[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 95 (Tuesday, June 23, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1521-E1522]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. JERRY LEWIS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 23, 2009

  Mr. LEWIS of California. Madam Speaker, pursuant to Republican 
earmark guidance, I am submitting the following: in regards to the 
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2010.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Jerry Lewis.
  Project Name: Joshua Tree National Park Visitor's Center
  Account: National Park Service, Construction
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Twentynine Palms
  Address of Requesting Entity: 6136 Adobe Road, Twentynine Palms, 
California 92277
  Description of Request: The Joshua Tree National Park Visitors Center 
annually hosts nearly one and a half million visitors in a cramped, 
obsolete facility where it is impossible to display the cultural 
history of the area, provide needed community and informational 
services, or even provide appropriate information to visitors to the 
Park. These funds would allow for an improvement and expansion of the 
Center to provide the space to display the fabled Campbell Collection 
of Native American artifacts, as well as a wide array of other objects 
of interest to both the visiting public and to researchers.
  Amount: $300,000
  Requesting Member: Congressman Jerry Lewis.
  Project Name: Big Bear Department of Water and Power for Big Bear 
Lake Water System Infrastructure Improvements
  Account: EPA, State and Tribal Assistance Grants
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Big Bear Lake Department of Water 
and Power
  Address of Requesting Entity: 41972 Garstin Drive, Big Bear Lake, 
California 92315
  Description of Request: This project would provide improved water 
pressure at peak demand periods and improved water quality resulting 
from the replacement of steel pipes with PVC. Although the City of Big 
Bear is located in an area prone to wildfires, much of its water supply 
infrastructure is unable to even meet minimum requirements for fire 
flow. Engineering studies have identified 181,800 feet

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of pipeline that must be replaced to meet current standards.
  Amount: $500,000.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Jerry Lewis.
  Project Name: The City of Calimesa for Storm Drain Improvements
  Account: EPA, State and Tribal Assistance Grants
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Calimesa
  Description of Request: The funding provided would be used by the 
city to manage storm flows that currently flow in natural channels that 
degrade water quality and disrupt traffic endangering individuals and 
property. The City in conjunction with Riverside County will improve 
the channel and form what will be the backbone for a citywide drain 
system.
  Amount: $500,000.

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