[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 102 (Thursday, July 9, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1703]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                        HON. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, July 9, 2009

  Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the 
Republican Leadership standards on earmarks, I am submitting the 
following information regarding an earmark I received as part of H.R. 
3082--Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 
Fiscal Year 2010.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart
  Bill Number: H.R. 3082--Military Construction and Veterans Affairs 
Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 2010
  Account: Military Construction--Army
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: SOUTHCOM Headquarters, Incr 3
  Address of Requesting Entity: United States Southern Command, Doral, 
FL 33122
  Description of Request: I have secured $55,400,000 to complete 
construction of a new headquarters for the United States Southern 
Command in Doral, Florida adjacent to the existing facility. Currently, 
the Department of Defense is leasing the land on which SOUTHCOM is now 
located from a private individual. The land for this facility is leased 
from the State of Florida. SOUTHCOM received $100 million in the FY08 
Military Construction Appropriations bill and $81.6 million in the FY09 
Military Construction Appropriations bill as the first two installments 
of $237 million, authorized by section 2101(a) of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (division B of 
Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 504).

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