[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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