[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 25, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E394-E396]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                          HON. ELTON GALLEGLY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 25, 2009

  Mr. GALLEGLY. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the House Republican 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information for 
publication in the Congressional Record regarding earmarks I received 
as part of H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009:
  Requesting Member: Rep. Elton Gallegly
  Bill: H.R. 1105--Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
  Account: Department of Justice, OJP--Byrne Discretionary Grants
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: County of Ventura
  Address of Requesting Entity: 800 So. Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA 
93009
  Description of Request: This $280,000 request is for a Crime Lab 
Scanning Electron Microscope with Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) 
detector and X-Ray Fluorescence capabilities. The EDS detector can 
identify the major elemental composition of most materials examined as 
evidence in crimes. It is currently the only tool in the laboratory for 
such examinations. The addition of X-Ray Fluorescence capabilities 
increases the analysis sensitivity 10 to 100 times. This will support 
the Ventura County Sheriff's Regional Crime Lab, the only laboratory in 
Ventura County doing DNA profiling and analysis.
  Requesting Member: Rep. Elton Gallegly
  Bill: H.R. 1105--Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
  Account: Department of Justice, COPS Methamphetamine Enforcement
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: County of Ventura
  Address of Requesting Entity: 800 So. Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA 
93009
  Description of Request: This request of $350,000 is for the purpose 
of providing funds for two California Multi-jurisdictional 
Methamphetamine investigators. The Ventura County Combined Agency Task 
Force (VCAT) is a collaborative effort with city, county, state and 
federal law enforcement agencies working toward the disruption, 
dismantlement, apprehension, and arrest of narcotic offenders and

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drug trafficking organizations. Funding would be used for two Senior 
Deputy investigators that will be utilized to specifically target mid 
to large-scale methamphetamine dealers and manufacturers and will 
assist in funding vehicle costs and miscellaneous safety equipment for 
these two positions. These investigators will be assigned to the 
Special Services Division, Special Investigations Unit.
  Requesting Member: Rep. Elton Gallegly
  Bill: H.R. 1105--Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
  Account: Department of Justice, COPS Law Enforcement Technology
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Lompoc
  Address of Requesting Entity: 100 Civic Center Plaza, Lompoc, CA 
93438
  Description of Request: This request of $825,000 is for the City of 
Lompoc's Gang Activity Surveillance Program (GASP), which aims to 
target early involvement in gang-related activities by Lompoc youth. 
The Lompoc Police Department does not have the necessary equipment and 
manpower to tackle this problem alone. GASP will require the purchase 
of a surveillance vehicle and surveillance cameras with wireless 
capability that can be interfaced with the City of Lompoc's existing 
infrastructure to monitor areas prone to gang activity.
  Requesting Member: Rep. Elton Gallegly
  Bill: H.R. 1105--Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
  Account: Bureau of Reclamation, Water and Related Resources
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity:
  Calleguas Municipal Water District
  Address of Requesting Entity: 2100 Olson Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 
91360
  Description of Request: The Calleguas Municipal Water District 
Recycling Plant will provide critical support to the mission of 
providing safe and reliable drinking water to the 600,000 people living 
in the District's service area. Each year, the District imports over 
110,000 acre-feet of water through the California Water Project, and 
imports constitute 100 percent of Calleguas' supply. The $2 million 
requested through the Bureau of Reclamation would provide the 25 
percent Federal share to continue construction of a facility that will 
reclaim and reuse over 50,000 acre-feet of water annually. This 
recycled resource will replace water that otherwise would have to be 
imported, with the added benefit of water supply in case of delivery 
interruptions due to natural disasters or attacks on the imported water 
infrastructure. The funding for this project, authorized by P.L. 104-
266, section 1616, will be used for development of a pipeline system 
that would collect and convey brackish groundwater and recycled water 
for direct use, stretching local water supplies. The project will 
facilitate the development of up to 50,000 acre feet of water, per 
year, for municipal and agricultural uses thereby reducing the need to 
import water to the region from Northern California.
  Requesting Member: Rep. Elton Gallegly
  Bill: H.R. 1105--Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
  Account: Corps of Engineers, Construction
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: County of Ventura
  Address of Requesting Entity: 800 So. Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA 
93009
  Description of Request: Matilija Dam is the largest dam in the 
country targeted for removal. The project, authorized in P.L. 110-114, 
section 1001(10), will restore the ecosystem of the Ventura River, 
remove an obstacle preventing the endangered steelhead trout from 
migrating upstream to spawn and restore the natural flow of sand and 
sediment from the mountains to the beaches. The $15 million requested 
will enable the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to complete the project 
engineering, design and construction work required to move the Matilija 
Dam Ecosystem Restoration Project towards the next stage of completion. 
Federal interest in this project and project cost-benefit ratios are 
documented in the conclusion section of the joint federal-local 
Matilija Dam Ecosystem Restoration Project Feasibility Study, completed 
in 2004 with an estimated total project cost of $130 million. Project 
costs will be shared 65/35 between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and 
the Ventura County Watershed Protection District.
  Requesting Member: Rep. Elton Gallegly
  Bill: H.R. 1105--Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
  Account: Corps of Engineers, Construction
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: County of Ventura
  Address of Requesting Entity: 800 So. Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA 
93009
  Description of Request: During flooding in 2005, large volumes of 
alluvium eroded from the banks of Santa Paula Creek and were 
transported downstream and deposited in the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers (USACE) fish ladder, damaging the facility and further 
impairing fish passage. This $4 million funding request would be used 
by the USACE to fulfill their responsibility to clear the debris and 
make repairs to the fish ladder and other facilities in the affected 
area.
  Requesting Member: Rep. Elton Gallegly
  Bill: H.R. 1105--Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
  Account: Corps of Engineers, Investigations
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: County of Ventura
  Address of Requesting Entity: 800 So. Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA 
93009
  Description of Request: Encompassing more than 1,600 square miles, 
the Santa Clara River watershed is the largest in Southern California 
and is divided into two almost equal parts by the Los Angeles-Ventura 
County line. Since 1991, a group of more than twenty-six stakeholders 
has been developing the Santa Clara River Enhancement and Management 
Plan (SCREMP) for the 100-year floodplain. Recognizing the continued 
pressure of urbanization in both Los Angeles and Ventura Counties that 
may affect the floodplain and environmental resources in the Santa 
Clara River Watershed, the Ventura County Watershed Protection 
District, Los Angeles County, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 
(USACE) agreed to cooperate in expanding the SCREMP to complete a 
feasibility study for the Santa Clara River Watershed Protection Plan. 
This request of $2 million would represent the USACE's 50% share.
  Requesting Member: Rep. Elton Gallegly
  Bill: H.R. 1105--Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
  Account: Corps of Engineers, Construction
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Santa Maria
  Address of Requesting Entity: 110 E. Cook Street, Santa Maria, CA 
93454
  Description of Request: In order to protect the City of Santa Maria 
and the fertile Santa Maria River basin, the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers (USACE) built the 26-mile Santa Maria River levee between 
1959 and 1963 at a cost of roughly $5.5 million. In 1998 a 600-foot 
breach occurred west of Santa Maria and flooded agricultural lands. 
Fortunately, the urban areas were not impacted. The USACE spent just 
under $1 million at the time to close the breach and built four small 
groins that attempt to slow the current along that section of the 
levee. In changing its course, the Santa Maria River now attacks a 
portion of the levee directly opposite a large residential development. 
The USACE has stated that they will not provide 100-year flood 
certification, leaving the citizens of Santa Maria vulnerable. This 
request of $8.5 million would provide funding to allow the U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers to restore and certify the levee thereby saving the 
residents of Santa Maria from having to purchase expensive flood 
insurance. Santa Barbara County has estimated that it will cost roughly 
$26 million to protect northern Santa Barbara County from flood damage.
  Requesting Member: Rep. Elton Gallegly
  Bill: H.R. 1105--Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
  Account: Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and 
Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)--Mental Health
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: County of Ventura
  Address of Requesting Entity: 800 So. Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA 
93009
  Description of Request: This request of $230,000 is for the Ventura 
County Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Training Program. The CIT is 
comprised of specially trained law enforcement officers and 
communications specialists trained to respond to mentally ill persons 
in crisis. The goal of this program is to safely de-escalate crisis 
situations involving the mentally ill, reduce the use of incarceration 
to deal with mentally ill persons, and decrease recidivism by referring 
these persons to appropriate treatment. In addition to the coordination 
and teaching of a 40-hours of training, program activities include 
providing information to the local mental health department about 
police contacts with mentally ill individuals, carrying out quarterly 
mental health update trainings at Sheriff stations and police 
departments in Ventura County, conducting 8-hour mini-mental health 
trainings, and educating various community organizations about the CIT 
program and training.
  Requesting Member: Rep. Elton Gallegly
  Bill: H.R. 1105--Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
  Account: Department of Education, Higher Education (includes FIPSE)
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: California State University, Channel 
Islands
  Address of Requesting Entity: One University Drive, Camarillo, CA 
93012
  Description of Request: The $500,000 request is for the continued 
development of the Regional Clinical Simulation Technology Laboratory 
at California State University, Channel Islands (CSUCI), currently the 
only four-year public institution of higher education in Ventura 
County. CSUCI is preparing to offer a much-needed registered nurse 
licensure program and a bachelor of science in nursing degree program. 
In order to address the need for more nurses, CSUCI will need a patient 
simulation laboratory as a way for students to participate in a wide 
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and receive critique in a safe environment where repetition and 
reinforcement do not jeopardize patient safety. The initiative has 
support throughout the region, where this will be a one-of-a-kind 
facility.
  Requesting Member: Rep. Elton Gallegly
  Bill: H.R. 1105--Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
  Account: Department of Transportation, Federal Highway 
Administration, Transportation & Community & System Preservation
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Thousand Oaks
  Address of Requesting Entity: 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand 
Oaks, CA 91362
  Description of Request: This request of $5 million is for the 
widening of the US-101 and SR-23 Interchange from the Los Angeles/
Ventura County line to Moorpark Road (US-101) and Hillcrest Drive (SR-
23). The proposed improvements include the extension of existing 
auxiliary lanes in both directions, conversion of auxiliary lanes to 
mixed-flow lanes, addition of a northbound lane, realignment and 
widening of ramps at the interchange, and the construction of 
soundwalls and retaining walls. The improvements are necessary to 
relieve congestion along the 101 and 23 Freeways in the City of 
Thousand Oaks. CalTrans recently began the three-year project to widen 
the Route 23 Freeway connecting to the 101/23 Interchange. Completion 
of the improvements is crucial to achieve the congestion benefits of 
the project. The Ventura County Transportation Commission considers 
both improvements as integral parts of a single congestion relief 
project. Since the widening of the freeway is now underway, the 
interchange improvement needs to move forward without delay.
  Requesting Member: Rep. Elton Gallegly
  Bill: H.R. 1105--Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
  Account: Department of Housing and Urban Development, Economic 
Development Initiatives
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: County of Santa Barbara
  Address of Requesting Entity: 105 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, 
CA 93101
  Description of Request: The Lompoc Veterans Memorial Building is 
owned by the County of Santa Barbara and serves as a community resource 
for the area's veterans, non-profit groups and other residents. 
Constructed in 1936, the building is home to several veterans groups. 
It is comprised of multiple offices, a large commercial kitchen, and 
two large halls that are able to accommodate hundreds of people. This 
request of $865,000 is for a number of upgrades that would help bring 
the building up to code. They include improvements to make the building 
more accessible for people with disabilities, enhance safety features 
such as installation of fire rated doors and a fire alarm and sprinkler 
system, heating and plumbing improvements, asbestos and lead paint 
abatement, and the replacement of electric circuitry and the re-wiring 
of the building.
  Requesting Member: Rep. Elton Gallegly
  Bill: H.R. 1105--Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
  Account: Department of Housing and Urban Development, Economic 
Development Initiatives
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Santa Paula
  Address of Requesting Entity: 970 Ventura Street, Santa Paula, CA 
93060
  Description of Request: This request for $1.5 million is for the City 
of Santa Paula to assist with its plan to repair and expand public 
athletic facilities and gathering areas at Teague Park. The park, 
initially constructed in 1976, has served as the primary recreation 
area for the City of Santa Paula. Teague Park is the primary recreation 
and gathering site for the majority of Santa Paula residents. Santa 
Paula's rapid population growth has resulted in a significant strain on 
the park's resources and facilities. This heavy use has left the park 
dilapidated and unsafe. The improvements will provide safer sports 
facilities, along with safer, more accessible park amenities for non-
sport uses.

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