[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 40 (Friday, March 6, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E586-E587]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. JEAN SCHMIDT

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 6, 2009

  Mrs. SCHMIDT. 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, ``Omnibus 
Appropriations Act, 2009.''
  Requesting Member: Congresswoman Jean Schmidt
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Project Name: Ohio Riverfront, Cincinnati, Ohio
  Account: Army Corps of Engineers, Construction General
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: ``The City of Cincinnati''
  Address of Requesting Entity: 950 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $2,871,000 to begin 
construction of Phase I of the project, including a flood-tolerant, 
stabilized river bank that will become a riverfront park linking 
central riverfront attractions to Downtown Cincinnati. This request is 
consistent with the intended and authorized purpose of the Army Corps 
of Engineers, Construction account [PL 110-114, Section 5116 (WRDA 
2007)]. The City of Cincinnati will match this funding 50-50 and has 
thus far provided $11.97 million toward this project. The State of Ohio 
has also appropriated $1.75 million for the project.
  Requesting Member: Congresswoman Jean Schmidt
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Project Name: Metropolitan Region of Cincinnati, Duck Creek, Ohio
  Account: Army Corps of Engineers, Construction General
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: ``The City of Cincinnati'' and 
``Village of Fairfax''
  Address of Requesting Entity: 950 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 
and 5903 Hawthorne Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $3,828,000 to continue 
construction of 100-year level of flood protection to existing 
commercial, industrial, and residential areas along Duck Creek. This 
request is consistent with the authority provided by WRDA 2000 (PL 106-
541) and the intended and authorized purpose of the Army Corps of 
Engineers, Construction account.
  Requesting Member: Congresswoman Jean Schmidt
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Project Name: Ohio Environmental Infrastructure, OH: Village of St. 
Martin, Ohio
  Account: Army Corps of Engineers, Construction, Section 594, Ohio 
Environmental Infrastructure
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: ``Village of St. Martin''
  Address of Requesting Entity: P.O. Box 213, Fayetteville, Ohio 45118
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $200,000 to replace the 
wastewater treatment plant serving the Brown County Ursuline School for 
Girls, Chatfield College and 27 neighboring residences. The treatment 
plant is mandated by the EPA to be replaced by June 1, 2010. This 
request is consistent with the authorized purpose of the Ohio 
Environmental Infrastructure account (Section 594). The Village is 
prepared to provide 50 percent of the total project cost. Funds will be 
used for engineering ($48,000); preliminary engineering ($5,000); 
design ($22,500); and construction ($326,000).
  Requesting Member: Congresswoman Jean Schmidt
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Project Name: Rankin House State Memorial
  Account: National Park Service, Save America's Treasures
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: ``Ohio Historical Society''
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1982 Velma Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43211
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $150,000 to preserve 
and restore the Rankin House. Funds will be used for exterior trim and 
brick repair ($28,000); restoration of dining room and bedroom woodwork 
($43,000); conserve parlor mural ($50,000); interior painting 
($30,000); new HVAC system ($25,000); upgrade electrical system 
($12,000); plumbing repair ($3,000); security system upgrades ($9,000); 
relocate utilities to house underground ($30,000); reproduction floor 
coverings, wallpapers, drapes, bed coverings ($75,000); and 
conservation of furniture and painting ($60,000). This request is 
consistent with the authorized purpose of the Save America's Treasures 
account.
  Requesting Member: Congresswoman Jean Schmidt
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Project Name: Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati, 
Eastern/Delta Sewer Separation Project
  Account: STAG Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Project
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: ``Metropolitan Sewer District of 
Greater Cincinnati''
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1600 Gest Street, Cincinnati, OH 45204
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $500,000 to separate 
sanitary sewage from storm water flows in order to reduce the amount of 
combined sewer overflow (CSO) volume discharged to the Ohio River. $1 
million authorization in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 
2007. This is part of MSD's Wet Weather Improvement Plan (WWIP) to 
comply with the federally-mandated consent decree for combined sewer 
overflows (CSO) and sanitary sewer overflows (SSO). The agreement 
between MSD and various regulatory authorities, including the United 
States Environmental Protection Agency, was codified into two Consent 
Decrees entered in the United States District Court for the Southern 
District of Ohio on June 9, 2004. The total cost of the WWIP is 
estimated to be nearly $2.0B (in 2006 dollars) and has been funded thus 
far by the MSD rate payers. Implementation of this project would reduce 
the volume of untreated combined sewage entering the Ohio River by 13 
million gallons per year. This request is consistent with the 
authorized purpose of the STAG Water and Wastewater Infrastructure 
account.

  Requesting Member: Congresswoman Jean Schmidt
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Project Name: Shawnee State University for an Immersive Technology 
and Arts Center
  Account: Small Business Administration
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: ``Shawnee State University''
  Address of Requesting Entity: 940 Second Street, Portsmouth, Ohio 
45662
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $300,000 for an 
Immersive Technology and Arts Center at Shawnee State University 
(ITAC). ITAC will house a motion capture lab and advanced video and 
sound editing studios to create a fully-realized virtual environment. 
ITAC will play a prominent role in attracting national and 
international professionals and businesses to the area, fostering the 
development of locally owned companies and supplementing a strong high-
tech education at the University. ITAC emphasizes local partnerships 
and will be part of a regional collaboration of businesses and 
institutions of higher education working to cultivate the intellectual 
and financial capital to create a high-tech economic base in the 
Southern Ohio region. Funding will be used for 30 computer 
workstations, proprietary software, and furniture ($270,000) and 
staffing for one year ($100,000). This request is consistent with the 
authorized purpose of the Small Business Administration account.
  Requesting Member: Congresswoman Jean Schmidt
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Project Name: Clermont County Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force
  Account: OJP--Byrne Discretionary Grants
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: ``Clermont County Sheriff's Office''
  Address of Requesting Entity: 4470 State Route 222, Batavia, Ohio 
45103-9777
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $230,000 for the 
Clermont County Drug Unit, a multi-jurisdictional narcotics task force 
formed in 1988. Funds will supplement local resources to provide for 
personnel and operations. The mission of the unit is to identify, 
investigate and arrest mid and upper echelon narcotics violators who 
otherwise would operate across jurisdictional boundaries with impunity. 
Funds will support personnel ($289,646) and operations ($77,008). This 
request is consistent with the authorized purpose of the OJP, Byrne 
Discretionary Grants account.
  Requesting Member: Congresswoman Jean Schmidt
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Project Name: Cincinnati Communications Equipment
  Account: COPS Law Enforcement Technology
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: ``City of Cincinnati''
  Address of Requesting Entity: Regional Computer Center/Communications 
Technology Services, 805 Central Avenue, Suite 310, Cincinnati, Ohio, 
45202
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $1,270,000 to implement 
800MHz radios for non-public safety agencies in the City of Cincinnati 
so they can communicate with public safety agencies, and to eliminate 
the need to replace aging (20+ years old) UHF/VHF equipment because of 
federal (FCC) mandates related to narrowbanding. Total project cost is 
$2.5 million, including $100,000 personnel, engineering, and design and 
$2.4 million for equipment. This request is consistent with the 
authorized purpose of the COPS Law Enforcement Technology account.
  Requesting Member: Congresswoman Jean Schmidt

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  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Project Name: Eastgate Area Improvements, Clermont County, Ohio
  Account: Transportation, Community, and System Preservation
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: ``Clermont County Transportation 
Improvement District''
  Address of Requesting Entity: 175 E. Main Street--Suite 150, Batavia, 
OH 45103
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $570,000 for Eastgate 
Area Improvements (Local Network Improvements-Segments IV and IVa) 
including Preliminary Engineering/Environmental Impact Studies (PE/EIS) 
and related activities to develop and construct projects consistent 
with appropriate federal project development and ODOT requirements. 
Total project cost is $2.5 million. Seeking $2 million in federal 
support with non-federal/local match of $500,000. This request is 
consistent with the authorized purpose of the Transportation, 
Community, and System Preservation account.
  Requesting Member: Congresswoman Jean Schmidt
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Project Name: Village of Morrow, Morrow, Ohio
  Account: Economic Development Initiatives
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: ``Village of Morrow''
  Address of Requesting Entity: 150 E Pike Street, Morrow, Ohio 45152
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $237,500 for 
streetscape improvements to help revitalize Morrow's central business 
district and support economic development. Elements of the project 
include funding for street lighting ($27,500), signage-facade ($2,500), 
removal of existing walk ($3,850), curb and gutter removal ($4,950), 
removal and reinstallation of traffic signs ($2,625), storm pipe 
removal ($8,800), engineering and design ($34,000), relocate street 
utilities ($25,000), pipe culverts ($44,000), misc pipe culvert for 
drain basin ($8,000), underdrains ($7,040), ODOT Type 2 curb and gutter 
($22,000), concrete sidewalk ($45,000), construction observation-
inspection ($10,000), seeding and mulching ($2,775), and misc 
approaches--ADA ramps ($12,500). The Village is prepared to provide 
$25,000 or a 5 percent match of total project costs. This request is 
consistent with the authorized purpose of the Economic Development 
Initiatives account.
  Requesting Member: Congresswoman Jean Schmidt
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Project Name: Central Riverfront Street Grid
  Account: Transportation, Community, and System Preservation
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: ``City of Cincinnati''
  Address of Requesting Entity: Department of Transportation and 
Engineering, 801 Plum Street, City Hall, Room 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 
45202
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $475,000 to design and 
construct pedestrian facilities, utility infrastructure, and other 
street improvements on Race Street in downtown Cincinnati. The CRF 
Street Grid Project provides the streets, sidewalks and utility 
infrastructure necessary to support the new Central Riverfront 
redevelopment, including the Paul Brown Stadium, the Great American 
Ballpark, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Central 
Riverfront Park, and The Banks mixed-use development. The project 
augments Fort Washington Way by increasing mobility and providing 
roadway connections to accommodate localized access to and from 
Cincinnati's Central Business District and Central Riverfront areas, as 
well as the Northern Kentucky Riverfront. This request is consistent 
with the authorized purpose of the Transportation, Community, and 
System Preservation account.

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