[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 96 (Wednesday, June 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1549]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. HOWARD COBLE

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 18, 2009

  Mr. COBLE. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information 
regarding earmarks I am requesting as part of H.R. 2892, the Homeland 
Security Appropriations Act of 2010.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Howard Coble
  Bill Number: H.R. 2892
  Account: FEMA Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Kannapolis, North Carolina
  Address of Requesting Entity: 614 8th Street, Kannapolis, NC 28081
  Description of Request: Bill provides $425,000 for the 8th Street 
culvert replacement project in Kannapolis, NC. The existing 8th Street 
culvert is a 65-foot-long, four-inch by eight-inch box that was 
constructed using granite blocks mortared into place. As a result of 
Tropical Storm Fay, large cracks in the wall and floor of the culvert 
have allowed water to enter the area behind it and erode the fill 
material around it. This situation has caused a slope failure on the 
downstream side of 8th Street. In addition, a number of blocks used to 
form the top of the culvert have broken into two pieces, limiting 
structural support for the roadway above. The 8th Street culvert 
connector road from Main Street to West A Street is utilized by a 
number of citizens and the nearby Woodrow Wilson Elementary School as a 
primary transportation route. The roadway has been closed since early 
December 2008 due to the culvert's deteriorating condition.

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