[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 38 (Wednesday, March 4, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E551-E552]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           EARMARK DISCLOSURE

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                           HON. HOWARD COBLE

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 4, 2009

  Mr. COBLE. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the House Republican 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 Howard Coble
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement account
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Burlington-Alamance County Regional 
Airport
  Address of Requesting Entity: 3441 North Aviation Drive, Burlington, 
North Carolina 27215
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $855,000 for 
lengthening the existing runway to 6,400 feet. Specifically, funds will 
be used for site preparation, along with paving and airfield 
strengthening of a 1,500-foot runway extension to 6,400 feet. The 
airport is located in the heart of North Carolina's premier area of 
growth and development along the Interstate 40/Interstate 85 corridor 
between Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill and Greensboro-High Point-Winston-
Salem. While completion of significant airport enhancement projects 
such as the installment of a High Intensity Runway Lighting System and 
the strengthening of the existing runway to support 120,000-pound 
aircraft have been successful in increasing corporate air traffic, safe 
operations of these aircraft are marginal on the airport's existing 
5,000-foot runway. This project received $1,000,000 in Fiscal Year 2004 
and $980,000 in Fiscal Year 2008.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Howard Coble
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Federal Highway Administration Transportation and Community 
Systems Preservation account
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: North Carolina Department of 
Transportation
  Address of Requesting Entity: North Carolina Department of 
Transportation, 1542 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $427,500 for the 
widening of SR 1306 and SR 1363 (Mebane Street) from SR 1158 to NC 54 
in Burlington, North Carolina. Specifically, this project, TIP number 
U-3303, proposes to widen to multi-lanes SR 1306 and SR 1363 (Mebane 
Street) from SR 1158 (Huffman Mill Road) to NC 54 (Chapel Hill Road) in 
Burlington, NC. The length of the project is 2.4 miles. Right-of-way 
acquisition is currently underway and construction is set to begin in 
Fiscal Year 2009. This project has received no prior federal 
appropriations.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Howard Coble
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Federal Railroad Administration Grade Crossings on 
Designated High Speed Rail Corridors account
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: North Carolina Department of 
Transportation
  Address of Requesting Entity: North Carolina Department of 
Transportation, 1542 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $2,280,000 for the 
Southeast High Speed Rail (SEHSR) Corridor Initiative from Greensboro 
to Charlotte. The project is located on the rail corridor between 
Greensboro and Charlotte. Specifically, funding will be used to restore 
three double track sections, adding capacity, improving freight and 
passenger service reliability and bi-directional operation. North 
Carolina has invested significant funds to renovate or replace all 
passenger stations, improve grade crossing safety, and reduce travel 
time by approximately one hour to be automobile-competitive. The 
corridor supports

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some 60 freight and 6 passenger trains daily. The project will be 
developed and implemented with the communities, Norfolk Southern 
Railway, and the North Carolina Railroad Company.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Howard Coble
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Federal Highway Administration Transportation and Community 
Systems Preservation account
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of High Point, North Carolina
  Address of Requesting Entity: 211 South Hamilton Street, High Point, 
North Carolina 27261
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $95,000 for the High 
Point Greenway Project. The project encompasses a 3.8 mile greenway is 
located in High Point, North Carolina and funding will be used for 
completing the remaining 1.1 miles to create walking, jogging, 
bicycling and other recreational activities. The City of High Point is 
contributing $1.3 million to this project, and needs federal assistance 
to complete the project. This project meets all of the requirements of 
FHWA's Transportation, Community, and System Preservation program from 
which federal funds are being sought.
  This area is rapidly urbanizing and opportunities to preserve and 
develop recreational resources in the future will be limited. The High 
Point Greenway provides high quality healthy living resources to the 
citizens of High Point and Guilford County, as well as to tourists from 
across the world who visit the City. Some of those tourists include 
people who visit High Point for the International Furniture Market, 
which is the largest home furnishings trade show in the world, and is 
the largest biannual event in the state to which an average 140,000 
people from more than 100 countries attend.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Howard Coble
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Federal Transit Administration Bus and Bus Facilities 
account
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Greensboro, North Carolina
  Address of Requesting Entity: Greensboro Transit Administration, 320 
East Friendly Avenue, Greensboro, North Carolina 27401
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $1,140,000 for the 
Greensboro Maintenance/Operations/Administration Transit Facility, Land 
Acquisition, Design and Construction. This project, NC TIP number TD-
4915, would replace the existing facility that is too small and 
outdated to handle Greensboro's growing fleet and operations. The 
facility will enhance the Greensboro Transit Authority's service 
delivery efficiency and the quality of transit services. No previous 
funds have been appropriated for this project. Dollars will be used for 
land acquisition, design and construction. Rep. Mel Watt is the lead on 
this request.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Howard Coble
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: COPS Law Enforcement Technology account
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: North Carolina State Highway Patrol
  Address of Requesting Entity: 4702 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, 
North Carolina 27699
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $350,000 for the North 
Carolina State Highway Patrol (NCSHP) Communications Enhancement 
project. Specifically, funds will be used to purchase and install a 
state-of-the-art communications console at Troop D Headquarters in 
Greensboro, North Carolina. The console to be replaced is outdated 
technology and parts are no longer available. Parts must be scavenged 
from other abandoned consoles of the same vintage (if they can be 
found) or fabricated.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Howard Coble
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: COPS Law Enforcement Technology account
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Alamance County, North Carolina
  Address of Requesting Entity: 124 West Elm Street, Graham, North 
Carolina 27253
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $500,000 for the 800 
MHz Emergency Communications System Conversion project in Alamance 
County, North Carolina. Specifically, funds will be used to convert its 
current VHF emergency communications system to an 800 MHz emergency 
communications system between January 1, 2009 and July 1, 2009. The 
reason for converting to the 800 MHz emergency communications system is 
based on two primary needs: safety and interoperability. Under the 
current VHF system, there are areas within the county that are without 
coverage which causes a safety issue for many of our system users and 
health and/or safety issues for those in need of emergency services. 
There are times when the users are unable to communicate with anyone. 
Because many of the users in Alamance County are on different VHF 
systems, there is also a lack of interoperability between users. 
Currently, only the City of Burlington, the Town of Elon, and the Town 
of Gibsonville Guilford/Greensboro's 800 MHz system.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Howard Coble
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration 
account
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: North Carolina State University's 
National Textile Center and the Textile/Clothing Technology Corporation 
[TC] \2\
  Address of Requesting Entity: N.C. State University, Contracts and 
Grants, Administrative Services Building III, Raleigh, NC 27695 and 211 
Gregson Drive, Cary, NC 27511
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $100,000 for the 
National Textile Center and the Textile/Clothing Technology Corporation 
[TC] \2\. Specifically, funding will be used for developing new 
materials; providing trained personnel, industrial partnerships and 
technology transfer mechanisms; strengthening the nation's textile 
research and education efforts; and improving textile and apparel 
productions techniques. This request was almost made by Reps. Watt, 
Myrick, Hayes, Shuler, and Butterfield.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Howard Coble
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Department of Education Elementary and Secondary Education 
(FIE) account
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University of North Carolina at 
Greensboro (UNC-G)
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1601 MHRA Building, 1111 Spring Garden 
Street, Greensboro, North Carolina 27412
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $250,000 for the ON 
TRACK--LEARN MATH project. Specifically, funds will be used to develop 
a reform-based problem-solving mathematics enrichment program for use 
in after school settings with elementary school-aged children. 
Undergraduate majors in elementary education at UNCG and elementary 
school teachers in Guilford County will team together to deliver the ON 
TRACK programs. The ON TRACK program, together with current efforts 
spearheaded by local and state curriculum directors, will address 
several problems related to mathematics instruction and achievement: 
the manner and methods used to teach mathematics, low student 
achievement, teachers' low expectations of students in this area, and 
the upcoming reforms to the NC mathematics curriculum in 2009. To 
foster student engagement and parent support for this program, the 
program will provide fun, stimulating activities that use hands-on 
experiences to reinforce conceptual learning. This project has not 
received federal funds and is lead by Rep. Brad Miller
  Requesting Member: Congressman Howard Coble
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Health and Human Services Office of the Secretary account
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University of North Carolina at 
Greensboro (UNC-G)
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1601 MHRA Building, 1111 Spring Garden 
Street, Greensboro, North Carolina 27412
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $238,000 for the North 
Carolina Council for Health Literacy project. Specifically, dollars 
will be used to support the infrastructure for this initiative, which 
would address health literacy. This includes support training for 
public health and clinical health professionals; statewide readability 
service, media campaign; and targeted research and evaluation projects. 
This project has not received federal funds and is lead by Rep. Brad 
Miller.

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