[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 34 (Thursday, February 26, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E465-E466]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. VERN BUCHANAN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 26, 2009

  Mr. BUCHANAN. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information 
regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 1105, the Omnibus 
Appropriations Act, 2009:
  Requesting Member: Congressman Vern Buchanan
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Health Resources and Services (HRSA)--Health Facilities and 
Services
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Child Protection Center, Inc.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1750 17th St., Bldg. L, Sarasota, Fl. 
34234
  Description of Request: I secured $285,000 for the Child Protection 
Center.
  The ``Pillar of Hope'' Campaign seeks to build a Child Advocacy 
Center in Sarasota, Florida. Along with the expansion of the counseling 
program, the Center will have two new state-of-the-art medical exams 
rooms at their location. By having the ability to provide more medical 
services to abused children the burden on local emergency rooms will be 
lessened. Currently, the Center is unable to offer certain services as 
they are limited in space in their current location.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Vern Buchanan
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Transportation, Community, and System Preservation
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Charlotte County
  Address of Requesting Entity: 18500 Murdock Circle, Suite 536
  Description of Request: I secured $380,000 for Evacuation Route 
Widening/Burnt Store Road Project.
  Funds will be used to complete design and begin construction of this 
evacuation route, extending from Zemel Road to the Lee/Charlotte County 
line. Emergency evacuation times from Charlotte and Lee Counties are 
unacceptably high. The Burnt Store Road evacuation road, which services 
over 250,000 residents in Lee and Charlotte Counties, requires 17.3 
hours clearance time for a category three hurricane during peak season.
  Funds will be used to expand the existing 2-lane rural highway to a 
4-lane divided arterial with shoulders. It is estimated that this 
effort will reduce clearance time by 11 hours and enhance the overall 
safety of the route.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Vern Buchanan
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Corps of Engineers--Investigations
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Sarasota
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1565 First Street, Sarasota, FL 34236
  Description of Request: I secured $166,250 for the revitalization of 
the Robert L. Taylor Community Center as part of the Newtown 
Redevelopment Comprehensive Plan.
  The Robert L. Taylor Community Center is the only government 
sponsored/owned recreation center in Newtown and is the most heavily 
used recreation center in the City. Its renovation will provide modern 
recreation facilities for the youth of Newtown. The recreation center 
and its 10 acres of land, including athletic fields and a pool, is the 
home of the Redskins football league (little league football), a gym, 
weight room, auditorium (used heavily by seniors for meetings and 
bingo, etc.), and business offices. The center is also the primary 
facility used by local high school student athletes when their school 
facilities are in use by in-season sports. Unfortunately, most of the 
facilities are in need of complete intense renovation or replacement
  Requesting Member: Congressman Vern Buchanan

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  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Department of Justice--COPS Law Enforcement Technology
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Sarasota County
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1660 Ringling Blvd. Sarasota, Fl 34236
  Description of Request: I secured $600,000 for Emergency Technology 
and Communications from the COPS account for Sarasota County.
  Sarasota County is requesting federal assistance to help fund the 
next generation E-911 VOIP network technology component of a new 
multifaceted Emergency Operations 911 Public Safety Communications 
Center. The technology component will replace the current 30-year-old 
911 call-taking network (recognizing only voice calls). This equipment 
is vital to helping keep the people of Sarasota County safe.

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