[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 89 (Monday, June 15, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1429]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                        HON. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 15, 2009

  Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the 
Republican Leadership standards on earmarks, I am submitting the 
following information regarding earmarks I received as part of the FY 
2009 Omnibus.
  Commerce, Justice, Science
  Requesting Member: Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart
  Bill Number: H.R. 2847, the FY2010 Commerce, Justice, Science and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act
  Account: Department of Justice, COPS Law Enforcement Technology 
account
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Miami-Dade County Public Schools
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1450 NE Second Avenue, Miami, FL 33132
  Description of Request: I have secured $600,000 to upgrade law 
enforcement equipment for the Miami-Dade County Public Schools Police 
Department. In their mission to protect the children of our community, 
the MDCPS Police Department has increasingly turned to new 
technologies. In 2005, laptop computers were purchased through grants 
and installed in officer's vehicles. These upgrades allow officers to 
decrease paper-based work by 80% and spend considerably more time at 
the public schools.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart
  Bill Number: H.R. 2847, the FY2010 Commerce, Justice, Science and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act
  Account: Department of Justice, Juvenile Justice account
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Florida Venture Foundation
  Address of Requesting Entity: 782 NW LeJeune Road, Suite 348, Miami, 
FL 33126
  Description of Request: I have secured $400,000 that will be used to 
provide economically disadvantaged young adults with the opportunities 
to obtain educational experience that will enhance their employment 
skills. The Youthbuild Outreach program complements high school 
education by providing on-site construction training to at-risk youth. 
Not only does Youthbuild Outreach help youth in distressed communities 
with needed skills, upon graduation the program assists in employment 
referrals and job placement. Local entrepreneurs will contribute to the 
program through the creation of mentoring and protege relationships, 
including peer review groups. This community inclusive effort will 
benefit the Miami-Dade County and Broward County Public Schools, as 
well as local unemployment.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart
  Bill Number: H.R. 2847, the FY2010 Commerce, Justice, Science and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act
  Account: Department of Justice, COPS account
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Hialeah
  Address of Requesting Entity: 501 Palm Avenue, Hialeah, FL 33010
  Description of Request: I have secured $250,000 to enhance the City 
of Hialeah police department's current radio system which does not 
allow for radio interoperability among other law enforcement agencies, 
especially important during times of statewide response to natural 
disasters, domestic security incidents or multi-agency jurisdictional 
public safety efforts. The XPS radio system would bridge the current 
gap and achieve interoperability with the State of Florida by replacing 
and upgrading fixed end, portable and mobile radio communication 
equipment.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart
  Bill Number: H.R. 2847, the FY2010 Commerce, Justice, Science and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act
  Account: Department of Justice, Juvenile Justice account
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: ARISE Foundation, Inc.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 824 US Hwy 1, Suite 240, North Palm 
Beach, FL 33408
  Description of Request: I have secured $550,000 which will be used to 
educate at-risk youth. Established in 1986, ARISE has trained over 
5,800 certified life skills instructors who have gone on to teach over 
4,000,000 documented hours of evidence-based life skills lessons. 
Specifically targeting high-risk youth, ARISEs goal is to stop the 
cycle of crime and violence while offenders are young enough to learn 
life lessons--and ultimately, to reduce rates of recidivism, drug abuse 
and violence while building skills to keep juveniles in school and out 
of harm's way. The ARISE Life Management Skills Lessons provide both 
training and program materials for teaching such lessons to 
incarcerated youth through interactive methods that help develop 
positive social and emotional skills needed to break the cycle of 
violence and crime that would otherwise doom many of today's juvenile 
offenders. Further, it provides demonstrable outcome measures on the 
value of expanding this statistically proven, award-winning, 
professionally managed intervention program.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart
  Bill Number: H.R. 2847, the FY2010 Commerce, Justice, Science and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act
  Account: Department of Justice, Byrne Justice Assistance account
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Miami-Dade County
  Address of Requesting Entity: 111 NW 1st Street, Suite 1032, Miami, 
FL 33128
  Description of Request: I have secured $150,000 to be used for the 
creation of a mortgage fraud task force (MFTF) national model to train 
law enforcement individuals in those identified communities which 
represent the ten highest concentrated areas affected by mortgage 
fraud. The Miami-Dade County MFTF will serve as a national model based 
on its proven performance. The national model will be coordinated by 
Miami-Dade County and administered by the United States Department of 
Justice. The anticipated benefits include a more effective process of 
dealing with and prosecuting mortgage fraud in Miami-Dade County and 
nationwide, and eventually, a decrease in the occurrence of mortgage 
fraud.

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