[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 98 (Friday, June 26, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1597-E1598]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                         HON. DAVID G. REICHERT

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 25, 2009

  Mr. REICHERT. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information 
regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 2996, the Fiscal Year 
2010 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.
  (1) $333,000 for the City of Buckley, WA for an emergency intertie 
booster station.
  Requesting Entity: City of Buckley, PO Box 1960, 933 Main Street, 
Buckley, WA 98321
  Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
  Account: STAG
  Funding requested by: Rep. Dave Reichert
  The City of Buckley will construct an emergency intertie booster 
station to allow the City to use water from the City of Tacoma in an 
emergency. The City of Tacoma water system in this area operates with a 
hydraulic grade line of 810 feet. The City of Buckley water system 
operates with a hydraulic grade line of 882 feet. Therefore the booster 
station is required to overcome a static head of approximately 72 feet. 
The City's largest water source is the S. Prairie Creek surface water 
source. The City's water right for this source is 900 gpm. To allow the 
system to operate effectively with the S. Prairie Creek source out of 
service, the booster station will have a capacity of 900 gpm. The 
booster station will be constructed in right-of-way in a location close 
to existing City of Buckley and City of Tacoma water infrastructure.
  Finance Plan:
  City of Buckley, Budget Details: This request is for federal funding 
in the amount of $550,000 to construct an emergency water intertie and 
booster station between the City of Tacoma's transmission main and the 
City of Buckley's water system. As illustrated below in the engineering 
cost estimate, approximately, $121,000 is for administration & 
engineering; and $485,000 for construction. The City of Buckley is 
currently working on a major flood damaged repair to our primary 
transmission water main, but will be able to allocate $57,000 as a 
match towards this project.

                                            PRELIMINARY COST ESTIMATE
                                   [Tacoma Emergency Intertie Booster Station]
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                          Item                                Quantity          Unit price           Amount
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1.   Mobilization/Demobilization.......................           Lump sum            $34,000            $34,000
2   Site Work..........................................           Lump sum             15,000             15,000
3   Erosion Control....................................           Lump sum              2,500              2,500
4   Locate Existing Utilities..........................           Lump sum              2,000              2,000
5   Intertie...........................................           Lump sum             25,000             25,000
6   Booster Pumps (2 x 450 gpm)........................           Lump sum             32,000             32,000
7   Booster Station Building (12 x 16).................           Lump sum             52,000             52,000
8   Piping, Valves, and Appurtenances..................           Lump sum             80,000             80,000
9   Site Fencing.......................................             200 LF                 28              5,600
10  Surface Restoration................................           Lump sum              5,000              5,000
11  Electrical, Telemetry, and Instrumentation.........           Lump sum            105,000            105,000
12  Primary Power Service..............................           Lump sum             15,000             15,000
    Subtotal...........................................  .................  .................            373,100
    Sales Tax (8.4%)...................................  .................  .................             31,340
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    Subtotal...........................................  .................  .................            404,440
    Contingency (20%)..................................  .................  .................             81,060
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    TOTAL ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST..................  .................  .................            485,500
    Engineering and Administrative Costs (25%).........  .................  .................            121,000
    R.O.W., Easement and/or Land Acquisition...........  .................  .................                 --
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      TOTAL ESTIMATED PROJECT COST (2008 Dollars)......  .................  .................            607,000
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  2) $2,150,000 for Mt. Rainier National Park for Land Acquisition.
  Requesting Entity: U.S. Department of Interior, National Park 
Service, 1849 C Street, NW, Room 7256, Washington, DC 20240
  Agency: Department of Interior
  Account: National Park Service
  Funding requested by: Rep. Dave Reichert, Jim McDermott
  This land acquisition will ensure visitors' access to Mt. Rainier 
National Park at the northwest entrance. The Carbon River Road has 
frequently been washed out, preventing visitors from reaching the Ipsut 
Creek campground and picnic area, as well as day-use parking for access 
to the Carbon Glacier and Wonderland Trail. To address this problem, 
and to eliminate the considerable maintenance costs necessitated by the 
frequent flooding, Congress passed an expansion of the park's 
northwestern boundary three miles along the Carbon River Valley. The 
addition of these lands will allow the National Park Service to 
establish a new campground with associated roads and parking, new 
hiking trails, and riverfront fishing areas. The expansion will also 
afford much needed protection to the beautiful Carbon River Valley, 
conserving habitat for endangered and threatened species. The valley 
contains one of the last inland old-growth rainforests in the United 
States, and connects wildlife corridors from the park to Puget Sound. 
Among the property included within the newly expanded park boundary is 
the 240-acre Carbon River Gateway. This parcel lies adjacent to Forest 
Service lands that link current Park Service lands with the privately 
owned parcels within the expansion area.
  Finance Plan: The National Park Service will use these funds to cover 
the fair market value (FMV) of two properties located within the 
expanded boundaries of Mt. Rainier National Park in Washington State. 
The actual amount to be expended will depend on federally approved 
appraisals of the parcels. $2,500,000 is the best estimate of the cost 
at this time. Due diligence costs for the Carbon River Gateway property 
will be borne by the The Trust for Public Land and the acquisition 
management account of the National Park Service. There is no cost-share 
requirement for this program. This request is consistent with the 
authorized purposes of the Land and Water Conservation Act and Public 
Law 108-312, which authorizes land acquisition in this area of the 
park.
  This office conducted site visits to meet with representatives from 
both of the projects listed above.

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