[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 102 (Thursday, July 9, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1708-E1709]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATIONS

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                          HON. ANDER CRENSHAW

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, July 9, 2009

  Mr. CRENSHAW. Madam Speaker, I rise today to submit documentation 
consistent with the Republican Earmark Standards.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ander Crenshaw
  Bill Number: H.R. 3082--Military Construction and Veterans Affairs 
Appropriations Act, 2010
  Account: Navy
  Legal Name of Receiving Entity: MCSF Blount Island, FL
  Address of Receiving Entity: Channel View Boulevard Jacksonville, FL 
32226
  Description of Request: I have secured $3,760,000 in funding in H.R. 
3082 in the Navy Account for the Port Operations Facility at MCSF 
Blount Island, FL.
  The purpose of this funding is to construct a new multi-story 
waterfront operations support facility to include a container 
operations office, harbor security office and a multiple user 
waterfront operations building.
  This is a valuable use of taxpayer funding because it would support 
the MCSF Blount Island, FL facility which is responsible for the United 
States Marine Corps' Maritime Prepositioning Ships (MPS) Maintenance 
Cycle operations and oversight of the Marine Corps Prepositioning 
Program-Norway (MCPPN).
  There are no matching funds required or allowed for this project.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ander Crenshaw
  Bill Number: H.R. 3082--Military Construction and Veterans Affairs 
Appropriations Act, 2010
  Account: Navy
  Legal Name of Receiving Entity: Naval Air Station Jacksonville
  Address of Receiving Entity: Roosevelt Blvd Jacksonville, FL 32212
  Description of Request: I have secured $5,917,000 in funding in H.R. 
3082 in the Navy Account for the P-8A Multi-Mission Maritime Aircraft 
(MMA) Facilities Modification at NAS Jacksonville, FL.
  The purpose of this funding is to upgrade the existing airfield 
facilities to support the operation and maintenance of the new P-8A 
Multi-Mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA).
  The MMA is programmed for a phased replacement of the P-3C aircraft 
between 2011 and 2018. NAS Jacksonville has been identified as a main 
operating base for this phased replacement. Modification of existing 
facilities is required to support this new mission.
  There are no matching funds required or allowed for this project.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ander Crenshaw
  Bill Number: H.R. 3082--Military Construction and Veterans Affairs 
Appropriations Act, 2010
  Account: Navy
  Legal Name of Receiving Entity: Naval Station Mayport
  Address of Receiving Entity: Mayport Road Jacksonville, FL 32228
  Description of Request: I have secured $29,682,000 in funding in H.R. 
3082 in the Navy Account for Wharf Charlie Repair at Naval Station 
Mayport.
  The purpose of this funding is to recapitalize Charlie One (C-1) 
Wharf by reconstructing the 608 foot general purpose berthing wharf 
with a new second deck wharf.
  This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because failure to 
recapitalize C-1 Wharf will result in increasing steel deterioration of 
the bulkhead, formation of holes and loss of backfill material. Loss of 
material will cause voids, failure of wharf deck paving, potential 
utility outages from broken piping. Resultant live load restrictions 
would eliminate crane and truck operations on the wharf.
  Wharf C-1 could no longer be effectively used as an ordnance handling 
berth which would severely restrict weapons on load/offload within the 
Mayport basin, require increased ships movements within the basin and 
could possibly delay ships operational schedules.
  There are no matching funds required or allowed for this project.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ander Crenshaw
  Bill Number: H.R. 3082--Military Construction and Veterans Affairs 
Appropriations Act, 2010
  Account: Navy
  Legal Name of Receiving Entity: Naval Station Mayport
  Address of Receiving Entity: Mayport Road Jacksonville, FL 32228
  Description of Request: I have secured $46,303,000 in funding in H.R. 
3082 in the

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Navy Account for Channel Dredging at Naval Station Mayport.
  The purpose of this funding is to remove an estimated 5.2 million 
cubic yards of sediment from the turning basin, inner entrance channel 
and Jacksonville Harbor Bar Cut (outer channel) to the prescribed 
project depths (approximately 50 feet) and deposit the dredged material 
in the permitted open ocean disposal areas.
  As most of you are aware, the Department of Defense has decided to 
further review the Navy's earlier decision to establish a second 
nuclear aircraft carrier homeport at Naval Station Mayport, Florida 
within the 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR).
  HOWEVER, the current leadership in the Department of Defense, 
Secretary Gates and Deputy Secretary Lynn, have declared that at the 
very least there MUST be alternate location to dock our nuclear 
carriers in case of a natural or man-made emergency at Naval Station 
Norfolk.
  There are no matching funds required or allowed for this project.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ander Crenshaw.
  Bill Number: H.R. 3082--Military Construction and Veterans Affairs 
Appropriations Act, 2010
  Account: Navy
  Legal Name of Receiving Entity: Naval Station Mayport
  Address of Receiving Entity: Mayport Road Jacksonville, FL 32228
  Description of Request: I have secured $26,360,000 in funding in H.R. 
3082 in the Navy Account for a Fitness Center at Naval Station Mayport.
  The purpose of this funding is to construct a new fitness center at 
Mayport to replace a 35 year old out dated and non-compliant structure.
  This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will upgrade 
readiness, training and the quality of life of sailors at and their 
families at Naval Station Mayport.
  There are no matching funds required or allowed for this project.

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