[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 112 (Thursday, July 23, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1905]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. KAY GRANGER

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 23, 2009

  Ms. GRANGER. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on earmarks, I, Kay Granger, submit the following information 
regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 3288, the Department of 
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act of Fiscal Year 2010.
  For the project titled ``Henderson Street Bridge Construction at the 
Trinity River, City of Fort Worth, TX,'' which received $1.35 million 
in H.R. 3288, Surface Transportation Priorities, the legal name and 
address of the receiving entity is the City of Fort Worth, Texas, 1000 
Throckmorton Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102. The City of Fort Worth, 
Texas, will use this funding for the design, engineering and 
construction of SH 199 (Henderson Street) through the Trinity Uptown 
area of the Trinity River Vision. The aging levee system is no longer 
adequate to provide protection for an area adjacent to downtown Fort 
Worth that is undergoing revitalization. The U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers recommends in the final Environmental Impact Statement an 
integrated, comprehensive solution for flood control in this area to 
include transportation, environmental restoration and community 
redevelopment components in constructing a 1.5 mile flood-control 
bypass channel. Local cost share is $23.5 million.
  For the project titled ``Alliance Airport Runway Extension Program, 
TX,'' which received $750,000 in H.R. 3288, Airport Improvement 
Program, the legal name and address of the receiving entity is Alliance 
Air Services, City of Fort Worth, TX, 2221 Alliance Boulevard, Suite 
100, Fort Worth, TX 76177. Funds will be used to extend the existing 
main runway. The extension project includes lengthening the runway by 
1,400 feet to 11,000 feet and includes extension of taxiways, 
relocation of FM Road 156, relocation of BNSF main line, and extension 
of Eagle Parkway, at a total cost of $212 million. Local match is $50 
to $60 million.
  For the project titled ``CNG Bus Replacement,'' The Fort Worth 
Transportation Authority, Fort Worth, TX, which received $750,000 in 
H.R. 3288, Buses and Bus Facilities, the legal name and address of the 
receiving entity is the Fort Worth Transportation Authority, 1600 E. 
Lancaster Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76102. These funds will continue the 
replacement of the T's aging bus fleet and pay for the cost of 
replacing buses. When the total project is completed, the fleet will be 
100 percent wheel chair accessible and complete with security cameras 
for driver and passenger safety. Local cost match is 20 percent.
  For the project titled ``Interstate-20 Interchanges, Parker County, 
TX,'' which received $500,000 in H.R. 3288, Interstate Maintenance 
Discretionary, the legal name and address of the receiving entity is 
Parker County, TX, One Courthouse Square, Weatherford, TX 76086. Parker 
County, TX, approved an $80 million transportation bond program that 
would improve its roadway systems, decrease congestion and provide 
additional capacity for the heavy truck traffic. This project would 
upgrade two IH-20 interchanges: the Western Loop and the FM 1187 
interchanges. The amount requested will be utilized for environmental 
studies involved with the planning and design, engineering design, 
surveys, geotechnical studies for the bridge structure, and right-of-
way acquisition for the two IH-20 interchanges at FM 1187 and at the 
Western Loop. This bond program was approved in November 2008 with a 64 
percent approval. In the lead up to the vote, Parker County created a 
public website on the package, held at least 12 public outreach 
meetings. Parker County is working with the Federal Highway 
Administration, TXDOT and the local regional transportation council.
  For the project titled ``Fort Worth Transportation Authority 
Southwest-to-Northeast Rail Corridor, TX,'' which received $4 million 
in H.R. 3288, Capital Improvement Grants, the legal name and address of 
the receiving entity is Fort Worth Transportation Authority, 1600 E. 
Lancaster Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76102. The Fort Worth Transportation 
Authority has developed plans for a rail line across Tarrant County. 
This project is a 37-mile commuter rail project linking Southwest Fort 
Worth with downtown (with interface to existing Trinity Rail Express), 
northeast Tarrant County, and D/FW International Airport. This project 
would create a western light rail loop into the metroplex's major 
airport, and complement an eastern rail loop being developed by DART. 
The draft environmental impact statement was recently completed, and it 
is in the engineering level range. The local and state match is 50 
percent through the T's dedicated sales tax funds as well as other 
municipal sales tax funds. Federal CMAQ funds have also been used for a 
portion of this project.
  For the project titled ``Trinity River Vision Land Acquisition,'' 
which received $500,000 in H.R. 3288, Economic Development Initiative, 
the legal name and address of the receiving entity is the City of Fort 
Worth, Texas, 1000 Throckmorton Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102. The aging 
levee system is no longer adequate to provide protection for an area 
adjacent to downtown Fort Worth that is undergoing revitalization. The 
Army Corps of Engineers recommends in the final Environmental Impact 
Statement an integrated, comprehensive solution for flood control in 
this area to include transportation, environmental restoration and 
community redevelopment components in constructing a 1.5 mile flood-
control bypass channel. These funds will be used for property 
acquisition for land that will be needed to construct the bypass 
channel and bridges over the Trinity River. Local cost share is $15 
million.

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