[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 111 (Wednesday, July 22, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1899-E1900]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                        HON. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 22, 2009

  Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the 
Republican Leadership standards on earmarks, I am submitting the 
following information regarding earmarks I received as part of the H.R. 
3288, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2010.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart
  Bill Number: H.R. 3288, Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2010
  Account: Federal Highway Administration, Surface Transportation 
Priorities
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Hialeah
  Address of Requesting Entity: 501 Palm Avenue, Hialeah, FL 33010
  Description of Request: I am proud to have secured $400,000 to 
implement the City's 5-year Capital Improvement Program. Specifically, 
funding will be used to improve the West 24th Avenue corridor between 
52nd Street and 76th Street. The City of Hialeah has a rapidly aging 
infrastructure with some areas facing more than 50 years since any work 
has been done in repairs/reconstruction. Areas have been chosen 
throughout the city, based on roadway need, drainage concerns, areas 
that have not been reconstructed for over three decades.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart
  Bill Number: H.R. 3288, Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2010
  Account: Federal Highway Administration, Surface Transportation 
Priorities
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Doral
  Address of Requesting Entity: 8300 NW 53rd Street, Suite 100, Doral, 
FL 33166
  Description of Request: I am proud to have secured $400,000 for 
property acquisition, design, permitting, and construction of roadway 
gaps and intersections identified to be in need of capacity 
improvements. This will help to alleviate roadway sections that are 
failing due to large traffic volumes. In addition, there are

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several roadway gaps where development has expanded the grid pattern of 
the City roadways surrounding small parcels that have not been 
developed. The completion of these small sections of roadway would 
complete the City's grid pattern and provide additional options for 
increasing traffic to avoid already congested intersections.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart
  Bill Number: H.R. 3288, Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2010
  Account: Federal Transit Administration, Buses and Bus Facilities
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Broward County, Florida
  Address of Requesting Entity: 115 South Andrews Avenue, Fort 
Lauderdale, FL 33301
  Description of Request: I am proud to have secured $500,000 for 
transit infrastructure improvements to 500 bus stops county-wide. The 
improvements may include, depending on the stop location, concrete pad, 
shelter, construction, permitting, lighting, real time signage, 
connectivity for ADA purposes, and other amenities as needed. The 
purpose of these projects is not only to add new shelters, but also to 
ensure that existing shelters and other amenities (such as real-time 
information) are ADA accessible.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart
  Bill Number: H.R. 3288, Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2010
  Account: Federal Transit Administration, Buses and Bus Facilities
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Miramar, Florida
  Address of Requesting Entity: 2300 Civic Center Place, Miramar, FL 
33025
  Description of Request: I am proud to have secured $500,000 for the 
Miramar Multi Service Center which will provide high quality community 
and transit services to the community. The project will reduce vehicle 
miles traveled by as much as 133,900 annually by making bus transit 
more accessible and pedestrian movement more feasible, thereby reducing 
auto utilization, reducing congestion, reducing travel time delay, and 
reducing pollutants. The Transit Hub will house; bus drop-off and pick-
up area for City of Miramar community buses; four bus parking spaces; 
air-conditioned passenger waiting area for both Miramar community buses 
as well as BCT buses; restrooms; transit related information booth and 
administrative offices; 12 transit-related employees parking spaces.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart
  Bill Number: H.R. 3288, Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2010
  Account: Federal Transit Administration, Capital Improvement Grants
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Miami-Dade County, Florida
  Address of Requesting Entity: 111 NW 1st Street, Suite 1032, Miami, 
FL 33128
  Description of Request: I am proud to have secured $4,000,000 for 
Phases II and III of the Miami-Dade County Transit Authority's 
Metrorail Orange Line Expansion. Primarily, in Phase II, Miami-Dade 
County Department of Transit is in the final planning stage for the 
construction of a 9.2-mile Metrorail extension along NW 27th Avenue 
between the existing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Metrorail station and 
the Broward County line. Phase III, the County's East-West Corridor 
Rapid Transit Project proposes to extend Metrorail some 10-13 miles 
from the Miami Intermodal Center to Florida International University 
and points west. As fewer than 48% of the County's residents live 
outside incorporated Miami, this Orange Line expansion project will 
allow for more options for commuting and travel around Miami-Dade 
County.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart
  Bill Number: H.R. 3288, Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2010
  Account: Housing and Urban Development, Neighborhood Initiatives
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: National Council of La Raza
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1126 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 
20036
  Description of Request: I am proud to have secured $1,000,000 to 
provide development assistance and financing for much needed housing 
and community revitalization projects in primarily Hispanic 
neighborhoods. The capital will be invested in a revolving loan fund to 
provide financing for affordable housing, community health clinics and 
other essential community facilities in low-income Hispanic 
communities.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart
  Bill Number: H.R. 3288, Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2010
  Account: Federal Transit Administration, Buses and Bus Facilities, 
Technical Corrections
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Broward County, Florida
  Address of Requesting Entity: 115 South Andrews Avenue, Fort 
Lauderdale, FL 33301
  Description of Request: I am proud to have secured a correction to 
previous legislation as follows: The funding provision in H.R. 2764, 
Public Law 110-161, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of Fiscal Year 
2008, Division K--Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Buses and Bus Facilities, 
described as ``Broward County Southwest Transit Facility--$500,000'' be 
changed to ``Broward County Ravenswood Transit Facility--$500,000.'' 
This change is necessary to increase the supply of buses to the 
Southwest Broward community while suitable land is identified and 
purchased for the future Southwest Transit Facility.

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