sheriff's deputies and
Newport News Police Officers are a daily presence at the school,
providing the students with a sense of discipline and bridging the gap
between law enforcement and a community that generally distrusts law
enforcement.
Finance Plan: Personnel $390,000; Supplies and Equipment $260,000;
Consultants, Contracts and Training $50,000
Local Matching Funds: $100,000
State Matching Funds: $427,500
Private Matching Funds: $1,500,000
Project Name: Stafford County PAS
Recipient of Funds/Requested by: Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore
District 31 Hopkins Plaza Baltimore, MD 21201
Account/Amount: ACOE, Investigations, PAS: $150,000
Project Description: Funding would be used to complete remaining work
on Stormwater Infrastructure and Watershed management Study.
Finance Plan: ACOE Baltimore District is the recipient of the funds.
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Project Name: Little Wicomico River
Recipient of Funds/Requested by: Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore
District, 31 Hopkins Plaza Baltimore, MD 21201.
Account/Amount: ACOE, O&M: $870,000
Project Description: The project provides for a channel 8 feet deep
and 150 feet wide from the Potomac River to deep water in the Little
Wicomico River; two stone jetties, 1,000 feet and 1,300 feet long at
the entrance; and 1,007 linear feet of timber bulkhead to stabilize the
dredged inner channel. The project is located at the junction of the
Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay. FY2009 funds are required to
maintenance dredge the project channel.
Finance Plan: ACOE Baltimore District is the recipient of the funds.
Project Name: New Point Comfort RSM Demonstration Program
Requested by: Mathews County, Virginia
Recipient of Funds: Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District, 803
Front Street Norfolk, VA 23510
Account/Amount: ACOE, O&M: $238,000
Project Description: Complete feasibility study for National Regional
Sediment Management Demonstration Project, Chesapeake Bay.
Finance Plan: ACOE Norfolk District is the recipient of the funds.
Project Name: NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
Recipient of Funds: NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
Requested by: The Conservation Fund, 1655 N. Fort Myer Dr., Suite
1300 Arlington, VA 22209-3199
Account/Amount: NOAA--Operations, Research and Facilities: $500,000
Project Description: The Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System is
an existing NOAA program specific to Chesapeake Bay. The program is
part of the Chesapeake Bay Observing System and the larger US Ocean and
Coastal Observing System.
The system provides real-time data and interpretation to further
protect, restore, and manage the Chesapeake Bay. Agencies and
organizations monitoring Chesapeake Bay health recognize that
continuous measurements of water quality are necessary to evaluate
restoration progress.
Finance Plan: NOAA is the recipient of these funds.
System Expansion (5 buoys and sensors): $600,000
System Operations and Maintenance: $200,000
Education Materials: $200,000
Total: $1,000,000
Program Name: Reading is Fundamental
Recipient of Funds: Reading is Fundamental 1825 Connecticut Avenue,
N.W. Suite 400 Washington, DC 20009
Account/Amount: Department of Education, National Projects:
Innovation and Improvement: $24,803,000
Program Description: Reading is Fundamental is a federally-authorized
national program with a priority on reaching underserved children from
birth to age 8. Reading is Fundamental provides 4.6 million children
with 16 million new, free books and literacy resources each year across
the country. There were 454 sites in Virginia.
Finance Plan:
$5.7 million in private funds secured in 2007
$8.6 million raised in communities served in 2007
Supporting over 20,000 program sites and 340,000 community volunteers
in 2007
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