[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 25, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E389-E391]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. DAVID DREIER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 25, 2009

  Mr. DREIER. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information 
regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 1105, the Fiscal Year 
2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act:


                               Division B

  Requesting Member: Congressman David Dreier
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, FY2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act
  Account: COPS Law Enforcement Technology
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Claremont, CA
  Address of Requesting Entity: 207 Harvard Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $1.8 million to acquire 
necessary equipment for the Claremont police station and emergency 
operations center (EOC). The activities and use of Federal funds for 
this are consistent with the language authorized by PL 107-273, 116 
Stat. 1758. This is the last year funding will be needed to complete 
this aspect of the program. The City of Claremont will provide $500,000 
(22%) for the local cost share.
  Requesting Member: Congressman David Dreier
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act
  Account: Office of Justice Programs, Byrne Discretionary Grants
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: County of Los Angeles Sheriff's 
Department
  Address of Requesting Entity: 47 Ramona Boulevard, Monterey Park, CA 
91754
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $300,000 to help create 
``Gang-Coplink,'' an artificial intelligence based software 
application, to enable Federal, State, and local law enforcement 
agencies to more effectively share, integrate, search, and analyze 
information relating to gangs. Coplink is already utilized county-wide 
by all law enforcement agencies and provides accurate and timely crime 
information and crime analysis. Gang-Coplink will import the Los 
Angeles area Cal-Gang database for a new countywide gang intelligence 
analytical information system and will interact with the Regional 
Terrorism Information and Integration System (RTIIS) Coplink. The RTIIS 
also contains the record management system (RMS) data from the other 
police departments in the County as well as Federal law enforcement 
agencies, such as the FBI, ATF, DEA, U.S. Marshals Service, and Bureau 
of Prisons. $200,000 or 2/3 of the funding will be applied to storage 
hardware and $100,000 or 1/3 will be utilized for server hardware. This 
is consistent with the intended and authorized purpose of the OJP Byrne 
Discretionary grants.


                               Division C

  Requesting Member: Congressman David Dreier
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Act
  Account: Bureau of Reclamation, Water and Related Resources
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Inland Empire Utilities Agency
  Address of Requesting Entity: 6075 Kimball Avenue, Chino, CA 91710
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $5,000,000 for the 
Inland Empire Regional Water Recycling Project with 50% for purple pipe 
and 50% for storage tanks to produce 100,000 acre feet of new recycled 
water annually. The project is authorized in P.L. 108-361, Title 1, 
Section 103 (d)(3) and additional specific authorization is provided in 
P.L. 110-161, Sec. 210. The total project cost is $226 million. As is 
consistent with law, the federal share is capped at $20 million, which 
is less than 10% of the total cost of the project.
  Requesting Member: Congressman David Dreier
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Act
  Account: Bureau of Reclamation, Water and Related Resources
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: San Gabriel Basin Water Quality 
Authority
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1720 West Cameron Ave., Suite #100, 
West Covina, California, 91790
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $3,500,000 for the San 
Gabriel Basin Restoration Fund to continue the design, construction, 
and operation of water projects to contain and treat the spreading 
groundwater contamination in the San Gabriel and Central Water Basins. 
The San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority was established by 
California State law under SB1679 in 1993 to develop, finance and 
implement groundwater treatment programs in the San Gabriel Basin and 
act as a clearing house for federal funds that have been appropriated 
for these programs. The project is authorized in P.L. 106-554 and this 
request is consistent with the intended and authorized purpose of the 
Bureau of Reclamations Water and Related Resources account. The current 
authorization ceiling for the Restoration Fund has yet to be reached, 
with roughly $7,000,000 yet to be appropriated. The San Gabriel Basin 
Water Quality Authority will provide a minimum of a 35% cost share 
which will come directly from the Water Quality Authority.

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                               Division D

  Requesting Member: Congressman David Dreier
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, FY2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act
  Account: Small Business Administration
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Fairplex
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1101 West McKinley Avenue, Pomona, CA 
91768
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $300,000 for the 
construction of the Fairplex Trade and Conference Center, an 85,000 
square foot, state-of-the-art conference and exhibition center, 
complete with broadband connectivity, campus-wide wireless integration 
as well as satellite two-way communications geared to attracting and 
benefiting small businesses. The project is sited in the country's 
third largest non-port Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) and will provide the 
ability to display and demonstrate goods and services to international 
markets via established channels with the local economic council and 
the areas universities. 100 % of the funds will be utilized for ongoing 
construction of the center. The majority of the total cost of the 
project is from non-federal sources including Fairplex (a non-profit 
organization), the City of Pomona, Los Angeles County, private 
donations and competitive grants. This project is consistent with the 
mission of the Small Business Administration.


                               Division E

  Requesting Member: Congressman David Dreier
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Act
  Account: EPA STAG Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Project
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Arcadia, California
  Address of Requesting Entity: 240 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia, CA 
91066
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $500,000 for the cities 
of Arcadia and Sierra Madre for their Joint Water Infrastructure 
Projects. Arcadia's project will provide for the finalization of the 
design and a share of the construction cost for the Baldwin Reservoir 
Rehabilitation Project. Approximately, $50,000 is for design 
finalization; and the remaining $200,000 for a portion of the 
construction cost of the project. For Sierra Madre's projects, 
approximately $150,000 will be for the design of a Water Supply Well to 
replace an existing well with a new high capacity well, and $100,000 
for the replacement of undersized water transmission and distribution 
pipelines to improve water reliability. Each city will provide a 45% 
local match to the 55% EPA STAG funding, as required.


                               Division F

  Requesting member: Congressman David Dreier
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Act
  Account: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)--Health 
Facilities and Services
  Legal Name of requesting entity: San Antonio Community Hospital
  Address of requesting Entity: 999 San Bernardino Road, Upland, CA 
91786
  Description of request: Provide an earmark of $761,000 to create a 
new cardiac catheterization laboratory using digital imaging for 
cardiac and vascular diagnosis and intervention. The cost of three new 
cardiac catheterization and cardiovascular imaging and intervention 
machines is approximately $2.8 million. 100% of the funding will help 
purchase one of the new machines, which costs $989,895. San Antonio 
Community Hospital will provide the remaining 24% of the cost of this 
machine. These funds will be generated from community support through 
donations and from operating income. This request is consistent with 
the intended and authorized purpose of the Health Resources and 
Services Administration account.
  Requesting Member: Congressman David Dreier
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Act
  Account: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)--Health 
Facilities and Services
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Methodist Hospital of Southern 
California
  Address of Requesting Entity: 300 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia, CA 
91007
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $904,000 for 
construction of the new patient tower project. Approximately $768,000 
will be used for equipment and IT, including $335,000 for ultrasound 
machines, $114,000 for MRSA detection, $106,000 for IT hardware and 
software and $213,000 for IT equipment. The remaining $136,000 will be 
used for construction. Hospital reserves and debt financing will fund 
$125 million of the patient tower project. The build-out and equipping 
of the Emergency Department depends on grants and philanthropic support 
from the community. A fund-raising campaign to raise $25 million was 
launched with $24 million in gifts and pledges received to date. This 
request is consistent with the intended and authorized purpose of the 
Health Resources and Services Administration account.


                               Division I

  Requesting Member: Congressman David Dreier
  Bill Number: HR 1105, FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Act
  Account: Buses and Bus Facilities
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Monrovia, CA
  Address of Requesting Entity: 415 S. Ivy Avenue, Monrovia, CA 91016
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $237,000 for the 
Station Square Transit Village bus layover and park and ride project. 
100% of the funds will be used to acquire property for the bus layover 
facility and prepare plans for its construction as well as providing 
adequate pedestrian access to the site. This request is consistent with 
the intended and authorized purpose of Buses and Bus Facilities funds. 
The City of Monrovia will provide the 20% local match for this project.
  Requesting Member: Congressman David Dreier
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Act
  Account: Interstate Maintenance Account
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Rancho Cucamonga, CA
  Address of Requesting Entity: 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho 
Cucamonga, CA 91730
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $712,500 for the 
construction of the I-15/Base Line Road Interchange improvements 
project. 100% of the funding will be used for construction of the 
interchange which includes two new bridge structures for the southbound 
on/off ramps, a loop ramp for westbound Base Line Road to southbound I-
15, and the widening of the on and off ramps on the east side. The 
project also improves East Avenue to provide curb, gutter, and 
sidewalks, as well as the widening of the Base Line Road to provide two 
left turn lanes for eastbound Base Line Road to the northbound I-15. 
This request is consistent with the intended and authorized purpose of 
the Federal Highway Administration Interstate Maintenance Discretionary 
Program. The City of Rancho Cucamonga is providing over 70% of the 
total cost of the project, as a local match, through the following 
funding sources: $9,800,000 from Development Impact Fees; $9,200,000 
from the Rancho Cucamonga Redevelopment Agency; $9,800,000 from Measure 
I Funds and $4,600,000 from the City of Fontana.
  Requesting Member: Congressman David Dreier
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Act
  Account: Buses and Bus Facilities
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Foothill Transit
  Address of Requesting Entity: 100 S. Vincent Street, Suite 200, West 
Covina, CA 91790
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $1,187,500 to replace 
diesel buses with cleaner burning compressed natural gas (CNG) buses, 
and continue Foothill Transit's efforts to convert its entire 314-bus 
fleet to CNG. 100% of the funds will be used for CNG bus procurement. 
The total budget for this project is $20.6 million, of which 
approximately 25% will derive from state and local funding sources, 
including MOSIP (Municipal Operator Service Improvement Program) and 
Prop 1B (both local), and STA (State Transit Assistance).
  Requesting Member: Congressman David Dreier
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Act
  Account: Surface Transportation Priorities, Grade Crossings on 
Designated High Speed Rail Corridors
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Alameda Corridor-East Construction 
Authority
  Address of Requesting Entity: 4900 Rivergrade Road, Suite A120, 
Irwindale, CA 91706
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $1,235,000 for the 
construction of a two-mile railroad trench to grade separate four rail/
highway crossings in the City of San Gabriel, CA (San Gabriel Trench 
Project). 100% of the funding will be used for the construction of the 
San Gabriel Trench. This federal funding provides the match for the 
approximately $388,564,000 (70% of Total Project Cost) in California 
State and Local funding already committed to the Project. In addition, 
provide an earmark of $570,000 to be used to support the construction 
of the San Gabriel Trench Project and other Alameda Corridor-East grade 
separation projects by the Alameda Corridor-East Construction 
Authority. 100% of the funding will be used to support the construction 
of the aforementioned projects.
  Requesting Member: Congressman David Dreier
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Act
  Account: Surface Transportation Priorities
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension 
Construction Authority

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  Address of Requesting Entity: 406 E. Huntington Drive, Suite 202, 
Monrovia, CA 91016
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $237,500 to complete an 
assessment of Transit Oriented Development (TOD) along Phase II of the 
Gold Line Foothill Extension. Approximately, $100,000 or 42% is for 
economic analysis; $100,000 or 42% for engineering; and $37,500 or 16% 
for environmental assessment. This request is consistent with the 
intended and authorized purpose of the Surface Transportation 
Priorities account. This funding will complete the TOD study. The Metro 
Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority will provide a 
minimum of a 20% local cost share with local funds.

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