[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 25, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E452-E453]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. W. TODD AKIN

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 25, 2009

  Mr. AKIN. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information 
regarding earmarks I received as part of the FY2009 Omnibus.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Todd Akin
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)--Health 
and Facilities Services
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: SSM St. Clare Health Center
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1015 Bowles Avenue, Fenton Missouri 
63026
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $167,000 for the 
development and manufacturing of a medication distribution system for 
St. Clare to reduce the risk of medication errors. Essential elements 
of the system include: medications for each patient which will be kept 
in the patient's room, medications will be double locked and entry will 
be tracked by computer for security and narcotic tracking, and there 
will be a bar code system and a medication administration record on the 
computer in the room for additional safety and documentation. 
Associated costs with this request include development and software and 
hardware costs.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Todd Akin
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)--Health 
Facilities and Services
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: ThriVe St. Louis
  Address of Requesting Entity: 4331 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri 
63108
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $143,000 to expand 
pregnancy resource services by expanding the facility in which they 
operate. Expanding physical space by an additional 1,130 square feet 
will allow ThriVe St. Louis to offer one-on-one counseling for clients 
and provide a second exam room which could be used for STD testing. The 
expansion will also give space for volunteers and staff to serve 
clients effectively, and conduct administrative work and phone 
counseling. Funding for this request will go towards facility 
construction, technology and equipment, furnishings and operations.
  Requesting Member: Congressman W. Todd Akin
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Federal Highway Administration, Transportation, Community 
and System Preservation
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Missouri Department of 
Transportation, District 6
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1590 Woodlake Drive, Chesterfield, MO 
63017
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $237,500 to upgrade and 
partially relocate MO Route 141 in St. Louis County, MO and help 
complete a 33-mile four and six lane north-south connector that will 
run between I-55 in Jefferson County and MO Rt 370 in north St. Louis 
County. This project will provide traffic mitigation locally and 
regionally by serving as a reliever for overloaded I-270, provide 
safety improvements by diverting traffic away from the entrances to a 
high school and middle school eliminate two major at-grade crossings 
(one which floods intermittently) and promote regional business and 
employment growth. This project received $800,000 in FY05 
Appropriations, $2.88M in SAFETEA-LU and $250,000 in the FY08 Omnibus 
Appropriations Act. The Missouri Department of Transportation will 
provide a local cost share of 20 percent. This project is also part of 
the State's transportation improvement plan, is eligible under the 
account request according to the Missouri Department of Transportation 
and considered by the State and/or regional transportation official to 
be critical to their needs.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Todd Akin
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Federal Highway Administration, Transportation, Community 
and System Preservation
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Missouri Department of 
Transportation, NE District
  Address of Requesting Entity: PO Box 1067, South Route 61, Hannibal, 
MO 63401
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $190,000 to conduct a 
study and engineering plan for Route 61 in Lincoln and St. Charles 
Counties, Missouri. This project will look at what must be done in 
Lincoln and northern St. Charles Counties to improve a four-lane 
highway to a limited access expressway with outer roads slip ramps and 
new interchanges. Vigorous regional growth has resulted in an accident 
rate twice the state average along the corridor particularly at 
intersections. The Missouri Department of Transportation will provide a 
local cost share of 20 percent. This project is also part of the 
State's transportation improvement plan, is eligible under the account 
request according to the Missouri Department of Transportation and 
considered by the State and/or regional transportation official to be 
critical to their needs.
  Requesting Member: Congressman W. Todd Akin
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Federal Highway Administration, Surface Transportation 
Priorities
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Missouri Department of 
Transportation
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1590 Woodlake Drive, Chesterfield, MO 
63017
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $1.14 Million to Page 
Avenue Extension, Phase II in St. Charles County Missouri. This is the 
second of three phases needed to connect US 40/61 (I-40) in St. Charles 
County

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with I-270 in St. Louis County 20 miles east. When the overall project 
is finished, this will extended Route 364 will be on the NHS and serve 
as a relief corridor for I-70 to the north and I-64 to the south. Phase 
I is finished. Phase II will upgrade a 4.6 mile section of MO Route 94 
to interstate standards for traffic mitigation, business continuation 
and development along the corridor and for increased safety by 
eliminating 6 major at-grade crossings. Phase II receive $1 million in 
FY05 Appropriations and $34.6 million in SAFETEA-LU. It received 
another $250,000 in FY08 Appropriations. The Missouri Department of 
Transportation will provide a local cost share of 20 percent. This 
project is also part of the State's transportation improvement plan, is 
eligible under the account request according to the Missouri Department 
of Transportation and considered by the State and/or regional 
transportation official to be critical to their needs.
  Requesting Member: Congressman W. Todd Akin
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Department of Housing and Urban Development, Economic 
Development Initiatives
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Saints Joachim and Ann Care Service
  Address of Requesting Entity: 4112 McClay Road, St. Charles, MO 63304
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $142,500 for the 
acquisition and renovation of a building for use as a Tri-County 
Outreach Center. Saints Joachim and Ann supports families in crisis in 
Lincoln, Warren and St. Charles counties. The current lack of space 
impedes the case manager's ability to provide necessary family 
assistance and requires the use of other locations to meet with 
families including personal vehicles, city parks, hotels and shelters. 
Renovation of the building is required to provide interview rooms, 
expanded food pantry, case manager work areas and space for other 
agencies to provide family social service support.
  Requesting Member: Congressman W. Todd Akin
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Army Corps of Engineers, Construction
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Monarch-Chesterfield Levee District
  Address of Requesting Entity: c/o Mr. William S. Kirchhoff, 
Treasurer, MCLD, 17627 Wildhorse Creek Rd, Chesterfield, MO 63005 USA
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $3.349 million to 
complete construction of closure structures and pump stations. Funding 
from this request could be used to construct the Baxter Road closure 
structure and initiate design of the Walnut Grove flood wall at Long 
Road. These structures will augment completed earth works that provide 
500-year protection to over 700 businesses. This request is consistent 
with the intended and authorized purpose of the Army Corps of 
Engineers, Construction account and has previously been authorized by 
the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2000, Section 101(b)(18). 
The Monarch-Chesterfield Levee District will provide its cost share in 
accordance with Federal cost-sharing requirements for Federal flood 
protection projects, 65 percent Federal, 35 percent non-Federal, and 
the non-Federal funding will come directly from the Levee District.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Todd Akin
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Army Corps of Engineers, Operation and Maintenance
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. 
Louis District
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1222 Spruce Street, St. Louis, MO 63103
  Description of Request: Provides an earmark of $19.027 million for 
current year operation and maintenance on an aging system of locks and 
dams. Basic operation and maintenance will provide a nine-foot 
navigation channel, regulating works, dike and revetment, dredging, 
environmental compliance and environmental stewardship. This request is 
consistent with the intended and authorized purpose of the Army Corps 
of Engineers, Operations and Maintenance account and has previously 
been authorized by the Overton Act of 1936 and the Flood Control Act of 
1944. This funding category is 100 percent Federal and has no local 
entities that are subject to cost share requirements.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Todd Akin
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Army Corps of Engineers, Investigations
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock 
Island District
  Address of Requesting Entity: Clock Tower Bldg, PO Box 2004, Rock 
Island, IL 61204
  Description of Request: Provides an earmark of $8.604 million for the 
first phases of construction of new 1,200 foot lock chambers at L/Ds 
20,21,22,24,25, LaGrange and Peoria; for implementing small-scale 
navigation aids; and beginning ecosystem restoration projects along the 
Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway. This request is consistent 
with the intended and authorized purpose of the Army Corps of 
Engineers, Investigations account and has previously been authorized by 
P.L. 99-662 and P.L. 110-280 Sec. 8001-8005. This project is 100 
percent Federal and has no local entities that are subject to cost 
share requirements.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Todd Akin
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Army Corps of Engineers, Construction
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock 
Island District
  Address of Requesting Entity: Clock Tower Bldg, PO Box 2004, Rock 
Island, IL 61204
  Description of Request: Provides an earmark of $17.713 million for 
addressing the adverse impacts to the aquatic ecosystem caused by 
maintenance of the river's navigation channel. This includes habitat 
rehabilitation and measures to determine if enhancement projects are 
effectively preserving and improving fish and wildlife habitat on the 
river. This request is consistent with the intended and authorized 
purpose of the Army Corps of Engineers, Construction account and has 
previously been authorized by P.L. 99-662 Sec. 1103 as amended. This 
project is 100 percent Federal and has no local entities that are 
subject to cost share requirements.

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