[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 56 (Thursday, April 2, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E869-E872]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. GREG WALDEN

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 2, 2009

  Mr. WALDEN. Madam Speaker, consistent with the House Republican 
Leadership's policy on earmarks, to the best of my knowledge the 
requests I have detailed below (1) are not directed to an entity or 
program that will be named after a sitting Member of Congress; and (2) 
are not intended to be used by an entity to secure funds for other 
entities unless the use of funding is consistent with the specified 
purpose of the earmark. As required by earmark standards adopted by the 
House Republican Conference, I submit the following information on 
projects I requested and were included in H.R. 1105, The Omnibus 
Appropriations Act, FY 2009.
  Account: USDA--Cooperative State Research Education and Extension 
Service
  Project Title: Grass Seed Cropping Systems for Sustainable 
Agriculture (OR, ID, WA)
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity:
  Oregon State University, College of Agricultural Sciences, 138 Strand 
Hall, Corvallis, OR 97731
  Project Location: Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
  Description of Project: H.R. 1105 appropriates $313,000 for the Grass 
Seed Cropping Systems for Sustainable Agriculture project in Oregon, 
Washington, and Idaho. Oregon State University has confirmed in their 
justification that the appropriated funds for this project will be used 
cooperatively between research and extension faculty from the three 
states, scientists from the USDA's National Forage Seed Production 
Research Center, and USDA's Agriculture Research Service to maintain a 
sustainable grass seed cropping industry in the Pacific Northwest at a 
time when the grass seed industry faces some critical environmental and 
economic challenges including public pressure to phase out open-field 
burning.
  Account: USDA--Cooperative State Research Education and Extension 
Service
  Project Title: Northwest Multi-commodity Marketing Special Research 
Grant
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity:
  Oregon State University, College of Agricultural Sciences, 138 Strand 
Hall, Corvallis, OR 97731
  Project Location: Oregon
  Description of Project: H.R. 1105 appropriates $244,000 for a special 
research grant program that enhances competitiveness and expands the 
economic value-added component in Oregon agricultural products through 
research and outreach in food processing, product development, business 
strategy, marketing, and consumer testing. Oregon State University has 
confirmed in their justification that the appropriated funds for this 
project will be used to conduct research to support food processing and 
food product development, investigate consumer perceptions of product 
quality and value, and evaluate marketing and food industry strategies.
  Account: USDA--Cooperative State Research Education and Extension 
Service
  Project Title: Organic Cropping Research for the Northwest
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity:
  Oregon State University, College of Agricultural Sciences, 138 Strand 
Hall, Corvallis, OR 97731
  Project Location: Oregon and Washington
  Description of Project: H.R. 1105 appropriates $140,000 to Organic 
Cropping Research for the Northwest. Oregon State University has 
confirmed in their justification that the appropriated funds for this 
project will be help expand the research, education, and extension 
activities at Oregon State University with a primary focus on the 
development and implementation of sustainable organic farming systems 
for higher rainfall locations in the Cascadia bioregion in the states 
of Oregon and Washington. Oregon's organic agriculture industry will 
benefit from research directed at problems facing organic commodities 
and, ultimately, enhance competitiveness of Oregon's organic 
agriculture products. In Oregon, 357 certified organic farms generate 
more than $52.1 million in organic products from approximately 59,200 
certified acres. Oregon's strong agricultural infrastructure and unique 
climate make Oregon's agriculture uniquely positioned to grow 
dramatically in its market share of organic dairy and meat, tree 
fruits, specialty seed, berry crops, and processed and fresh market 
vegetables.
  Account: USDA--Cooperative State Research Education and Extension 
Service
  Project Title: Potato Research (OR, ID, WA, and other states)
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity:
  Oregon State University, College of Agricultural Sciences, 138 Strand 
Hall, Corvallis, OR 97731
  Project Location: Oregon, Idaho, Washington, and other states
  Description of Project: H.R. 1105 appropriates $1,037,000 for a 
research program which is operated jointly by an entity known as Tri-
State, which includes: USDA-ARS, Washington State University, Oregon 
State University, and the University of Idaho. Oregon State

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University has confirmed in their justification that the appropriated 
funds for this project will be split equally between the four Tri-State 
partners and used for research and development of new potato varieties. 
The Tri-State program is considered to be one of the most elite variety 
development programs in the world.
  Account: USDA--Cooperative State Research Education and Extension 
Service
  Project Title: Regional Barley Genome Mapping (many states)
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity:
  Oregon State University, College of Agricultural Sciences, 138 Strand 
Hall, Corvallis, OR 97731
  Project Location: Many states
  Description of Project: H.R. 1105 appropriates $471,000 to continue 
funding the United States Barley Genome Project (USBGP). Oregon State 
University has confirmed in their justification that the appropriated 
funds for this project will be used to continue the project's long-term 
goal of enhancing the profitability and sustainability of U.S. 
agriculture by achieving a complete understanding of the gene networks 
that determine economically important traits in barley. The rationale 
behind understanding gene networks is that knowledge regarding the 
number, location, sequence, expression, regulation, and interaction of 
genes will allow plant breeders to more efficiently develop barley 
varieties.

  Account: USDA--Cooperative State Research Education and Extension 
Service
  Project Title: Northwest Center for Small Fruit Research
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity: Oregon State University, 
College of Agricultural Sciences, 138 Strand Hall, Corvallis, OR 97731
  Project Location: Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
  Description of Project: H.R. 1105 appropriates $307,000 for the 
Northwest Center for Small Fruit Research. Oregon State University has 
confirmed in their justification that the appropriated funds for this 
project will be used to fund extension, education, and cooperative 
research activities on peer reviewed small fruits research project 
proposals that will enhance profitability and sustainability of the 
small fruits industry in the Pacific Northwest. This funding supports 
critical aspects of the center not supported by USDAARS funds.
  Account: USDA--Cooperative State Research Education and Extension 
Service
  Project Title: Solutions to Environmental and Economic Problems 
(STEEP) (OR, ID, WA)
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity: Oregon State University, 
College of Agricultural Sciences, 138 Strand Hall, Corvallis, OR 97731
  Project Location: Oregon, Idaho, and Washington
  Description of Project: H.R. 1105 appropriates $444,000 for Solutions 
to Environmental and Economic Problems (STEEP). Oregon State University 
has confirmed in their justification that the appropriated funds for 
this project will be used for this program which provides a base for an 
agricultural research and extension education partnership to address 
production and environmental issues in cereal cropping systems 
throughout the Pacific Northwest. The partnership with producers, 
industry, USDA-ARS, NRCS, conservation districts, and university 
research and extension personnel enhances programs on: conservation of 
soil quality; evaluation of reduced pesticide use and other 
alternatives for crop protection; management options that substitute 
for residue requirements in farm plans; and on-farm testing. General 
program objectives are: determining impact of farming practices on 
soil, water, and air quality; improving profitability of conservation 
farming systems; facilitating production of biofuels, increasing carbon 
sequestration and reducing greenhouse gases; developing crop varieties 
better suited to planting in conservation farming systems; identifying 
alternative crops for conservation farming systems in the PNW; 
increasing the no-till acreage in the PNW; and accelerating adoption of 
profitable conservation farming systems.
  Account: Department of Commerce; National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration; Operations, Research and Facilities
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Oregon State University
  Address of Requesting Entity: Oregon State University, Attn: Larry 
Curtis, Associate Dean, 138 Strand Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331,
  Project Location: Corvallis, Oregon
  Rep. Walden Statement for the Congressional Record H.R. 1105, April 
2, 2009--Description of Project: H.R. 1105 appropriates $640,000 to 
research management actions to reduce disease (ceratomyxosis) in 
juvenile salmon in the Klamath River. Research will be conducted 
through controlled laboratory and field experiments. OSU has stated 
that all of the appropriated funds will go toward project coordination, 
laboratory and field studies, field assistance, and website development 
for information dissemination.
  Account: Department of Justice; COPS; Law Enforcement Technology
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Medford, Oregon
  Address of Requesting Entity: City of Medford, Attn: Bill Hoke, Dpty. 
City Manager 411 West 8th Street, Medford, Oregon
  Project Location: Medford, Oregon
  Description of Project: H.R. 1105 appropriates $700,000 for the 
Jackson County, Oregon Consolidated 911 Dispatch Center. The project 
will consolidated Jackson County, Oregon's two existing 911/emergency 
dispatch centers into one facility which will improve coordination and 
interoperability among emergency response agencies, improve call 
processing times and decrease response times. The City of Medford has 
stated that the appropriated funds will go toward the purchase of 
dispatch consoles, computer equipment and software, costs associated 
with connectivity of current communications tower and new facility.
  Account: Department of Justice; Office of Justice Programs; Byrne 
Discretionary Grants. Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Oregon Health 
and Science University Address of Requesting Entity: Oregon Health and 
Science University, 3181 Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, OR 97239
  Project Location: Portland, Oregon
  Description of Project: H.R. 1105 appropriates $200,000 to the 
Multidisciplinary Institute for Neuropsychiatric Diagnosis to develop 
evidence-based medical diagnosis and treatment for psychiatric 
disorders that may be triggered by use of methamphetamine. OHSU has 
stated that all of the appropriated funds will go toward salary for MD 
and PhD scientists, research equipment and the salary for a clinical 
coordinator.
  Account: Department of Justice; OJP; Byrne Discretionary Grants
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Oregon Health and Sciences 
University
  Address of Requesting Entity: Wasco County, Oregon, Attn: Steve 
Conover, Wasco Co Sheriffs Dpt. 511 Washington, Ste 102, The Dalles, 
Oregon
  Project Location: Portland, Oregon
  Description of Project: H.R. 1105 appropriates $300,000 for the Wasco 
County, Oregon Interoperability 911 Center. The project will relocate 
the County's Emergency Operations Center and equip it with hardware 
that will provide additional data capacity and communications equipment 
that meets interoperability requirements of local, state and federal 
agencies. Wasco County, Oregon has stated that the appropriated funds 
will go toward relocation costs and the purchase of emergency 
communications equipment.
  Account: EPA--STAG Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Project
  Project Name: Milton-Freewater Stormwater Treatment Plant 
Construction Project
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity:
  Umatilla County, Oregon Attn: Hulette M. Johnson, 216 SE 4th Street, 
Pendleton, OR 97801
  Project Location: The City of Milton-Freewater, Oregon
  Description of Project: H.R. 1105 appropriates $300,000 for the 
Milton-Freewater for Stormwater Treatment Plant Construction Project to 
be located in Milton-Freewater, Oregon. Umatilla County has confirmed 
in their justification that the appropriated funds for this project 
will be used by the City of Milton-Freewater to assist in development 
of storm water treatment system which will result in increased clean 
drinking water for the local community. Funds provided will enable the 
community to construct a holding pond to catch silt-laden storm and 
winter water run off which currently clogs the drainage system and 
deposits silt into drinking water wells.
  Account: US Forest Service--Land Acquisition
  Project Name: Columbia River Gorge Land Acquisition
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity: Columbia River Gorge 
Commission, Attn: Jill Arens, Executive Director, 1 Town & Country 
Square, 57 NE Wauna Avenue, White Salmon, WA 98672
  Project Location: Columbia River Gorge, Oregon and Washington
  Description of Project: H.R. 1105 appropriates $2 million for 
Columbia River Gorge Land Acquisitions in Oregon and Washington. The 
Columbia River Gorge Commission has confirmed in their justification 
that the appropriated funds for this project will be used by the U.S. 
Forest Service (USFS) to purchase those remaining parcels of land with 
signed options that were offered by landowners by March of 2004 under 
Section 8(o) of the National Scenic Area Act but never acquired by the 
USFS. The purchase of these remaining properties would finally fulfill 
the federal government's commitment to these individuals.
  Account: Corps of Engineers Construction
  Project Name: Columbia River Channel Improvements, OR and WA

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  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity: Columbia River Channel 
Coalition, Attn: Dave Hunt, Executive Director, PO Box 903, Clackamas, 
OR 97015
  Project Location: Columbia River in Oregon and Washington
  Description of Project: H.R. 1105 appropriates $34.451 million for 
the Columbia River Channel Improvements, OR and WA. The Columbia River 
Channel Coalition has confirmed in their justification that the 
appropriated funds for this project, which were also included in the 
President's FY 2009 budget, will be used by the Corps to complete all 
of the dredging and environmental features of the Columbia River deep-
draft navigation channel to a new depth of 43-feet. The channel 
deepening is economically vital to the Nation and to the Pacific 
Northwest because each year, $16 billion in exports and imports are 
transported via the Columbia River.
  Account: Corps of Engineers--Construction
  Project Name: Columbia River Treaty Fishing Access Sites, OR and WA
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity: Confederated Tribes of 
the Umatilla Indian Reservation, PO Box 638, Pendleton, OR 97801
  Project Location: Celilo Village in Oregon and other sites along the 
Columbia River, OR and WA
  Description of Project: H.R. 1105 appropriates $5.125 million for the 
Columbia River Treaty Fishing Access Sites, OR and WA. Confederated 
Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation has confirmed in their 
justification that the appropriated funds for this project will be used 
to complete the Celilo Village Redevelopment Columbia River Treaty 
Fishing Access Site construction by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 
The President's FY 2009 budget also included funds to complete this 
project. This site is likely the single most prominent Native American 
site along the Lewis and Clark Trail, and the present day Village 
denotes an important and significant way-point for Lewis and Clark 
among the large Native American fishing and trading community at Celilo 
on the banks of the Columbia River.
  Account: Department of Energy--EERE
  Project Name: Columbia Gorge Community College Wind Energy Workforce 
Training Nacelle
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity: Columbia Gorge Community 
College Attn: Dan Spatz, Chief of Institutional Advancement, 400 East 
Scenic Drive, The Dalles, OR 97058
  Project Location: The City of The Dalles, Oregon
  Description of Project: H.R. 1105 appropriates $237,875 for the 
Columbia Gorge Community College Wind Energy Workforce Training 
Nacelle. Columbia Gorge Community College has confirmed in their 
justification that the appropriated funds for this project will be used 
to acquire and place a wind turbine nacelle on its campus to provide 
hands-on, real-world training to complement the classroom and shop 
training currently offered by the community college. In 2007, Columbia 
Gorge Community College established the first program of its kind on 
the West Coast for wind turbine technician training.
  Account: Department of Energy--EERE
  Project Name: Geothermal Power Generation Plant (OR)
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity: Oregon Institute of 
Technology, Attn: John Lund, Director of the Geo-Heat Center 3201 
Campus Drive, Klamath Falls, OR 97601
  Project Location: Klamath Falls, Oregon
  Description of Project: H.R. 1105 appropriates $1,522,400 for the 
Geothermal Power Generation Plant at Oregon Institute of Technology. 
Oregon Institute of Technology has confirmed in their justification 
that the appropriated funds for this project will be used to help 
construct a high-temperature geothermal power plant on the Oregon 
Institute of Technology campus. The plant would provide 100% of the 
electricity demand on campus and would be the first geothermal power 
plant in Oregon.
  Account: Department of Energy--EERE
  Project Name: Wave Energy Research and Demonstration Center (OR)
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity: Oregon State University, 
Attn: Annette von Jouanne, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 
3027 Kelley Engineering Center, Corvallis, OR 97331
  Project Location: Corvallis, Oregon and near the City of Newport, 
Oregon
  Description of Project: H.R. 1105 appropriates $2,331,180 for the 
Wave Energy Research and Demonstration Center to be co-located in 
Corvallis, Oregon at Oregon State University and near the City of 
Newport, Oregon. Oregon State University has confirmed in their 
justification that the appropriated funds for this project will be used 
to establish the National Wave Energy Center, which will provide an in-
water infrastructure of up to five test berths approximately two miles 
offshore that will be available to industry and public entities to test 
wave energy generation devices. Research will emphasize developing high 
quality wave energy generation systems that are efficient, durable in 
hazardous ocean conditions, reliable and easily maintained.
  Account: Corps of Engineers--Investigations
  Project Name: Walla Walla River Watershed OR and WA
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity: Confederated Tribes of 
the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Attn: Rick George, Manager, PO Box 
638, Pendleton, OR 97801
  Project Location: Walla Walla River Watershed located in Oregon and 
Washington
  Description of Project: H.R. 1105 appropriates $295,000 for the Walla 
Walla River Watershed Investigations in Oregon and Washington. The 
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation has confirmed in 
their justification that the appropriated funds for this project will 
be used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to initiate the 
Preconstruction Engineering and Design phase of the Walla Walla River 
Basin project based on the findings and recommendations of a 
Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement.
  Account: Bureau of Reclamation--Water and Related Resources
  Project Name: Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River Basin Water 
Opt. Feas. Study
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity: Powder Basin Water and 
Stream Health Committee, Attn: Peggy S. Browne--Coordinator, 1995 3rd 
Street, Baker City, OR 97814
  Project Location: Baker and Union Counties, Oregon
  Description of Project: H.R. 1105 appropriates $145,000 for the 
Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River Basin Water Optimization and 
Feasibility Study. Powder Basin Water and Stream Health Committee has 
confirmed in their justification that the appropriated funds for this 
project will be spent on a feasibility study for the project to address 
the socio-economic, cultural, and environmental criteria of specific 
water storage sites in the Powder Basin. Funding authorization for this 
project ``appropriated such sums as are necessary'' in the Burnt, 
Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River Basin Water Optimization Feasibility 
Study Act of 2001 (P.L. 107-237). The project will ultimately benefit 
fish and aquatic ecosystems, wildlife and terrestrial ecosystems, 
agriculture, energy and municipalities in the Powder River Basin.
  Account: Bureau of Reclamation--Water and Related Resources
  Project Name: Deschutes Project (Water conservation)
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity: Deschutes Basin Board of 
Control, Attn: Steve Johnson, Chairman, 1055 SW Lake Court, Redmond, OR 
97756
  Project Location: Deschutes Basin, Oregon
  Description of Project: H.R. 1105 appropriates $350,000 for Water 
Conservation in the Deschutes Project. Deschutes Basin Board of Control 
has confirmed in their justification that the appropriated funds for 
this project will be used by the Deschutes Basin Board of Control, 
which consists of the seven primary irrigation districts in Central 
Oregon, to pursue water conservation, piping, lining and efficiency 
projects that will improve irrigation efficiencies, and result in 
increased in-stream flows benefiting federally listed steelhead and 
bull trout in the Deschutes and Crooked Rivers and their tributaries.
  Account: Bureau of Reclamation--Water and Related Resources
  Project Name: Savage Rapids Dam Removal
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity: Grants Pass Irrigation 
District, Attn: Dan Shepard, Manager, 200 Fruitdale Drive, Grants Pass, 
OR 97527
  Project Location: Savage Rapids Dam on the Rogue River in Oregon.
  Description of Project: H.R. 1105 appropriates $3 million to the 
Bureau of Reclamation for the Savage Rapids Dam Removal project. Grants 
Pass Irrigation District has confirmed in their justification that the 
appropriated funds for this project will be used to finalize 
construction of the Savage Rapids Pumping Plant located in the Rogue 
River Basin in Oregon, authorized by P.L. 108-137.
  Account: Small Business Administration
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University of Oregon
  Address of Requesting Entity: University of Oregon, 203 Johnson Hall, 
Eugene, OR 97403
  Description of Project: The University of Oregon confirms that this 
funding will be used for the University of Oregon Integrative Science 
Complex Phase II. This funding will be used for systems (e.g. oversize 
freight elevator, crane system, and/or connections to adjacent 
buildings) to ensure delivery of major scientific equipment to all 
levels of the building. In order to carry out the previously stated 
objectives, the University of Oregon has provided the following budget 
and funding breakdown for the $100,000 provided for the project in H.R. 
1105: to build a permanent crane system to move high tech 
instrumentation between laboratories (budget is based on a crane system

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serving five levels)--$45,000 for a crane and hoist, $40,000 for gates/
landings on 4 levels, and $15,000 for design, permits, etc.
  Account: Interstate Maintenance Discretionary
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Oregon Department of Transportation
  Address of Requesting Entity: Oregon Department of Transportation, 
355 Capitol Street NE, Room 135, Salem, OR 97301
  Description of Project: The Oregon Department of Transportation 
confirms that it will use this funding to provide a separate lane for 
trucks to climb the Three Mile Hill section of I-84 near the City of 
Ontario in Malheur County, Oregon. In order to carry out the previously 
stated objective, the Oregon Department of Transportation has provided 
the following budget and funding breakdown for the $475,000 provided 
for the project in H.R. 1105: the $475,000 will supplement the funding 
currently dedicated to the project and complete the funding necessary 
to build the truck lane.

  Account: Transportation, Community, and System Preservation
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Deschutes County, Oregon
  Address of Requesting Entity: Deschutes County, Oregon, 61150 SE 27th 
Street, Bend, Oregon 97702
  Description of Project: Deschutes County, Oregon confirms that it 
will use this funding for the 19th Street Extension from Redmond to 
Deschutes Junction. This funding will be used to construct six miles of 
new road to provide improved access to the Redmond Airport, Deschutes 
County Fair and Expo Center, and the rapidly growing southeast side of 
Redmond. In order to carry out the previously stated objectives, 
Deschutes County has provided the following budget and funding 
breakdown for the $570,000 provided for the project in H.R. 1105: 
$570,000 for preliminary engineering and possibly right of way 
acquisition.
  Account: Transportation, Community, and System Preservation
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Oregon Department of Transportation
  Address of Requesting Entity: Oregon Department of Transportation, 
355 Capitol Street NE, Room 135, Salem, OR 97301
  Description of Project: The Oregon Department of Transportation 
confirms that it will use this funding for Highway 140 Freight 
Improvements. This will realign the intersection of Kirtland and 
Blackwell roads in Jackson County, Oregon so through traffic does not 
have to stop. In order to carry out the previously stated objectives, 
the Oregon Department of Transportation has provided the following 
budget and funding breakdown for the $95,000 provided for the project 
in H.R. 1105: $95,000 to complete the funding necessary to build the 
realignment.
  Account: Economic Development Initiatives
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Hermiston, Oregon
  Address of Requesting Entity: Attn: Mayor Robert E. Severson, City of 
Hermiston 180 NE 2nd Street, Hermiston, Oregon 97838
  Description of Project: The City of Hermiston confirms that it will 
use this funding for the Northeastern Oregon Business and Economic 
Growth Project's Eastern Oregon Regional University Center in 
Hermiston, Oregon, to construct a learning center to accommodate 500 
students and provide them courses in business, technology, science, 
nursing, and other allied health professions, education, and the 
liberal arts taught by faculty from Eastern Oregon University and Blue 
Mountain Community College. In order to carry out the previously stated 
objectives, the City of Hermiston has provided the following budget and 
funding breakdown for the $142,500 provided for the project in H.R. 
1105: $142,500 will go towards construction of the learning center.
  Account: Department of Education; Higher Education
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Oregon Institute of Technology
  Address of Requesting Entity: Oregon Institute of Technology, Attn: 
Michael Kirshner, Center for Health Professions, 3201 Campus Drive, 
Klamath Falls, OR 97601
  Project Location: Klamath Falls, Oregon
  Description of Project: H.R. 1105 appropriates $285,000 for the OIT 
Center for Health Professions Health Informatics Simulation Lab to 
purchase software and equipment to administer real-life training for 
clinical information management, electronic medical records storage/
maintenance/use, picture archiving communication systems and laboratory 
information systems. Students will receive hands-on experience with 
sophisticated technology for careers in health professions. OIT has 
stated that all of the appropriated funds will go toward equipment 
purchase.
  Account: Department of Education; Higher Education
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Portland State University
  Address of Requesting Entity: Portland State University, Attn: Dr. 
Lindsay Desrochers, VP of Finance and Administration, PO Box 751, 
Portland, OR 97201
  Project Location: Portland, Oregon
  Description of Project: H.R. 1105 appropriates $333,000 for the 
establishment of the PSU Science Research and Teaching Center that will 
focus on ways to improve science education at the university and K-12 
level and will be a site for continuing education programs for K-12 
science teachers. PSU has stated that all of the appropriated funds 
will go toward lab and research equipment purchase.
  Account: Department of Health and Human Services; Administration on 
Children and Families; Social Services
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Deschutes County, Oregon
  Address of Requesting Entity: Deschutes County, Oregon, Attn: Hilary 
Saraceno, Director, Commission on Children and Families 1300 NW Wall 
St, Suite, 200, Bend, OR 97701
  Project Location: Bend, Oregon
  Description of Project: H.R. 1105 appropriates $238,000 to expand the 
reach of the Family Access Network to connect 4,250 additional children 
and their family members with support services including counseling, 
clothing and food assistance, medication, after-school programs and 
shelter. Deschutes County, Oregon has stated that the appropriated 
funds will go toward program administration and service coordinator 
salaries.
  Account: Department of Health and Human Services; Health Resources 
and Services Administration; Health Facilities and Services
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Hood River County, Oregon
  Address of Requesting Entity: Hood River County, Oregon, Attn: David 
Meriwether, County Administrator, 601 State Street Hood River, OR 97031
  Project Location: Cascade Locks, Oregon
  Description of Project: H.R. 1105 appropriates $143,000 for 
development of an integrated health care facility to provide basic 
medical, public health, mental health, dental and pharmaceutical 
services to the community of Cascade Locks, Oregon and adjacent 
community of Stevenson, Washington which currently have no such 
services. Health care services will be delivered through collaboration 
between Hood River County, Oregon and three non-profit health care 
providers. Hood River County, Oregon has stated that all of the 
appropriated funds will go towards making site improvements and utility 
upgrades to the property where the facility will be built.

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