[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 91 (Wednesday, June 17, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1464]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                         HON. DANIEL E. LUNGREN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 17, 2009

  Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the 
Republican Leadership standards on earmarks, I rise today to submit the 
following information regarding an earmark I received as part of the 
Homeland Security Appropriation.
  The following earmark was requested by my office and is listed for 
funding in this bill:


             City of Elk Grove--Emergency Operations Center

  Requesting Member: Daniel E. Lungren
  Bill Number: 2010 Homeland Security Appropriation
  Account: Federal Emergency Management Agency
  Requesting Agency: City of Elk Grove
  Agency Address: 8401 Laguna Palms Way, Elk Grove, CA 95758
  Amount: $750,000
  Description: The Emergency Operations Center will provide the 
necessary tools to receive, assess, and respond to a critical incident. 
The communications system must provide for a redundant path to ensure 
that both situational awareness information and strategic orders can 
pass into and out of the facility without interruption
  The proposed EOC will include an Intelligent Transportation System 
(ITS). The ITS will be an important component of the EOC as it will 
provide a mechanism for controlling local traffic patterns to ensure 
transportation safety and mobility during an emergency. The system can 
be used to relieve traffic congestion and through the use of advanced 
video communications technologies, provide the Elk Grove EOC with a 
bird's eye view of critical intersections and roadways leading in and 
out of the City. Wireless video technology will also be deployed at 
locations determined to be ``sensitive'' for the purposes of Homeland 
Security.
  The Emergency Operations Center has a clear federal nexus. As a 
result of such national events as 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, there has 
been a renewed demand for local entities around the country to focus on 
local preparedness and accountability during emergency situations. Elk 
Grove is home to 140,000 residents and a likely destination for 
evacuees from the Sacramento and San Francisco Bay areas. In addition, 
the Sacramento region is subject to potential flooding due to an 
intricate and aged levee system. Elk Grove has multiple freight and 
passenger rail lines, one of the largest above-ground propane storage 
facilities, an airport, and two heavily traveled freeways, Interstate 5 
and State Route 99. It is essential that the City of Elk Grove has an 
Emergency Operations Center to coordinate emergency response efforts in 
the event of a disaster or terrorist attack.
  Having the ability to work regionally and have interoperability 
between different agencies is critical in the event of an emergency. 
With the use of advanced communications technology, Elk Grove will be 
able to work in concert with the County and City of Sacramento, State 
of California Office of Homeland Security, and the U.S. Department of 
Homeland Security to share information and respond rapidly to any 
event.

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