[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 95 (Tuesday, June 23, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1540]
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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. 2892, the Department of Homeland Security 
Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2010
  Project Name: Emergency Operations Center
  Amount: $600,000
  Account: State and Local Programs
  Recipient: City of Ames, Iowa
  Recipient's Street Address: 515 Clark Avenue, Ames, IA 50010
  Description: This project is a renovation of the current Emergency 
Operations Center in Ames, IA. It is necessary to accommodate updated 
incident command facility needs--in cases of both natural disasters and 
man-made incidents. Local emergency operations centers are critical 
components in the nation's emergency network. The Ames, IA Center is 
particularly important as it is located in an important agricultural 
production region that is crucial to the nation's food supply; the Ames 
Emergency Operations Center is also located near the National Animal 
Disease Center, an important player in any agro-terrorism incident. 
Given the significance of the threat of agro-terrorism, it is important 
that this Center be as-up-to-date as possible in its operating 
capacity.

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