[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 92 (Thursday, June 18, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1489-E1490]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                             HON. ZACH WAMP

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 18, 2009

  Mr. WAMP. Madam Speaker, as a leader on earmark reform, I am 
committed to protecting taxpayers' money and providing greater 
transparency and a fully accountable process. H.R. 2847, The Fiscal 
Year 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act contains the following funding that I requested:
  Requesting Member: Rep. Zach Wamp
  Account: COPS-Methamphetamine Enforcement and Clean-up Grants
  Legal Name Requesting Entity: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation-
Tennessee Methamphetamine Task Force
  Address: 901 R.S. Gass Blvd.--Nashville, TN 37216-2369, c/o 1110 
Market Street, Suite 332, Chattanooga, TN 37402
  Description of Request: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the 
Tennessee Methamphetamine Task Force requested funding to train and 
equip local law enforcement officers throughout the State of Tennessee 
in a cooperative effort to combat the manufacture, distribution and use 
of methamphetamine, both domestic and foreign, in Tennessee. Twenty-
four hour response will be provided to state and local law enforcement 
agencies fighting the epidemic. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigations 
and the Tennessee Meth Task Force received $2 million to supplement the 
lack of funding for preventing illegal methamphetamine use.

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  Distribution of funding:
  Personnel--8%
  Benefits--3%
  Travel--8%
  Equipment--16%
  Supplies--25%
  Contract law enforcement officers--31%
  Training--9%
  Requesting Member: Rep. Zach Wamp
  Account: Department of Justice Byrne Discretionary Grant Program
  Legal Name Requesting Entity: City of Chattanooga
  Address: 101 East 11th Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402
  Description of Request: The Mayor and City Council of Chattanooga 
have requested funding to move and equip a law enforcement firing 
range. In 2003, President Bush signed legislation establishing the 
Moccasin Bend National Archeological District at the location where the 
current range has been used for police training for decades. The 
formation of the national park and the planned visitor center requires 
that the firing range be moved to another site. The Mayor and City of 
Chattanooga received $500,000 to offset part of the expense associated 
with the relocation.
  Distribution of funding:
  Facility renovation--30%
  Equipment--50%
  Technology--20%

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