[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 25, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E448-E451]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. KEN CALVERT

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 25, 2009

  Mr. CALVERT. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information 
regarding earmarks I received as part of the FY 2009 Omnibus.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ken Calvert
  Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus
  Account: DOJ, COPS Law Enforcement Technology
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Corona Police Department
  Address of Requesting Entity: 849 W. Sixth Street, Corona, 
California, 92882
  Description of Request: I have secured $330,000 for the City of 
Corona Police Department for Interoperability Equipment. The funding 
would be used to replace outdated communication technology through the 
purchase of new equipment including new microwave dishes, control 
station antennas, and new local base station radio equipment. I certify 
that this project does not have a direct and foreseeable effect on any 
of my pecuniary interests.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ken Calvert
  Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus
  Account: DOJ, COPS Law Enforcement Technology
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Corona Police Department
  Address of Requesting Entity: 849 W. Sixth Street, Corona, 
California, 92882
  Description of Request: I have secured $325,000 for the City of 
Corona Police Department for the Public Safety Wireless Network. The 
funding would be used to complete work on a high speed wireless network 
to allow mobile access by Police Officers and Firefighters to the City 
wireless network and other resources available through the internet. 
The funding would be used to purchase approximately 10 to 12 base 
station/repeaters with a mobile device to be installed in each City 
police and fire vehicle. I certify that this project does not have a 
direct and foreseeable effect on any of my pecuniary interests.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ken Calvert
  Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus
  Account: DOJ, OJP--Byrne Discretionary Grants
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Office of the Orange County District 
Attorney
  Address of Requesting Entity: 401 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, 
California, 92701
  Description of Request: I have secured $500,000 for the Office of the 
Orange County District Attorney for the DNA Expansion Project. The 
funding would be used to purchase DNA mobile collection vehicles and 
related equipment, supplies and DNA processing. I certify that this 
project does not have a direct and foreseeable effect on any of my 
pecuniary interests.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ken Calvert
  Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus
  Account: OJP--Byrne Discretionary Grants
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Riverside County Probation 
Department
  Address of Requesting Entity: 3801 University Avenue, Suite 400 
Riverside, California, 92501
  Description of Request: I have secured $500,000 for the Riverside 
County Probation Department for an Automated Kiosk Reporting System. 
The funding would be used to purchase 15 automated kiosk reporting 
systems to be placed at government buildings throughout the county at 
where offenders would report on a regular basis as directed by their 
probation officer. I certify that this project does not have a direct 
and foreseeable effect on any of my pecuniary interests.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ken Calvert
  Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus
  Account: DOJ, OJP--Byrne Discretionary Grants
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: San Bernardino and Riverside 
Counties, CA
  Address of Requesting Entity: Riverside County Sheriff's Department--
4095 Lemon Street, Riverside, California 92501, San Bernardino County 
Sheriff's Department--655 East Third Street, San Bernardino, California 
92415
  Description of Request: I have secured $1,925,000 for San Bernardino 
and Riverside Counties for the joint Regional Fingerprint 
Identification Project. The funding would be used for ongoing product 
development, research and pilot programs of the identification project 
which provides fingerprint, photo and DNA services to all public safety 
agencies including local police departments, district attorney, school 
districts, coroner and Sheriffs' Departments in Riverside and San 
Bernardino counties. I certify that this project does not have a direct 
and foreseeable effect on any of my pecuniary interests.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ken Calvert
  Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus
  Account: DOJ, COPS Law Enforcement Technology
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Riverside
  Address of Requesting Entity: 3900 Main Street, Riverside, 
California, 92522
  Description of Request: I have secured $895,000 for the City of 
Riverside for the Public Safety Interoperability System. The funding 
would be used for the purchase of satellite phones as well as the 
acquisition, installation, and first year maintenance of Internet 
Protocol (IP) based radio ``gateways'' and Mobile Satellite WLAN/IP 
Broadband to achieve interoperability. I certify that this project does 
not have a direct and foreseeable effect on any of my pecuniary 
interests.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ken Calvert
  Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus
  Account: Department of Education, Fund for the Improvement of 
Education (FIE) account
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Riverside Unified School District
  Address of Requesting Entity: 3380 14th Street, Riverside, California 
92501
  Description of Request: I have secured $238,000 for the Riverside 
Unified School District Virtual School Program. The funding will

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be used to provide additional curricular content for the online 
education program. I certify that this project does not have a direct 
and foreseeable effect on any of my pecuniary interests.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ken Calvert
  Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus
  Account: Department of Education, Fund for the Improvement of 
Education (FIE) account
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Riverside County Office of Education
  Address of Requesting Entity: 3939 13th Street, Riverside California 
92501
  Description of Request: I have secured $476,000 for the Riverside 
County Office of Education School Dropout Prevention and Student 
Success Initiative. The funding will be used to conduct research and 
implement reforms to address the origins of students dropping out and 
to devise solutions to keep students in school and promote their 
academic success. I certify that this project does not have a direct 
and foreseeable effect on any of my pecuniary interests.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ken Calvert
  Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus
  Account: Department of Education, Fund for the Improvement of 
Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) account
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: California Baptist University
  Address of Requesting Entity: 8432 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, 
California 92504
  Description of Request: I have secured $238,000 for the California 
Baptist University Equipment Modernization and Health Care Training 
Initiative. The funding will be used to purchase specialized equipment 
for the School of Engineering and the School of Nursing. I certify that 
this project does not have a direct and foreseeable effect on any of my 
pecuniary interests.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ken Calvert
  Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus
  Account: Department of Education, Fund for the Improvement of 
Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) account
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: La Sierra University
  Address of Requesting Entity: 4500 Riverwalk Parkway, Riverside, 
California 92515
  Description of Request: I have secured $143,000 for the La Sierra 
University Integrated Biological and Physical Science Laboratory. The 
funding will be used to purchase equipment for an integrated biological 
and physical science laboratory. I certify that this project does not 
have a direct and foreseeable effect on any of my pecuniary interests.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ken Calvert
  Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus
  Account: Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Health 
Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) account
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Riverside Community College District
  Address of Requesting Entity: 4800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, 
California 92506
  Description of Request: I have secured $333,000 for the Riverside 
Community College District Allied Health Sciences Program. The funding 
will be used to purchase equipment for the Allied Health Sciences 
Program. I certify that this project does not have a direct and 
foreseeable effect on any of my pecuniary interests.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ken Calvert
  Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus
  Account: Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Health 
Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) account
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Riverside County Regional Medical 
Center
  Address of Requesting Entity: 26520 Cactus Avenue, Riverside, 
California 92555
  Description of Request: I have secured $523,000 for the Riverside 
County Regional Medical Center Facilities and Equipment Funding. The 
funding will be used to expand and renovate the trauma unit at the 
Riverside County Regional Medical Center. I certify that this project 
does not have a direct and foreseeable effect on any of my pecuniary 
interests.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ken Calvert
  Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus
  Account: Natural Resources Conservation Service, Conservation 
Operations
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Municipal Water District of Orange 
County
  Address of Requesting Entity: 10500 Ellis Avenue, Fountain Valley, CA 
92728.
  Description of Request: I secured $134,000 for the Municipal Water 
District of Orange County for Efficient Irrigation. The funding would 
be used to continue the installation of a smart irrigation controller 
system that uses cutting edge technology to regulate the amount of 
water that is delivered based on weather conditions, soil, slope, and 
type of landscape. I certify that this project does not have a direct 
and foreseeable effect on any of my pecuniary interests.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ken Calvert
  Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus
  Account: Natural Resources Conservation Service, Cooperative State 
Research, Education, and Extension Service
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University of California, Division 
of Agriculture and Natural Resources
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1111 Franklin Street, 6th Floor, 
Oakland, CA 94607
  Description of Request: I secured $1,531,000 for the Pierce's Disease 
Research Program. The requested funding will allow the University of 
California to conduct competitive research projects for Pierce's 
Disease focusing on wine-grape growing regions and counties as well as 
for Invasive Species emphasizing on high priority introductions. I 
certify that this project does not have a direct and foreseeable effect 
on any of my pecuniary interests.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ken Calvert
  Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus
  Account: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, General Investigations
  Legal Name of Receiving Entity: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los 
Angeles District
  Address of Receiving Entity: 915 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 980, Los 
Angeles, CA 90017
  Description of Request: I secured $369,000 for the Aliso Creek, CA 
project. The funding would be used for the Aliso Creek, CA watershed 
project in Orange County, CA. I certify that this project does not have 
a direct and foreseeable effect on any of my pecuniary interests.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ken Calvert
  Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus
  Account: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, General Investigations
  Legal Name of Receiving Entity: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los 
Angeles District
  Address of Receiving Entity: 915 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 980, Los 
Angeles, CA 90017
  Description of Request: I secured $215,000 for the Heacock and Cactus 
Channels, CA project. The funding would be used for the Heacock and 
Cactus Channels flood control project in southern California. I certify 
that this project does not have a direct and foreseeable effect on any 
of my pecuniary interests.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ken Calvert
  Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus
  Account: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, General Investigations
  Legal Name of Receiving Entity: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los 
Angeles District
  Address of Receiving Entity: 915 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 980, Los 
Angeles, CA 90017
  Description of Request: I secured $339,000 for the Riverside County 
Special Area Management Plan (SAMP), CA. The funding would be used to 
complete work on the Riverside County SAMP for the San Jacinto and 
Santa Margarita River Watersheds in Riverside County, CA. I certify 
that this project does not have a direct and foreseeable effect on any 
of my pecuniary interests.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ken Calvert
  Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus
  Account: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, General Investigations
  Legal Name of Receiving Entity: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los 
Angeles District
  Address of Receiving Entity: 915 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 980, Los 
Angeles, CA 90017
  Description of Request: I secured $382,000 for the San Clemente 
Shoreline, CA project. The funding would be used for a shoreline 
protection project in San Clemente, CA. I certify that this project 
does not have a direct and foreseeable effect on any of my pecuniary 
interests.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ken Calvert
  Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus
  Account: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, General Investigations
  Legal Name of Receiving Entity: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los 
Angeles District
  Address of Receiving Entity: 915 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 980, Los 
Angeles, CA 90017
  Description of Request: I secured $717,000 for the San Juan Creek, 
South Orange County, CA project. The funding would be used for the San 
Juan Creek flood control project in Orange County, CA. I certify that 
this project does not have a direct and foreseeable effect on any of my 
pecuniary interests.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ken Calvert
  Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus
  Account: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Construction
  Legal Name of Receiving Entity: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los 
Angeles District
  Address of Receiving Entity: 915 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 980, Los 
Angeles, CA 90017
  Description of Request: I secured $3,349,000 for the Murrieta Creek, 
CA project.

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The funding would be used for the Murrieta Creek, CA flood control 
project in Riverside County, CA. I certify that this project does not 
have a direct and foreseeable effect on any of my pecuniary interests.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ken Calvert
  Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus
  Account: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Construction
  Legal Name of Receiving Entity: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los 
Angeles District
  Address of Receiving Entity: 915 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 980, Los 
Angeles, CA 90017
  Description of Request: I secured $14,000,000 for the Santa Ana River 
Mainstem, CA project. The funding would be used for the Santa Ana River 
Mainstem flood control project in southern California. I certify that 
this project does not have a direct and foreseeable effect on any of my 
pecuniary interests.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ken Calvert
  Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus
  Account: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Construction
  Legal Name of Receiving Entity: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los 
Angeles District
  Address of Receiving Entity: 915 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 980, Los 
Angeles, CA 90017
  Description of Request: I secured $946,000 for the South Perris, CA 
project. The funding would be used to produce potable water from an 
otherwise unusable groundwater resource through the construction of a 
three million-gallon per day reverse osmosis desalter, feed-water 
pipelines, and brackish water wells in the Perris South sub-basin. I 
certify that this project does not have a direct and foreseeable effect 
on any of my pecuniary interests.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ken Calvert
  Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus
  Account: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Construction
  Legal Name of Receiving Entity: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los 
Angeles District
  Address of Receiving Entity: 915 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 980, Los 
Angeles, CA 90017
  Description of Request: I secured $2,871,000 for the Upper Newport 
Bay, CA project. The funding would be used for the Upper Newport Bay 
ecosystem restoration project in Orange County, CA. I certify that this 
project does not have a direct and foreseeable effect on any of my 
pecuniary interests.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ken Calvert
  Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus
  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: I secured $5,000,000 for the Inland Empire 
Regional Water Recycling project. The funding would be for continued 
construction of the Inland Empire Regional Water Recycling Project in 
California. I certify that this project does not have a direct and 
foreseeable effect on any of my pecuniary interests.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ken Calvert
  Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus
  Account: Bureau of Reclamation, Water and Related Resources
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Orange County Water District
  Address of Requesting Entity: 10500 Ellis Avenue, Fountain Valley, CA 
92708
  Description of Request: I secured $540,000 for the Orange County 
Regional Water Reclamation Project. The funding would be used for the 
completion of the Orange County Regional Water Reclamation Project in 
Orange County, CA. I certify that this project does not have a direct 
and foreseeable effect on any of my pecuniary interests.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ken Calvert
  Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus
  Account: Bureau of Reclamation, Water and Related Resources
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Western Municipal Water District
  Address of Requesting Entity: 450 Alessandro Boulevard, Riverside, 
CA, 92508
  Description of Request: I secured $100,000 for the Riverside-Corona 
Feeder. The funding would continue the feasibility study for the 
Riverside-Corona Feeder project. The project proposes to manage the 
ground water levels by the construction of ground water wells and 
pumping capacity to deliver the pumped ground water supply to water 
users. A new water conveyance pipeline is also proposed that will serve 
western Riverside County. I certify that this project does not have a 
direct and foreseeable effect on any of my pecuniary interests.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ken Calvert
  Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus
  Account: Environmental Protection Agency, State and Tribal Assistance 
Grants
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Norco
  Address of Requesting Entity: 2870 Clarke Avenue, Norco, CA 92860
  Description of Request: I secured $500,000 for the City of Norco, 
Norco Water Treatment Plant Improvements. It is my understanding that 
the funding would be used for water treatment facilities in the City of 
Norco, CA. I certify that this project does not have a direct and 
foreseeable effect on any of my pecuniary interests.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ken Calvert
  Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus
  Account: Environmental Protection Agency, State and Tribal Assistance 
Grants
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Orange County Sanitation District
  Address of Requesting Entity: 10844 Ellis Avenue, Fountain Valley, CA 
92646
  Description of Request: I secured $300,000 for the Orange County 
Sanitation District Secondary Treatment Upgrades. It is my 
understanding that the funding would be used for construction of 
upgraded wastewater treatment facilities in Orange County, CA. I 
certify that this project does not have a direct and foreseeable effect 
on any of my pecuniary interests.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ken Calvert
  Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus
  Account: Environmental Protection Agency, State and Tribal Assistance 
Grants
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Association of Metropolitan Water 
Agencies
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1620 I Street, NW, Suite 500, 
Washington, DC, 20006
  Description of Request: I secured $2,000,000 for the Water 
Information Sharing and Analysis Center (WaterISAC). It is my 
understanding that the funding would be used for intelligence 
collection and analysis in support of state drinking water agencies, 
the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Department of Homeland 
Security. WaterISAC shares intelligence and security threat information 
with general managers and security managers of public water agencies 
throughout the nation. I certify that this project does not have a 
direct and foreseeable effect on any of my pecuniary interests.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ken Calvert
  Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus
  Account: Federal Transit Agency, Bus and Bus Facilities
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Riverside Transit Agency
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1825 Third Street, Riverside, CA, 92507
  Description of Request: I secured $950,000 for the Riverside and 
Corona Transit Centers. The funding would be for the construction of 
transit centers in cities of Riverside and Corona, CA. On June 18, 
2008, I received guidance from the Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct that confirmed my belief that I do not have a financial 
interest in seeking funding in the Fiscal Year 2009 Transportation and 
Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill for the Riverside and 
Corona Transit Centers project.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ken Calvert
  Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus
  Account: Federal Highway Administration, Interstate Maintenance
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Orange County Transportation 
Authority
  Address of Requesting Entity: 550 South Main Street, Orange, CA, 
92863
  Description of Request: I secured $237,000 for San Diego Freeway (I-
5) Widening and Improvement. It is my understanding that the funding 
would be used to add additional freeway capacity along Interstate 5 in 
south Orange County with consideration for a potential connection with 
planned San Diego County high occupancy vehicle lanes on Interstate 5. 
I certify that this project does not have a direct and foreseeable 
effect on any of my pecuniary interests.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ken Calvert
  Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus
  Account: Federal Highway Administration, Surface Transportation 
Priorities
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Riverside County Transportation 
Commission
  Address of Requesting Entity: 4080 Lemon Street, 3rd Floor, 
Riverside, CA 92501
  Description of Request: I secured $570,000 for the Alameda Corridor 
East Grade Separations in Riverside County. It is my understanding that 
the funding would be used to construct grade separations in Riverside 
County. The Riverside County Transportation Commission would use the 
funds to address the 61 at-grade highway-rail crossings on the mainline 
of the Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad lines in 
Riverside County. I certify that this project does not have a direct 
and foreseeable effect on any of my pecuniary interests.

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  Requesting Member: Congressman Ken Calvert
  Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus
  Account: Federal Highway Administration, Surface Transportation 
Priorities
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Orange County Transportation 
Authority
  Address of Requesting Entity: 550 South Main Street, Orange, CA 92868
  Description of Request: I secured $475,000 for SR-91 Improvements, 
Orange and Riverside Counties, CA. It is my understanding that the 
funding would be used to make improvements along SR-91, including the 
SR-91/SR-55 interchange, SR-241 interchange and adding one lane in each 
direction along the SR-91 from the SR-241 to the Orange and Riverside 
County line. I certify that this project does not have a direct and 
foreseeable effect on any of my pecuniary interests.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ken Calvert
  Bill Number: FY 2009 Omnibus
  Account: Housing and Urban Development, Economic Development 
Initiatives
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of San Clemente
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1000 Avenida Presidio, San Clemente, 
CA, 92672
  Description of Request: I secured $285,000 for the San Clemente 
Coastal Trail. The funding would be for the construction of the San 
Clemente Coastal Trail. I certify that this project does not have a 
direct and foreseeable effect on any of my pecuniary interests.

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