[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 93 (Friday, June 19, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1514-E1515]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 19, 2009

  Mr. BONNER. Madam Speaker, I submit the following:
  Requesting Member: Congressman Jo Bonner
  Bill Number: H.R. 2892
  Account: State and Local Programs/Emergency Operations Center
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Mobile County Commission
  Address of Requesting Entity: 205 Government Street, Mobile, AL 36644
  Description of Request: Provide $800,000 for the initial federal 
share of construction of a new Emergency Operations Center in Mobile, 
Alabama. Mobile County is home to one of the country's ten largest 
ports with a new container terminal and a number of chemical 
manufacturing facilities. As a gulf-front county, Mobile County faces 
an annual risk of severe hurricanes and flood related emergencies. A 
new Emergency Operations Center is necessary for the all-hazards 
approach Mobile

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County Emergency Management Agency must take in response to these 
diverse natural and potentially terrorist threats. Mobile County's 
existing Emergency Operations Center no longer has the necessary space 
or the appropriate equipment to meet the County's needs, given the 
leadership role the County has taken in regional planning and 
preparation for man-made and natural disasters. The County will use 
$200,000 of the requested funds for interoperable communications 
equipment; $125,000 for computer hardware/software/infrastructure; 
$150,000 for Incident Management Software; $150,000 for Information 
Management Display System; and $175,000 for Engineering Design. This 
project specifically furthers National Homeland Security strategic 
goals by facilitating an integrated federal, state and local response 
to disasters of all types. The City of Mobile and the County of Mobile 
will provide a 25% local cost-share.

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