[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 95 (Tuesday, June 23, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1535]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 23, 2009

  Mr. LATHAM. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the new House Republican 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2647, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2010
  Project Name: Readiness Center Addition/Alteration, Iowa Falls, Iowa.
  Amount: $2,000,000
  Account: Army National Guard
  Recipient: Construction and Facilities Management Office (CFMO), Iowa 
Army National Guard
  Recipient's Street Address: Camp Dodge, Building B-61, 7105 NW 70th 
Avenue Johnston, Iowa 50131
  Description: The purpose of this project is to renovate and provide 
an addition to the Iowa Falls National Guard Readiness Center (armory). 
The project is a complete renovation of the existing facility to 
modernize administrative and training areas to meet new Department of 
Defense force structure requirements. The addition to the building will 
address deficiencies in supply space, vault space, classroom space, the 
electrical system, HVAC system, Anti-terrorism/Force Protection (AT/FP) 
measures, information technology/telecom systems and military parking 
space.
  Bill Number: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
  Project Name: Garner Wastewater Treatment Plant/Trunk Sewer 
Reconstruction
  Amount: $500,000
  Account: STAG Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Project
  Recipient: City of Garner
  Recipient's Street Address: 135 West 5th Street Garner, IA 50438
  Description: Construct improvements, including upgrading current 
aerated lagoon system to sequencing batch reactor mechanical plant and 
reconstruction of approximately 3000 feet of undersized trunk sewer 
line. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has mandated 
construction of wastewater plants to meet ammonia nitrogen standards. 
Trunk sewer carrying 70% of the community's flow needs to be upgraded 
from 12'' diameter pipe to 24''. The City's aerated lagoon system is no 
longer capable of meeting standards for ammonia nitrogen, and the DNR 
has mandated construction of a new plant. The project is extremely 
significant locally. Without securing outside funding, sewer rates will 
be triple what they were in 2005 for at least the next 20-25 years. 
This is a major expense for families in economic times that have hit 
Hancock County's employment base harder than the national average.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2849, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
  Project Name: Iowa Central Law Enforcement Training Center
  Amount: $500,000
  Account: OJP--Byrne Discretionary Grants
  Recipient: Iowa Central Community College
  Recipient's Street Address: One Triton Circle Fort. Dodge, IA 50501
  Description: The Center provides an economical and efficient platform 
for multi-discipline training programs for first-responder law 
enforcement personnel from across the state of Iowa. Thus far about 
26,000 personnel have been trained.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2849, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
  Project Name: Internet Scale Event and Attack Generation Environment
  Amount: $400,000
  Account: OJP--Byrne Discretionary Grants
  Recipient: Iowa State University
  Recipient's Street Address: 1750 Beardshear Hall Ames, IA 50011
  Description: The funding will be used to continue the program, which 
simulates technology cyber attacks on a virtual internet for the 
purpose of researching cyber defense mechanisms and analyzing attacks.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2849, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
  Project Name: Iowa State Forensic Testing Lab
  Amount: $1,300,000
  Account: OJP--Byrne Discretionary Grants
  Recipient: Iowa State University
  Recipient's Street Address: 1750 Beardshear Hall Ames, IA 50011
  Description: The funding will continue this project, which involves 
cutting edge developments in forensic analysis and evaluation 
techniques, and the conduct of training and lab management programs for 
state and local (and some federal) entities.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2849, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
  Project Name: Law Enforcement Visual Intelligence Tool
  Amount: $200,000
  Account: COPS Law Enforcement Technology
  Recipient: Pocahontas County Iowa Sheriff
  Recipient's Street Address: 99 Court Square Pocahontas, IA 50574
  Description: The purpose of the technology is to aid local sheriffs 
in North Central Iowa by providing a special aerial imagery and geo-
spatial visual intelligence tool that can help law enforcement 
personnel view and analyze an enforcement target location, building, 
intersection, etc.

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