[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 98 (Friday, June 26, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1622]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                          HON. GARY G. MILLER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 26, 2009

  Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the 
Republican Leadership standards on earmarks, I am submitting the 
following information regarding earmarks I received as part of the FY 
2010 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Gary G. Miller
  Bill Number: H.R. 2892
  Account: FEMA, State and Local Programs
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of La Habra
  Address of Requesting Entity: 201 E. La Habra Blvd., La Habra, CA 
90631
  Funding Secured: $254,500
  Description of Request: Currently, the City of La Habia's Emergency 
Operations Center (EOC) is a very small conference room within the 
Police Station. The maximum occupancy is less than a dozen individuals, 
and there is not adequate space or equipment to serve as an Emergency 
Operations Center, particularly if there were a large-scale emergency 
such as an earthquake, wildfires, act of terrorism, etc. During the 
recent ``Golden Guardian'' earthquake exercise in California, the team 
evaluating the City's performance noted the inadequacy of the facility 
and its hindrance to the exercise. The problems would be even more 
pronounced should there be an actual emergency requiring the 
mobilization of our first responders and emergency personnel. This 
project would provide for necessary equipment and modifications to 
establish the various required components of an EOC (Planning and 
Intelligence, Operations, Communications, Public Information, etc.). I 
believe that it is critical for Congress to use taxpayer dollars 
responsibly by investing in Southern California communities to prevent, 
combat, and contain the devastating threat of fire and natural 
disasters that routinely ravage the Southern California landscape

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