[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 25, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E404-E405]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. STEVE BUYER

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 25, 2009

  Mr. BUYER. 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 Fiscal Year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Steve Buyer
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: COPS Law Enforcement Technology
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Johnson County, Indiana
  Address of Requesting Entity: Johnson County, 86 West Court Street, 
Franklin, Indiana, 46131
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $850,000 to allow 
Johnson County to install an additional radio tower for its public 
safety communications system, thereby eliminating areas of the County 
without coverage. The funding will also provide for the upgrading of 
the public communications system to allow for simultaneous 
communications among public safety officials.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Steve Buyer
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: OJP--Juvenile Justice
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Indiana Teen Challenge
  Address of Requesting Entity: Indiana Teen Challenge, 1015 North 
Lebanon Street, Post Office Box 564, Lebanon, Indiana, 46052
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $50,000 to Indiana Teen 
Challenge to be used to expand the organization's substance abuse 
prevention outreach program in Lebanon, Indiana. The funding will be 
used to expand the program into a full-time effort for a dedicated 
staff member who would nearly quadruple the organization's outreach in 
the community. The goal of the program is to prevent experimentation 
and use of drugs before adolescents need treatment.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Steve Buyer
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)--Health 
Facilities and Services
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Clarian Health Partners, Inc.
  Address of Requesting Entity: Clarian Healthcare, 1701 North Senate 
Boulevard, Executive Office-B107, Indianapolis, IN 46202
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $381,000 to expand and 
renovate the thirty year old children's burn unit. The expanded unit 
will offer private patient rooms, a family waiting area, and additional 
support and storage areas for supplies and equipment. The burn unit 
serves the entire State of Indiana.
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)--Health 
Facilities and Services
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: St. Elizabeth Regional Health
  Address of Requesting Entity: St. Elizabeth Regional Health, 1501 
Hartford Street, Lafayette, IN 47904
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $143,000 to renovate 
hospital space originally designed for an acute inpatient unit to 
accommodate a new psychiatry services unit. The new unit will provide 
twenty patient beds, and renovations are necessary to ensure the safety 
and security of the patients and staff within the facility.
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
(SAMHSA)-Substance Abuse Treatment
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Indiana Teen Challenge
  Address of Requesting Entity: Indiana Teen Challenge, 1015 North 
Lebanon Street, Post Office Box 564, Lebanon, IN, 46052
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $143,000 to offset 
Indiana Teen Challenge's costs in providing addiction treatment 
services to adolescent girls aged thirteen to seventeen at no cost or 
discounted rates. The funding will be applied toward salaries and 
benefits, supplies, equipment, travel, contractual, and other costs.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Steve Buyer
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Employment and Training Administration (ETA)--Training and 
Employment Services (TES)
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Indiana State University
  Address of Requesting Entity: Indiana State University, Office of the 
President, Condit House, Terre Haute, IN 47809
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $190,000 to the Indiana 
State University in order to expanding the Lawrence County Sycamore 
Community Learning Center to meet the needs of the community by 
providing additional education and training services that will afford 
more local citizens the skills and credentials valued in the local 
labor market.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Steve Buyer
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: United States Army Corps of Engineers General Investigations
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Tippecanoe County, Indiana
  Address of Requesting Entity: 200 North 2nd Street Lafayette, Indiana 
47901
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $96,000 to conduct a 
reconnaissance study of the Wabash River Corridor in Tippecanoe County, 
IN. The project will incorporate information and data from ACOE- PAS FY 
06 and 07 Wabash River Hydraulic Study and the in-progress PAS FY 08 
corridor master plan project to develop an overall corridor master plan 
to guide future growth in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County. 
The Project will examine the level of federal interest in participating 
in a project to implement flood reduction management, initiate 
ecosystem restoration, and enhance recreation.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Steve Buyer
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Federal Transit Administration Sec. 5309
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Greater Lafayette Public 
Transportation Corp. (GLPTC, CityBus)
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1250 Canal Rd., P.O. Box 588 Lafayette, 
IN 47902
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $2,945,000 from the FTA 
section 5309 account. City Bus will provide a 20% match totaling 
$525,000. The funds will be spent towards increasing the hybrid bus 
fleet. The engines are manufactured in Indiana (Cummins and GM Allison 
Transmission).
  Requesting Member: Congressman Steve Buyer
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Transportation Community and System Preservation
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Boone County, IN
  Address of Requesting Entity: 212 Courthouse Square, Lebanon IN 46052
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $855,000 for the 
extension of the 146th Street Corridor. As part of an overall highway 
plan involving four project centered on the I-65/SR267 interchange in 
Boone County, the County is pursuing the extension of the 146th Street 
Corridor from the Hamilton County line to 1-65. Hamilton County has 
begun the design of their portion of 146th Street, and will ultimately 
result in a four lane parkway from the Boone County line to Spring Mill 
Road.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Steve Buyer
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Transportation Community and System Preservation
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Hendricks County, IN
  Address of Requesting Entity: 355 S. Washington Street Danville, IN 
46122
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $570,000 to continue 
the Ronald Reagan Parkway construction, which ultimately connects 1-70 
and the Indianapolis International Airport to 1-65 in Boone County, 
Indiana. With the original northern and southern segments of the 
project completed or underway, this

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project will focus on the construction of the middle segment from US 36 
to CR100S over the Avon CSX rail yards, and the design of the adjoining 
segment from CR100S to CR200S, completing the southern linkage of the 
road.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Steve Buyer
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Transportation and Community and System Preservation Program
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Johnson County, IN
  Address of Requesting Entity: 86 West Court Street, Franklin, IN 
46131
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $237,500 for 
construction of an interchange at the intersection of 1-65 and County 
Road 750 North (a.k.a. Worthsville Road) in Johnson County, Indiana. 
This Project will ultimately increase connectivity between major north-
south corridors on the south-side of Indianapolis by providing a 
specific route for through-traffic traveling between these north-south 
roads.

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