[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 113 (Friday, July 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1913]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                         HON. DANA ROHRABACHER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 23, 2009

  Mr. ROHRABACHER. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the requirements of the 
Republican Conference of the House, I am submitting the following 
information regarding earmarks I received, which were included in the 
reported version of H.R. 3288, the ``Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2010.''
  Requesting Member: Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (CA-46)
  Bill Number: H.R. 3288
  Name of Project: San Diego Freeway (Interstate 405) Improvements
  Account: Federal Highway Administration, Interstate Maintenance 
Discretionary
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Orange County Transit Authority 
(OCTA)
  Address of Requesting Entity: 550 South Main Street, Orange, CA 92863
  Description of Request: I received $750,000 for the Orange County 
Transit Authority's (OCTA) San Diego Freeway Improvements project. OCTA 
has successfully completed a major investment study (MIS) and Project 
Study Report for the Interstate 405 (I-405) Freeway. Funding is 
requested to support capacity improvements in each direction of the 
facility, adding up to two lanes from Euclid Street in Fountain Valley 
to Interstate 605 (I 605) near the Orange County/Los Angeles County 
border. Prior federal funding has fully supported the environmental 
phase of this project, which is currently underway. This request is to 
secure a portion of the funding needed to complete the final design, 
which is the next phase of the project. This project is included in 
both the regional and federal Transportation Improvement Program.
  Commuters and goods movement carriers alike are currently 
experiencing severe peak period delays on the San Diego Freeway (I 405) 
corridor. Implementing these improvements to the I 405 will reduce 
travel delays, increase employee productivity and facilitate the 
movement of goods while reducing emissions to improve air quality. The 
project will not only provide significant congestion relief through one 
of the major interstate highways in Orange County, but also subsequent 
congestion relief benefits to Los Angeles County as well.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (CA-46)
  Bill Number: H.R. 3288
  Name of Project: Schuyler Heim Bridge Replacement and SR-47 
Expressway, CA
  Account: Federal Highway Administration, Surface Transportation 
Priorities
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Alameda Corridor Transportation 
Authority
  Address of Requesting Entity: One Civic Plaza, Suite 350, Carson, CA 
90745
  Description of Request: I received $500,000 for the Alameda Corridor 
Transportation Authority's Schuyler Hem Bridge Replacement and SR-47 
Expressway project. The Schuyler Heim Bridge Replacement and SR-47 
Expressway project is one of the leading regional transportation 
projects affecting goods movement in Southern California. The project 
is a joint partnership between the Alameda Corridor Transportation 
Authority (ACTA) and the California Department of Transportation 
(Caltrans) to replace the State's seismically deficient Commodore Heim 
Bridge over Cerritos Channel and add a four lane elevated roadway to 
by-pass intersections and railroad crossings. The project will replace 
one of the seismically deficient bridges listed on the Department of 
Transportation's list of structurally deficient bridges.
  ACTA's $2.4 billion Alameda Corridor was designated as a Project of 
National Significance by Congress in 1995. The SR-47 Expressway is a 
project that will enhance the Alameda Corridor by improving the 
efficient and secure movement of international trade at the nation's 
largest port complex. Over 40% of the nation's imports flow through 
these Ports generating 3 million jobs nationally.

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