[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 105 (Tuesday, July 14, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1751-E1752]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                               speech of

                         HON. DANIEL E. LUNGREN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 14, 2009

  Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the 
Republican Leadership standards on earmarks, I rise today to submit the 
following information regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 
3183--the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2010.
  The following earmarks were requested by my office and are listed for 
funding in this bill:
  American River Watershed (Common Features), CA
  Requesting Member: Daniel E. Lungren
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183
  Account: Corps of Engineers; Construction

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  Requesting Agency: CA Dpt of Water Resources
  Requesting Agency Address: 3310 El Camino Avenue, Sacramento, CA 
95821
  Recipient: US Army Corps of Engineers
  Recipient Address: USACE; Sacramento District, 1325 J Street, 
Sacramento, CA 95814 Amount: $6,700,000
  The project will reduce the possibility of loss of life and flood 
damage by improving the levee system protecting the Sacramento 
Metropolitan area from flooding along the Sacramento and American 
Rivers.
  This project represents an appropriate use of taxpayer funds due to 
the glaring need to bolster flood control systems in the Sacramento 
Region, specifically with regard to the American River Watershed.
  American River Watershed (Folsom Dam Modifications), CA
  Requesting Member: Daniel E. Lungren
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183
  Account: Corps of Engineers; Construction
  Requesting Agency: CA Dpt of Water Resources
  Requesting Agency Address: 3310 El Camino Avenue, Sacramento, CA 
95821
  Recipient: US Army Corps of Engineers
  Recipient Address: USACE; Sacramento District, 1325 J Street, 
Sacramento, CA 95814 Amount: $66,700,000
  This funding will provide for the design and construction of a new 
spillway at Folsom Dam that will reduce the frequency of flooding in 
this major urban area.
  This project represents an appropriate use of taxpayer funds due to 
the glaring need to bolster flood control systems in the Sacramento 
Region, specifically with regard to the American River Watershed.
  American River Watershed (Folsom Dam Raise & Bridge), CA
  Requesting Member: Daniel E. Lungren
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183
  Account: Corps of Engineers; Construction
  Requesting Agency: CA Dpt of Water Resources
  Requesting Agency Address: 3310 El Camino Avenue, Sacramento, CA 
95821
  Recipient: US Army Corps of Engineers
  Recipient Address: USACE; Sacramento District, 1325 J Street, 
Sacramento, CA 95814 Amount: $600,000
  The Folsom Dam Raise project consists of the selected 3.5' raise of 
Folsom Dam and reservoir dikes, reconfiguring the Folsom Dam penstocks, 
ecosystem restoration projects, and the construction of a bridge below 
Folsom Dam.
  This project represents an appropriate use of taxpayer funds due to 
the glaring need to bolster flood control systems in the Sacramento 
Region, specifically with regard to the American River Watershed.
  South Sacramento County Streams, CA
  Requesting Member: Daniel E. Lungren
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183
  Account: Corps of Engineers; Construction
  Requesting Agency: CA Dpt of Water Resources
  Requesting Agency Address: 3310 El Camino Avenue, Sacramento, CA 
95821
  Recipient: US Army Corps of Engineers
  Recipient Address: USACE; Sacramento District, 1325 J Street, 
Sacramento, CA 95814 Amount: $4,750,000
  This public safety project will increase the level of flood 
protection for the highly urbanized area of South Sacramento County and 
the City of Sacramento, protecting more than 100,000 residents. The 
project will increase the level of flood protection from the Morrison 
Creek stream group, from 50 years to over 200 years.
  This project represents an appropriate use of taxpayer funds due to 
the glaring need to bolster flood control systems in the Sacramento 
Region, specifically with regard to the Sacramento River.
  McClellan Nuclear Radiation Center
  Requesting Member: Daniel E. Lungren
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183
  Account: Department of Energy--Nuclear Energy
  Requesting Agency: University of California at Davis
  Requesting Agency Address: One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616
  Amount: $500,000
  This request is to provide funding to replace the nation's current 
sole domestic source of Iodine-125 (I125) production located at the UC 
Davis McClellan Nuclear Radiation Center (MNRC). In April 2004, the 
system experienced its fourth and final failure causing production to 
cease entirely and the system remains inoperable today.
  This project represents an appropriate use of taxpayer funds as the 
McClellan Nuclear Radiation Center represents the only domestic source 
of Iodine-125, which is essential in detection and treatment of various 
types of cancer.

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