[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 89 (Monday, June 15, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1422-E1423]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. DUNCAN HUNTER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 15, 2009

  Mr. HUNTER. 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. 2847, the Commerce-
Justice-Science Appropriations for FY 2010:
  I requested $250,000 for the California Department of Justice (CA 
DOJ) through the Department of Justice, Community Oriented Police 
Services Meth Account. Representatives Bob Filner (CA-51) and Susan 
Davis (CA-53) also requested additional funding for this program and 
the total amount received is $350,000. The entity to receive funding 
for this project is the California Department of Justice at 13001 I 
Street, Sacramento, CA 95814.
  CA DOJ has made me aware that while California is the nation's leader 
in meth production, meth continues to be imported from Mexico across 
the San Diego border. Additionally, violent Mexican nationals are now 
setting up operations in California, including East County, due to the 
recent crackdown in Mexico. As a result of a lack of resources, law 
enforcement is not discovering meth labs until they have already been 
deserted, leaving the County to clean up. These funds will be used to 
purchase equipment used for investigation and seizure of meth labs, 
drug (all types) interdiction efforts, pay overtime to San Diego 
California Methamphetamine Strategy (CALMS) officers and train local 
law enforcement. Local law enforcement and first responders will be 
trained to deal with meth production, clean up and sales. San Diego 
County will benefit by also having additional CA DOJ enforcement teams 
in the County to combat drug sales and interdiction efforts.
  I also requested $250,000 for the County of San Diego, CA, through 
the Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs--Byrne 
Discretionary Grants Account. The entity to receive funding for this 
project is the San Diego County Sheriff's Department at 9621 Ridgehaven 
Court, San Diego, CA 92123.
  Funding for this program will be used to implement and replicate the 
North County Gang Enforcement Collaborative (NCGEC), which focuses on 
cooperation and communication among street level officers from numerous 
different law enforcement jurisdictions. NCGEC has successfully reduced 
violent crime, gangs and other activity and enterprises that result in 
violent crime and gang violence in the targeted region. Countywide, 
however, incidence and severity of gang and drug crime is on the rise 
(502 cases in 2007 to 616 cases in 2008), especially with gangs that 
serve as the distribution and enforcement arms of international drug 
cartels, as well as those involved with weapon and human trafficking. 
The 52nd District comprises between 5 to 9 percent of all gang crime 
activity countywide. These numbers, however, do not actually reflect 
gang crimes because much of this activity goes unreported. 
Additionally, San Diego is the largest port of entry from Mexico, where 
cross border operation among gangs is routine and from San Diego, 
contraband is distributed nationally.
  I met with the San Diego County Sheriff's office to discuss the types 
of other organized groups involved in criminal activity, e.g., outlaw 
motorcycle gangs, white supremacists, and skinheads in San Diego's East 
County. East County will serve as a test site to see if this type of 
program will reduce these types of gangs. From 2007 and 2008, there 
were 76 gang related prosecutions from the 52nd District. If 
successful, the program will be expanded nationally.

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