[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 25, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E425-E427]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. JOHN L. MICA

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 25, 2009

  Mr. MICA. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information for 
publication in the Congressional Record regarding earmarks I received 
as part of the Energy and Water section of the FY09 Omnibus 
Appropriations Act, Army Corps of Engineers, General Investigations 
Account for the Intracoastal Waterway, Jacksonville to Miami, FL.
  I have received $4.019 million in the FY09 Omnibus Appropriations 
Act. The entity to receive funding for this project is Florida Inland 
Navigation District, 1314 Marcinski Road, Jupiter, Fl 33477. The FY 
2009 funding will be used for the maintenance dredging of the IWW in 
portions of the IWW in St. Johns, Duval, St. Lucie, Martin and Indian 
River Counties.
  The Intracoastal Waterway in Florida annually: transports over 1.7 
million tons of commercial cargo and over 500,000 recreational vessels; 
increases property values by $38.4 billion, and; provides $18 billion 
in economic output which includes $6 billion in personal wages and 
203,519 jobs. Studies have shown that these benefits would be reduced 
by over 50% if the waterway is not properly maintained.
  Pursuant to the Republican Leadership standards on earmarks, I am 
submitting the following information for publication in the 
Congressional Record regarding earmarks I received as part of the 
Transportation, HUD section of the FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Act, 
Federal Transit Administration Account for the Buses and Bus Facilities 
for the Seminole County, Florida.
  I have received $1,425,000 in the FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Act. 
The entity to receive funding for this project is Seminole County, 1101 
East First St., Sanford, FL 32771. The FY 2009 funding will be used to 
construct bus stations in Seminole County, Florida in the cities of 
Altamonte, Lake Mary, Longwood and Sanford. The cities have received 
the necessary environmental clearances to move forward with land 
acquisition. This project is eligible under SAFETEA-LU program 
authorization.
  Pursuant to the Republican Leadership standards on earmarks, 1 am 
submitting the following information for publication in the 
Congressional Record regarding earmarks I received as part of the 
Transportation, HUD section of the FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Act, 
Federal Highway Administration Account for TCSP-Transportation and 
Community and System Preservation for Flagler County.
  I have received $237,500 in the FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Act. The 
entity to receive funding for this project is Flagler County, 1769 East 
Moody Blvd., Bunnell, FL 32110. The FY

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2009 funding will used for the construction of the Colbert Lane to 
Belle Terre segment of the Lehigh Trail in Flagler County, Florida. No 
previous federal funding, eligible for funds under SAFETEA-LU program 
authorization.
  Pursuant to the Republican Leadership standards on earmarks, I am 
submitting the following information for publication in the 
Congressional Record regarding earmarks I received as part of the 
Transportation, HUD section of the FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Act, 
Federal Highway Administration Account for the Central Winds Park Water 
Taxi Project, Winter Springs, Florida.
  I have received $190,000 in the FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Act. The 
entity to receive funding for this project is the City of Winter 
Springs, 1126 East State Road 434, Winter Springs, FL 32708. The FY 
2009 funding will be used for the design, permitting and construction 
for a water taxi launch site to provide transportation between 
communities located on Lake Jesup in Seminole County.
  Pursuant to the Republican Leadership standards on earmarks, I am 
submitting the following information for publication in the 
Congressional Record regarding earmarks I received as part of the 
Transportation, HUD section of the FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Act, 
Federal Transit Administration Account for the Central Florida Commuter 
Rail System Project.
  I have received $13 million in the FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Act. 
The entity to receive funding for this project is the Florida 
Department of Transportation, 605 Suwannee St., Tallahassee, FL 32399. 
The FY 2009 funding will support purchasing right of way for the 
station properties and conduct final design for Phase 1.
  The project is a 61-mile, 17-station commuter rail system being built 
on existing right-of-way from the DeLand Amtrak Station in Volusia 
County to Poinciana Industrial Park in Osceola County, through downtown 
Orlando, Florida. The project was approved by the Federal Transit 
Administration to enter preliminary engineering in March 2007 and 
anticipates beginning revenue operations in 2011 (Phase 1) and 2013 
(Phase 2). The Central Florida Commuter Rail System is authorized under 
SAFETEA-LU (P.L. 109-59), Section 3043(b)(3).
  Pursuant to the Republican Leadership standards on earmarks, I am 
submitting the following information for publication in the 
Congressional Record regarding earmarks I received as part of the 
Transportation, HUD section of the FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Act, 
Federal Transit Administration Account for the Winter Park Intermodal 
Facility Project.
  I have received $950,000 in the FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Act. The 
entity to receive funding for this project is City of Winter Park, Fl, 
150 W. Morse Blvd., Winter Park, FL 32789. The FY 2009 funding will be 
used for construction and facility improvements to the Amtrak Station 
in Winter Park, Florida to accommodate additional public transit and 
the Central Florida Commuter Rail system due to start in 2010. This 
project is eligible under SAFETEA-LU program authorization.
  Pursuant to the Republican Leadership standards on earmarks, I am 
submitting the following information for publication in the 
Congressional Record regarding earmarks I received as part of the 
Transportation, HUD section of the FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Act, 
Federal Transit Administration Account for the Buses and Bus Facilities 
for the St Johns County Council on Aging.
  I have received $1,472,500 in the FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Act. 
The entity to receive funding for this project is St Johns County, 180 
Marine St., St. Augustine, FL 32084. The FY 2009 funding will be used 
for the construction of new transit facilities and fleet replacement in 
St Johns County, Florida. This project has received federal funding in 
FY04, FY05 and FY06 and is eligible under SAFETEA-LU program 
authorization.
  Pursuant to the Republican Leadership standards on earmarks, I am 
submitting the following information for publication in the 
Congressional Record regarding earmarks I received as part of the 
Labor, HHS, Education section of the FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Act, 
Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and 
Administration Account for the Catholic Charities of Central Florida 
Mobile Health Unit.
  I have received $190,000 in the FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Act. The 
entity to receive funding for this project is Catholic Charities of 
Central Florida, 1771 N. Sermoran Blvd., Orlando, FL 32807. The FY 2009 
funding will be used toward the purchase and equip a Mobile Health Unit 
(MHU) to serve the most vulnerable uninsured residents in Central 
Florida. A medically equipped 35 ft. MHU is a critical tool that will 
provide immediate basic health to the uninsured men, women and children 
with the most urgent needs who lack access to transportation, child 
care, inability of working poor to take time off from their jobs and 
at-risk seniors without Medicare Part B in underserved communities. The 
Mobile Health Unit will serve an estimated 4,000 people per year 
equaling a taxpayer/hospital savings of $1,980,000 in indigent care 
costs.
  Pursuant to the Republican Leadership standards on earmarks, I am 
submitting the following information for publication in the 
Congressional Record regarding earmarks I received as part of the 
Labor, HHS, Education section of the FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Act, 
Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and 
Administration Account for the School of Nursing at the Bethune-Cookman 
University.
  I have received $330,000 in the FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Act. The 
entity to receive funding for this project is Bethune-Cookman 
University, 640 Dr. Mary McCleod Bethune Blvd., Daytona Beach, FL 
32114-3099. The FY 2009 funding will be used for toward the completion 
of the $3.5 million renovation of a 37,000 sq. ft. facility to house 
the expansion of the School of Nursing. The building will include Smart 
Classrooms, Simulation and Skills Laboratories, a Lecture Hall, Seminar 
and Conference Rooms, Administrative and Faculty Offices and the 
innovative, community focused Wellness Center. The University received 
federal funding for this project in FY08 in the HUD account.
  Pursuant to the Republican Leadership standards on earmarks, I am 
submitting the following information for publication in the 
Congressional Record regarding earmarks I received as part of the 
Interior and Environment FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Act, Environmental 
Protection Agency, STAG Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Account for 
the Volusia County Integrated Water Resources Project.
  I have received $500,000 in the FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Act. The 
entity to receive funding for this project is the St. Johns River Water 
Management District, 4049 Reid Street Palatka, FL 32178-1429. The FY 
2009 funding will be used to integrate alternative water supplies in 
Volusia County, to serve the collective water supply needs of the local 
governments. These alternative supplies will reduce the projected 
regional groundwater deficits. This project will develop up to 30 
million gallons per day of additional water supply from the St. Johns 
River and potentially other alternative water sources.
  This funding is needed in order to ensure the availability of an 
affordable supply of water for use by public water supply and possibly 
by wastewater utility customers in the Volusia County area, to avoid 
competition among users of traditional groundwater sources for the 
limited groundwater supplies in the project area and to reduce the 
significant threat to water resources and related natural systems that 
would result if withdrawals of groundwater were allowed to occur beyond 
their sustainable limits.
  Pursuant to the Republican Leadership standards on earmarks, I am 
submitting the following information for publication in the 
Congressional Record regarding earmarks I received as part of the 
Interior and Environment FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Act, Environmental 
Protection Agency, STAG Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Account for 
the Potable Water System Improvement Project, City of Crescent City, 
Florida.
  I have received $500,000 in the FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Act. The 
entity to receive funding for this project is the City of Crescent 
City, Florida, 3 N. Summit St., Crescent City, Fl 32112. The FY 2009 
funding will be used for the replacement of asbestos cement lines with 
PVC water lines, existing asbestos cement lines have been cracking and 
corroding and adversely effect water service to local residents.
  Pursuant to the Republican Leadership standards on earmarks, I am 
submitting the following information for publication in the 
Congressional Record regarding earmarks I received as part of the 
Energy and Water section of the FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Act, Army 
Corps of Engineers, General Investigations Account for the Flagler 
Beach Shoreline Protection Project.
  I have received $263,000 in the FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Act. The 
entity to receive funding for this project is Flagler County, 1769 East 
Moody Blvd, Bunnell, Fl 32110. The FY 2009 funding will complete the 
feasibility study of the Flagler County shoreline which was begun with 
funding provided in FY 2004.
  The shoreline of the City of Flagler Beach has experienced critical 
erosion that threatens State Road A1A, which serves as an emergency 
evacuation route. For example, A1A was closed in Flagler Beach for the 
month of January, 2006 as the road was completely washed away due to 
erosion. The erosion also has caused a severe loss of public recreation 
opportunities and a degradation of environmental habitat. The beach is 
so narrow that the high tide line extends into the existing revetment, 
making it unsuitable as nesting habitat for sea turtles and almost 
unusable for recreational purposes. The City believes that restoration 
of the beach is a primary component of preserving safe passage along 
A1A while

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also providing public recreational opportunities and environmental 
habitat.
  Pursuant to the Republican Leadership standards on earmarks, I am 
submitting the following information for publication in the 
Congressional Record regarding earmarks I received as part of the 
Commerce, Justice, Science section of the FY09 Omnibus Appropriations 
Act, Department of Justice, OJP-Byrne Discretionary Grants Account for 
Putnam County for the Children's Advocacy Center.
  I have received $330,000 in the FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Act. The 
entity to receive funding for this project is Putnam County, PO Box 
758, Palatka, FL 32178. The FY 2009 funding will assist Putnam County, 
FL to renovate and equip a new 2500 sq. ft facility to address child 
abuse cases in this affected area. This new facility will provide 
children, their families, case workers, detectives and advocates a safe 
central location where they can meet in a nonthreatening environment. 
This project has not received federal funding previously, but is 
authorized under P.L. 109-162--the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
Assistance Grant Program.
  The purpose of the Children's Advocacy Center in Putnam County 
provides an environment for multiple agencies to interview, examine, 
investigate and treat cases of child abuse in Putnam County. These 
funds will be used to renovate and staff a new 2500 sq. ft facility. 
This new facility will provide children, their families, case workers, 
detectives and advocates a safe central location where they can meet in 
a non-threatening environment. Providing this space for concurrent 
interviewing and interagency conferencing enhances the communication 
between agencies on mutual cases.
  Pursuant to the Republican Leadership standards on earmarks, I am 
submitting the following information for publication in the 
Congressional Record regarding earmarks I received as part of the 
Commerce, Justice, Science section of the FY09 Omnibus Appropriations 
Act, Department of Justice, COPS Law Enforcement Technology for the 
City of Maitland. I have received $170,000 in the FY09 Omnibus 
Appropriations Act. The entity to receive funding for this project is 
City of Maitland, 1776 Independence Ln, Maitland, FL 32751. The FY 2009 
funding will assist the City of Maitland in the purchase of an upgraded 
computer aided dispatch system that will better coordinate law 
enforcement and of first responders. This project has not received 
federal funding previously, but is authorized under P.L. 109-162--the 
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.
  The funding will form a multi-agency radio interoperability system 
comprised of the City of Maitland, City of Orlando and the University 
of Central Florida, and for critical technology upgrades for the 
Maitland Police and Fire Department. Funding is for Maitland's portion 
of the multi-agency radio interoperability system. Additionally, the 
need for timely records, Drivers License, Criminal History, and photo 
identification information is critical for public safety. Mobile Data 
Terminals (MDT) provide immediate access to this critical information 
and funding will allow for their full provision to Police, Public 
Safety (Fire EMS), and connection to the Public Safety Records 
Management System (RMS).
  Pursuant to the Republican Leadership standards on earmarks, I am 
submitting the following information for publication in the 
Congressional Record regarding earmarks I received as part of the 
Energy and Water section of the FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Act, Army 
Corps of Engineers, General Investigations Account for the St. Johns 
County Shore Erosion Control Project.
  I have received $263,000 in the FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Act. The 
entity to receive funding for this project is St. Johns County, 4020 
Lewis Speedway, St. Augustine, Fl 32084. The FY 2009 funding will allow 
the Army Corps of Engineers to lessen down drift shoreline impacts 
caused by the federal navigation channel at St. Augustine Inlet, and to 
provide storm damage protection to the shore.
  St. Johns County is located on the East Coast of Florida, 
approximately 30 miles south of Jacksonville and 200 miles north of 
Miami. The ocean shoreline of St. Johns County is approximately 42 
miles long. Due to tropical storms and major hurricanes, particularly 
Hurricane Floyd of 1999, the shorelines of St. Johns County have been 
subject to significant erosion prompting a request to the federal 
government for assistance. The feasibility study area will include all 
of St. Johns County, including the South Ponte Vedra Beach area.

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