[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 25, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E386-E389]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                          HON. CHARLES W. DENT

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 25, 2009

  Mr. DENT. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the House Republican standards 
on earmarks, I am submitting the following information regarding 
earmarks I received as part of H.R. 1105, The Omnibus Appropriations 
Act, 2009:
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009--
Division B: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, Account: NOAA--Operations, Research and Facilities, 
Title: Delaware River Enhanced Flood Warning System, Legal Name of 
Requesting Entity: Delaware River Basin, Commission Address of 
Requesting Entity: 25 State Police Drive, PO Box 7360, West Trenton, NJ 
08628, Description of Request: To assist the Delaware River Basin 
Commission, in conjunction with NOAA/NWS, USGS and the U.S. Army Corps 
of Engineers, with the enhancement of the basin's flood warning system. 
This enhancement will include the evaluation and improvement of 
existing precipitation and stream gage networks, development of 
additional NOAA flood forecast points in both non-tidal and tidal 
stream reaches, and merger of GIS and Doppler radar technology to 
improve flash flood warning capabilities for smaller watersheds.
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009--
Division B: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, Account: NOAA--Operations, Research and Facilities, 
Title: Flood Awareness and Emergency Preparedness Education Campaign 
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Nurture Nature Foundation, Address of 
Requesting Entity: 400 Northampton Street, Easton, PA 18042, 
Description of Request: The project will support a flood awareness and 
emergency preparedness education campaign for citizens of flood-prone 
areas. The campaign will be initiated in the recently flooded regions 
along the Delaware River, in the four basin states of Pennsylvania, New 
Jersey, Delaware and New York, but the materials will be applicable 
nationwide.
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009--
Division B: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, Account: COPS Law Enforcement Technology, Title: 
Lehigh Valley Regional Crime Center Technology Infrastructure, Legal 
Name of Requesting Entity: Allentown Police Department, Address of 
Requesting Entity: 435 Hamilton Street, Allentown, PA 18101, 
Description of Request: The Lehigh Valley Regional Crime Center 
Technology Infrastructure project will enhance the effectiveness of a 
bi-county Regional Crime Center by making necessary improvements to the 
facility's technology infrastructure. This will enable the development 
of a comprehensive database that integrates information from 53 local 
law enforcement agencies, and provides agents with new, critical 
analysis capabilities. Providing local law enforcement agencies the 
ability to share and search information will dramatically improve 
efforts to fight crime throughout the region.
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009--
Division B: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, Account: OJP--Byrne Discretionary Grants, Title: 
Anti-Gang Youth Initiative, Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of 
Allentown and ALERT Partnership, Address of Requesting Entity: 435 
Hamilton Street, Allentown, PA 18101 and 17th and Chew Streets, P.O. 
Box 7017, Allentown, PA 18105, Description of Request: The project will 
enhance and sustain model programs developed through the Allentown 
Anti-Gang Task Force. This task force was created through the Route 222 
Corridor Anti-Gang Initiative, which was funded in 2007 by a Department 
of Justice grant. The project will allow the task force to slow the 
recruitment of youth into the gang lifestyle and develop multi-faceted 
strategies for early intervention to remove young people and teens from 
gangs. Additionally, the project

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will strengthen partnerships between local grassroots and faith-based 
groups working to combat crime and violence.
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009--
Division B: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, Account: OJP--Byrne Discretionary Grants, Title: 
Gang and Youth Violence Security Initiative, Legal Name of Requesting 
Entity: School District of the City of Allentown, Address of Requesting 
Entity: 31 South Penn Street, PO Box 328, Allentown, PA 18105, 
Description of Request: For the past three years the Allentown School 
District has seen an increase in the amount of critical incidents 
involving violent behavior. Recently, national gangs have penetrated 
the region and brought with them a more organized and better supported 
system to augment local gang activity. This has increased the number of 
adjudicated youth in the area, and has increased the severity and 
number of disciplinary issues in Allentown's schools. This initiative 
will enhance security training and equipment to provide for a safer 
Allentown School District. The additional security measures will help 
the district get a better handle on the activities occurring in and 
around its schools.
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009--
Division C: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, Account: Corps of Engineers, Investigations--FPMS, 
Title: FPMS: Southeastern, PA, Legal Name of Requesting Entity: U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District (NAP), Address of 
Requesting Entity: 100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia, PA 19107, 
Description of Request: This funding will allow the Army Corps of 
Engineers to provide local communities planning tools that could help 
reduce damages from future flooding in southeastern Pennsylvania. 
Devastating flooding in 2004, 2005 and 2006 caused tremendous damages 
in the region. Providing flood mapping, flood warning, and other non-
structural measures could help to reduce future damages and even help 
save lives.
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009--
Division C: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, Account: Corps of Engineers, Investigations, Title: 
Delaware River Comprehensive, NY, NJ, PA & DE, Legal Name of Requesting 
Entity: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District (NAP), 
Address of Requesting Entity: 100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia, PA 
19107, Description of Request: This funding will provide for an interim 
feasibility study by the Army Corps of Engineers with the Delaware 
River Basin Commission (DRBC) that will be used to develop a flood 
analysis model and watershed flood management plan, and evaluate and 
enhance the Delaware River Basin's existing flood warning system.
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009--
Division C: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, Account: Corps of Engineers, Expenses, Title: Mid-
Atlantic River Commissions, Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Delaware 
River Basin Commission (DRBC), Address of Requesting Entity: 25 State 
Police Drive, P.O. Box 7360, West Trenton, NJ 06828, Description of 
Request: This funding will fulfill the federal obligation established 
in the Delaware River Basin Compact (P.L. 87-328, Article 13, Section 
13.3c) to support the Delaware River Basin Commission. Activities to be 
funded include water quality protection, water supply allocation, flood 
loss reduction, drought management, watershed planning, permitting, and 
water conservation.
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009--
Division C: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, Account: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 
(EERE), Title: Advanced Power Batteries for Renewable Energy 
Applications, Legal Name of Requesting Entity: East Penn Manufacturing, 
Address of Requesting Entity: Deka Road, Lyon Station, PA 19536, 
Description of Request: Funding will provide for the design, testing, 
and fabrication of new advanced lead acid battery energy storage 
technology that could be used to balance the fluctuating generation of 
electricity in current wind and solar power systems. This technology 
would produce larger, safer, cleaner, and more affordable energy 
storage options than are currently available. This project, conducted 
with Sandia National Laboratories and the Bonneville Power 
Administration, will lead to a new advanced lead acid battery that will 
serve as a longer lasting, cleaner, more affordable, American-made 
solution to the load leveling challenge plaguing several renewable 
energy systems.
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009--
Division C: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, Account: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 
(EERE), Title: Clean Technology Commercialization Initiative, Legal 
Name of Requesting Entity: Ben Franklin Technology Partners 
Corporation, Address of Requesting Entity: 125 Goodman Drive, 
Bethlehem, PA 18015, Description of Request: This funding will support 
clean/alternative energy technology development and commercialization 
activities to encourage the development and growth of energy-related 
technologies and companies in Pennsylvania. The initiative will enable 
the Commonwealth to strategically invest in one of its most competitive 
sectors, leverage additional public and private investment, create 
high-wage jobs and help enable sound environmental practices.
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009--
Division C: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, Account: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 
(EERE), Title: Fuel Cell Optimization and Scale-Up, Legal Name of 
Requesting Entity: Dynalene, Inc, Address of Requesting Entity: 5250 
West Coplay Street, Whitehall, PA 18052, Description of Request: 
Funding will provide for the development and optimization of methods to 
scale-up production of a new patented fuel cell coolant which is 
already available in sample quantities (1 to 3 gallons). This 
technology uses a base liquid mixture and an additive package. The base 
mixture is designed to have a freezing point below -40  deg.C, thermo-
physical properties similar to the current automotive antifreeze, and 
possesses no flash point. The additive package in the coolant has been 
designed to maintain very low electrical conductivity, a critical 
requirement for cooling fuel cells. No other coolant available today 
can do this job by itself.
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009--
Division C: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, Account: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 
(EERE), Title: Lehigh Valley Hospital Photovoltaic Panel Installation, 
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Lehigh Valley Hospital, Address of 
Requesting Entity: Cedar Crest and I-78, P.O. Box 689, Allentown, PA 
18105, Description of Request: This funding will enable the 
installation of 300 kW of photovoltaic (solar) panels on the roofs of 
multiple buildings at the Lehigh Valley Hospital campus in the City of 
Allentown, PA and the Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg campus in the 
City of Bethlehem, PA. These photovoltaic panels will produce a 
percentage of the total electricity required for the operation of the 
hospital buildings.
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009--
Division C: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, Account: Fossil Energy R&D, Title: ITM Reaction-
Driven Ceramic Membrane Systems, Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Air 
Products and Chemicals, Inc., Address of Requesting Entity: 7201 
Hamilton Boulevard, Allentown, PA 18195, Description of Request: This 
funding will support the development of ITM Oxygen technology for 
industrial-scale oxygen production and ITM Syngas technology for 
production of synthesis gas (hydrogen and carbon monoxide) from natural 
gas. The development of ITM Reaction-Driven ceramic membrane systems 
will synergistically utilize the technology developed in both the ITM 
Oxygen and ITM Syngas projects. ITM Reaction-Driven membranes can be 
integrated into a state-of-the-art gasification system to produce 
synthesis gas to generate advanced electric power, hydrogen, or other 
clean fuels. This versatile technology can be applied in a cost-
effective and environmentally responsible manner to a broad list of 
energy sources, including coal, natural gas, liquid hydrocarbons, 
biomaterials, and waste materials.
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009--
Division D: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations 
Act, Account: SBA, Title: Northampton Community College 
Electrotechnology Applications Center, Legal Name of Requesting Entity: 
Northampton Community College, Address of Requesting Entity: 3835 Green 
Pond Road, Bethlehem, PA 18020, Description of Request: The Northampton 
Community College Electrotechnology Applications Center (ETAC) provides 
confidential assistance to businesses and manufacturers to help them 
increase productivity, improve energy efficiency, and achieve and 
maintain environmental compliance. Specifically, ETAC helps small 
businesses gain a competitive advantage by applying alternative 
technologies to improve heating, drying, coating and curing processes. 
This project addresses a statewide initiative to provide support for 
proactively reducing emissions from the manufacturing sector. Funding 
will be used to continue the Center's small business program which 
helps manufacturers reduce green house gas (GHG), volatile organic 
compound (VOC), and hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions. The ETAC 
identifies opportunities to quantify and reduce GHG, VOC and HAP 
emissions by pro-actively marketing grant services, presenting 
workshops and seminars to raise awareness, and conducting the necessary 
training programs to implement solutions. Additionally, ETAC staff 
perform site visits to evaluate businesses'

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processes, equipment and facilities, and provide an unbiased assessment 
of emissions reduction opportunities.
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009--
Division E: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, Account: Save America's Treasures, Title: 
State Theatre Historic Facade, Legal Name of Requesting Entity: State 
Theatre Center for the Arts, Inc., Address of Requesting Entity: 453 
Northampton Street, Easton, PA 18042, Description of Request: The 
project will facilitate significant facade repair and preservation, 
specifically windows and a restored marquee for the State Theatre in 
Easton, PA. These improvements will help enhance and preserve the 
Theatre which has been a key component of efforts to revitalize 
Easton's Historic District.
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009--
Division E: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, Account: STAG Water and Wastewater 
Infrastructure Project, Title: Salford Township, Tylersport Sewer 
Improvements, Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Salford Township, 
Address of Requesting Entity: P.O. Box 54, Ridge Road, Tylersport, PA 
18971, Description of Request: The project will support the 
implementation of a public sewer system in the Tylersport area. The 
total project cost is estimated at $2,200,000. Tylersport Village, 
located in Salford Township, currently has a significantly high 
percentage rate of failing on-lot septic systems. This funding will 
allow for approximately 108 village homes to be connected to a public 
sewer system that is being built to accommodate a new development of 
190 homes in close proximity to the village.
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009--
Division E: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, Account: STAG Water and Wastewater 
Infrastructure Project, Title: Lower Milford Township in Lehigh County 
for wastewater treatment plant construction project, Legal Name of 
Requesting Entity: Lower Milford Township, Address of Requesting 
Entity: 7607 Chestnut Hill Church Road, Coopersburg, PA 18036, 
Description of Request: The project will assist with the construction 
and installation of a municipal sewage treatment plant in Lower Milford 
Township. The plant will provide critically needed infrastructure to 
reach compliance with the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act and the 
Clean Streams Law. Due to the need for public sewage within the 
village, no additional businesses have located in Limeport and no 
expansion of the existing businesses can occur. With the construction 
of a municipal sewer plant, the village of Limeport can experience 
economic growth by attracting new and expanded businesses, tourism and 
the addition of jobs within the community.
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009--
Division F: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Account: Higher 
Education, Title: Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA for nursing 
curriculum development, including purchase of equipment, Legal Name of 
Requesting Entity: Cedar Crest College, Address of Requesting Entity: 
100 College Drive, Allentown, PA 18104, Description of Request: Funding 
will be used to develop and implement a community-based, direct-care 
fall prevention program to reduce the risk of falling among the elderly 
population and prolong the time in which program participants are able 
to reside in independent living, senior-housing facilities in the 
Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania. Funding will be used to redesign 
a bachelor's-level nursing gerontology course, including simulation 
technology; to fully integrate a gerontological thread across the new 
Master of Science in Nursing program; to pay for salaries and faculty 
release-time needed to establish the program; and to provide portable 
equipment needed to assess and educate senior-citizen participants in 
their homes.
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009--
Division F: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Account: Higher 
Education, Title: Lehigh Career & Technical Institute, Schnecksville, 
PA for purchase of equipment, Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Lehigh 
Career and Technical Institute, Address of Requesting Entity: 4500 
Education Park Drive, Schnecksville, PA 18078, Description of Request: 
This initiative will address the critical workforce shortage of diesel 
technicians and tractor trailer drivers by enhancing the Lehigh Career 
& Technical Institute's technological and instructional capabilities. 
Digital instructional technology investments will enhance distance 
learning opportunities, interactive simulator training, and vehicle 
repair and driver training. This initiative will allow LCTI to develop 
their technological capabilities to include high speed network 
connections to facilitate distance learning, thin client servers and 
computer stations, category six network cable, digital web cameras, 
wireless connectivity, monitors, interactive whiteboards and software. 
Additionally, the funding will allow secondary and postsecondary 
instructors at LCTI to learn the most recent repair procedures and 
logistics operations.
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009--
Division F: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Account: Health 
Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)--Health Facilities and 
Services, Title: HCSC Blood Center, Bethlehem, PA for facilities and 
equipment, Legal Name of Requesting Entity: HCSC (Miller-Keystone) 
Blood Center, Address of Requesting Entity: 1465 Valley Center Parkway, 
Bethlehem, PA 18017, Description of Request: Funding will support 
renovations of the Miller-Keystone Blood Center's main laboratory and 
collection facility. The Miller-Keystone Blood Center is the only 
supplier of blood products to the hospitals in Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, 
Northampton, Southern Luzerne, Upper Bucks and Upper Montgomery (PA), 
and Warren (NJ) counties. Donated blood is tested for safety and 
efficacy and processed into blood products for patient care at the 
laboratory prior to being transported to 17 local hospitals and other 
health care providers.
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009--
Division F: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Account: Health 
Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)--Health Facilities and 
Services, Title: Sacred Heart Hospital, Allentown, PA for purchase of 
equipment, Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Sacred Heart Hospital of 
Allentown, Address of Requesting Entity: 421 Chew Street, Allentown, PA 
18102, Description of Request: This project will support the purchase 
of operating room equipment essential for treatment and service for 
Hospital patients. Specifically, funding will be used to purchase an 
eye microscope for cataract surgeries, a micro drill for orthopedic 
cases, an ECT monitor for treatment of clinical depression, two 
electric operating room beds, and a Glidescope for anesthesia for 
intubations on children and older adults. Sacred Heart Hospital is a 
226-bed, acute care teaching hospital in the City of Allentown.
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009--
Division F: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Account: Health 
Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)--Health Facilities and 
Services, Title: St. Luke's Hospital and Health Network, Allentown, PA 
for purchase of equipment, Legal Name of Requesting Entity: St. Luke's 
Hospital and Health Network, Address of Requesting Entity: 1736 
Hamilton Street, Allentown, PA 18104, Description of Request: Funding 
will be used to purchase equipment for a new technologically advanced 
Operating Suite that is part of a $75 million hospital expansion 
project in the City of Allentown. The Operating Suite is part of an 
expansion project to increase hospital services that will allow St. 
Luke's to meet growing patient needs and improve support service areas.
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009--
Division F: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Account: Substance 
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)--Substance 
Abuse Treatment, Title: Treatment Trends, Inc., Allentown, PA for a 
substance abuse treatment initiative, Legal Name of Requesting Entity: 
Treatment Trends, Inc., Address of Requesting Entity: 18-22 South Sixth 
Street, Allentown, PA 18101, Description of Request: The project will 
enable the implementation of a community-based drug and alcohol 
addiction and PTSD treatment center dedicated to serving Veterans and 
their families. Unfortunately, Veterans returning from combat are at 
great risk to abuse drugs and alcohol as a means to cope with their 
experiences. Additionally, many Veterans suffer from the effects of 
PTSD, which are compounded by substance abuse. The program is designed 
to provide long-term addiction treatment, specialize in the treatment 
of PTSD, and assist Veterans and their families by intervening in 
periods of acute distress.
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009--
Division I: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related 
Agencies, Account: Buses and Bus Facilities, Title: Bus Purchase, 
LANTA, PA, Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Lehigh and Northampton 
Transportation Authority, Address of Requesting Entity: 1060 Lehigh 
Street, Allentown, PA 18103, Description of Request: The project will 
support the purchase of five heavy-duty transit buses, which will 
improve and expand public transportation services throughout the Lehigh 
Valley region. The Authority's existing fleet of 78 buses must be

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expanded to continue LANTA's successful development efforts, which has 
recently seen a 65 percent increase in transit usage.
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009--
Division I: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related 
Agencies, Account: Surface Transportation Priorities, Title: 
Realignment and Intersection Improvements on PA Route 248, Bath, PA, 
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Pennsylvania Department of 
Transportation, Address of Requesting Entity: 1002 Hamilton Street, 
Allentown, PA 18101, Description of Request: This project will provide 
realignment and intersection improvements on PA Route 248 in the 
Borough of Bath, PA. This project will better align existing streets in 
the Borough with PA Route 248 and PA Route 512, which have become major 
thoroughfares for the area's growing population. These improvements 
will help alleviate congestion and enhance safety on increasingly 
critical roads.
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009--
Division I: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related 
Agencies, Account: Transportation, Community and System Preservation, 
Title: Old Allentown Streetscape Improvements, PA, Legal Name of 
Requesting Entity: City of Allentown, Address of Requesting Entity: 435 
Hamilton Street, Allentown, PA 18101, Description of Request: The 
project will provide streetscape improvements for an urban historic 
district within the City of Allentown that is experiencing 
infrastructure deterioration. Improvements will include curbing and 
sidewalk replacement and the installation of decorative street 
lighting, trees, new ADA compliant handicap ramps, and street pace for 
improved safety at busy crosswalks.
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009--
Division I: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related 
Agencies, Account: Economic Development Initiative, Title: Renovation 
of a warehouse into a modern facility that will provide services in 
health, education, social services and community development, Legal 
Name of Requesting Entity: Casa Guadalupe Center, Address of Requesting 
Entity: 143 Linden Street, Allentown, PA 18101, Description of Request: 
The project will revitalize a neighborhood warehouse into a modern 
facility that will provide services in health, education, social 
services and community development. The renovated warehouse will become 
a community building that will combine recreation, community 
activities, employment training for young adults and a health clinic 
for uninsured or underinsured individuals.
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009--
Division I: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related 
Agencies, Account: Economic Development Initiative, Title: 
Establishment of a facility designed to offer specialized therapy and 
counseling services to children and their families, Legal Name of 
Requesting Entity: Children's Home of Easton, Address of Requesting 
Entity: 2000 South 25th Street, Easton, PA 18042, Description of 
Request: The project will allow for the construction of a 1,600 square 
foot facility designed to offer specialized therapy and counseling 
services to youth ages 9 to 21 and their families. This will facilitate 
the Children's Home of Easton's effort to consolidate various locations 
into one centralized site while expanding services. The Center will 
include 2 therapy rooms for clinical staff, a family lounge, an 
activity area and a landscaped courtyard.
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009--
Division I: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related 
Agencies, Account: Economic Development Initiative, Title: Renovation 
of the Bethlehem YMCA's dormitory, Legal Name of Requesting Entity: 
YMCA of Bethlehem, Address of Requesting Entity: 430 East Broad Street, 
Bethlehem, PA 18018, Description of Request: The project will renovate 
the Bethlehem YMCA's 60-year-old dormitory creating Bethlehem YMCA 
Affordable Housing, LLP. This facility will provide safe and affordable 
housing for low-income, homeless and the working poor men and women. 
Additionally, the Bethlehem YMCA project will create a blend of single 
room occupancy units and efficiency apartments, employ an onsite case 
manager and provide both on and off site services geared towards 
enriching the lives of its residents by not only providing a place to 
stay but means to achieve greater independence.

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