[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 89 (Monday, June 15, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1424-E1425]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                         HON. DAVID G. REICHERT

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 15, 2009

  Mr. REICHERT. 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. 2487, the Fiscal Year 
2010 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act.
  (1) $500,000 for the Region 43, Pierce County Metropolitan Public 
Safety Communications Interoperable First Responder Emergency 
Communication System
  Requesting Entity: Pierce County Sheriff Department, 930 Tacoma 
Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402
  Agency: Department of Justice
  Account: COPS Tech
  Funding Requested by: Rep. Dave Reichert
  Currently, Pierce County has several disparate radio systems which do 
not allow easy interoperability, or only provide minimal 
interoperability. There is a drastic need for improved operable 
communications and interoperable communications in Pierce County which 
will take advantage of new technology.
  Two critical components of this project involve a county-wide radio 
system and 911 dispatch centers. Pierce County will plan, purchase and 
build a county-wide interoperable radio communications system and two 
911 dispatch centers (one police and one fire communications 
facilities), co-locating participating PSAPs into physically separate, 
fully redundant and survivable Fire and Police communications 
facilities. This project will solve the County's interoperability 
issues and establish the capacity to use operating funds, staff and 
equipment more efficiently.
  Building a regional interoperable communications system with two 
consolidated PSAPs will dramatically improve the ability of first 
responders to respond to natural or manmade disasters within Pierce 
County and improve day-to-day operational capabilities. This project 
comes at a critical time due to sun-setting technology and FCC 
mandates. Additionally, this will enable all first responders to become 
interoperable. Citizens of Pierce County and the Puget Sound will 
benefit from first responders rapidly deploying to events and 
communicating effectively for life safety issues.
  Additionally, an estimated 1,080 prevailing wage jobs will be created 
to construct facilities and communications sites. Further, in-state 
companies will have the opportunity to participate in supplying 
building materials, equipment, supplies and services. Local and state 
governments will benefit from sales tax revenues and permitting fees.
  Finance Plan:

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Site development:
    Backhoe Excavation for Shelter Foundation Designs...           6,000
    Shelter Foundation 12 x 32..........................          18,500
    Generator Foundation................................          12,300
    Fuel Tank Foundation................................          10,200
    Shelter, Fuel Tank and Generator Placement..........          17,000
    Utility Locate......................................           1,100
    High voltage electrical installation................          30,000
    Grounding for new shelter, generator, and tower               17,000
     components.........................................
    Tower Ice Bridge....................................           5,000
    Design Construction Drawings........................           5,000
    As Built Construction Drawings......................           1,650
    Shelter, Generator and Tank and Tower Foundation               5,000
     design.............................................
    Misc. Civil Construction (Includes extended Utility           21,200
     Trenching, Rock/Site Finish, Landscaping, Misc.
     Concrete and Bollards, Fuel Tank, install and fuel)
    Site Acquisition and Zoning Services (Includes                 3,100
     Building Permit Processing, Zoning submittal and
     Approval Process)..................................
    General Testing (Includes Soil Resistivity Test,               8,000
     Compact Test, Concrete Test, Grounding Test,
     Generator Load Test, and Special Inspections)......
    Construction Mgmt Services (includes Subcontractor's          26,100
     Construction Management, Project management Project
     Coordinator, Mobilization, Temp Facilities,
     Transportation of materials to Site and Close out
     Preparation).......................................
    Tower Foundation....................................          95,000
    Crane Rental........................................          15,000
    Site Topographical Survey...........................           4,100
    Standard Geotechnical Investigation.................          20,000
    Tower Freight.......................................          18,500
    Shelter Freight.....................................          31,000
    Tower...............................................          98,000
    12 x 32 Shelter w/aggregate ext. & twin A/C units...          94,000
    Tower Lighting......................................          11,000
    Self-Supporting Tower Erection......................          60,000
    Fences/Gates........................................          25,000
    Building Permit review..............................           3,000
    Geotech.............................................           6,500
    Site Drawings.......................................           2,000
    Geotech Follow Up...................................           2,000
    Radio base stations (Includes antenna combiners,             165,000
     antennas, feedlines and lightning suppression......
    Microwave backhaul equipment........................         140,000
    Multiplexers........................................          20,000
    Misc. Parts and Supplies............................           2,750
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      Site Development Total............................       1,000,000
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  (2) $150,000 for the Valley Cities Public Safety Regional Broadband 
Network
  Requesting Entity: City of Auburn, 25 West Main Street, Auburn, WA 
98001
  Agency: Department of Justice
  Account: COPS Tech
  Funding Requested by: Reps. Dave Reichert, Adam Smith
  The Valley Cities completed a regional broadband network study in 
2007 that recommended the development of a regional fiber optic ring 
that would connect the Cities, support public safety, and enhance 
interagency communications, law enforcement capabilities, and emergency 
response. Seven of the Valley Cities are supported by the Valley 
Communications 911 center. The development of a fiber ring between 
these cities, including the Valley Communications 911 center, provides 
the infrastructure to support interagency communications. Additional 
wireless access devices will support communications in the field.
  This project also supports communications between public safety 
entities during mutual aid and disaster response, and will allow for 
future connectivity between regional 911 centers such as LESA in Tacoma 
and NorComm in the Northeast King County area.
  The cities of the Valley, from Puyallup to Tukwila, account for more 
than 65 percent of all industrial, distribution and warehousing in the 
Puget Sound Region. Combined they are known as the Green River Valley 
Distribution Hub, an important and highly effective economic engine for 
the Puget Sound Region and the entire state of Washington. Currently, 
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Valley Cities employ more than 85,000 people and have a population of 
over 300,000. There are more than 12,400 acres of industrial lands, 164 
miles of truck routes and 8,432 acres of commercial land in this 
economic region.
  As the region grows, it is critical to maintain effective tools for 
law enforcement in their efforts to keep the community safe. The 
Auburn, Renton, Kent and Tukwila agencies own the Valley Communications 
911 center, which also provides services to the Algona and Pacific 
agencies. The funding will streamline their communications and provide 
opportunities for communications in mutual aid or disaster response 
situations throughout the nine Valley Cities. In addition, City of 
Auburn provides Public Safety Records Management services for the 
Cities of Algona and Pacific. The secure fiber network between these 
nine agencies will allow the cities to have high speed communications 
and meet the ever expanding Criminal Justice Information Security 
(CJIS) requirements that mandate the securing and encryption of these 
data networks.
  The Cops Technology grant program provides funding for the continued 
development of technologies and automated systems that help local law 
enforcement agencies prevent, respond to, and investigate crime. As 
part of a technology upgrade to begin in 2009, 911 communications for 
the law enforcement capabilities and public safety community will be 
changed from radio to IP-based. This will require wired (fiber) 
communications between the Valley Communications 911 Center and public 
safety agencies, as well as wireless communications between agencies 
and mobile computers installed in law enforcement vehicles.
  The project will provide 65 direct family wage jobs in the design and 
construction of this project. In addition, maintenance and operations 
of this fiber network will provide indirect jobs with regional vendors 
who will provide the support of the network.
  Finance Plan:

  Valley Cities Public Safety Regional Broadband Network Cost Estimate

Construction Budget Estimate:
    Segment A: Backbone........................................$750,000
    Segment B: Valley Communications...........................$200,000
    Segment C: Auburn City Hall.................................$50,000
    Segment D: Federal Way City Hall...........................$500,000
    Segment E: Kent City Hall...................................$50,000
    Segment F: Tukwila City Hall................................$50,000
    Segment G: Renton City Hall.................................$50,000
    Segment H: Puget Sound Access...............................$50,000
    Segment I: Algona...........................................$90,000
    Segment J: Pacific..........................................$90,000
    Segment K: Auburn M&O Facility to Ellingson................$200,000
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      Total of estimates.....................................$2,080,000
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Project Management & Design Budget Estimate:
    Consultant design engineering..............................$470,000
    Consultant project management..............................$450,000
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      Total of estimates.......................................$920,000
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      Estimated Total Project Cost...........................$3,000,000
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  (3) $1,500,000 for the Washington State Meth Initiative.
  Requesting Entity: Pierce County Alliance, 510 Tacoma Ave. So., 
Tacoma, WA 98402.
  Agency: Department of Justice.
  Account: COPS Meth.
  Funding Requested by: Reps. Dave Reichert, Adam Smith, Rick Larsen, 
Norm Dicks, Brian Baird.
  The methamphetamine epidemic in Washington State mandated an 
intensive, proactive approach to address the problem on every level, 
prompting the organization of the Washington State Methamphetamine 
Initiative in 1999. A coalition of concerned, public and private 
entities developed a comprehensive, integrated program incorporating a 
focused treatment component, community mobilization and prevention, and 
environmental and property damage remediation.
  WSMI's main goals are to improve enforcement, abate production of 
methamphetamine, and provide prevention, treatment, and the necessary 
resources to mobilize communities state-wide. The program propagated an 
effective treatment model to deal with the severity of the drug and 
created ``Meth Action Teams'' (MATs) in every county, educating and 
organizing communities to combat the drug and all its related effects 
at the grassroots. Having effectively launched the program in 2001, 
WSMI seeks to continue to meet the compelling threat of methamphetamine 
in our state by pursuit of a proven, cost-effective strategy that has 
reduced the number of illicit meth labs and dump site discoveries by 
over 70%.
  This funding is an ideal implementation of the COPS ``Meth Hot 
Spots'' funding because it directly targets the multi-faceted impacts 
of methamphetamine on our communities state-wide. The funding will also 
be critical to the retention of jobs related to the proactive 
investigation efforts related to methamphetamine trafficking across the 
state.
  Finance Plan:
  This finance plan reflects a continuation of federal funding for the 
Washington State Methamphetamine Initiative (WSMI), initiated in 2000. 
The funds are allocated as indicated below and the 2010 funding request 
will continue the current positions and activities of the Initiative.

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                  Budget Item                     Federal       County
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Law Enforcement...............................      961,000  ...........
Prevention....................................      300,000  ...........
Treatment.....................................      460,544      228,320
Indirect Costs................................      278,456  ...........
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    Total.....................................    2,000,000      228,320
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  This office conducted site visits to meet with representatives from 
all three of the projects listed above.

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