[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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