[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 113 (Friday, July 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1918]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                             HON. DAVE CAMP

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 23, 2009

  Mr. CAMP. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information 
regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 3288, the Transportation, 
Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2010. Details of these projects are:
  (1) $496,000 for the Clare County Transit Corporation, located at 
4175 North Clare Avenue, Harrison, Michigan 48625, from the Federal 
Transit Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities account for the 
purpose of completing a new multi-modal transportation facility to 
house administration, operations and maintenance.
  (2) $300,000 for the Roscommon County Transportation Authority, 
located at 2665 South Townline Road, Prudenville, Michigan 48651, from 
the Federal Transit Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities account 
for the purpose of replacing up to fifteen replacement buses.
  (3) $250,000 for the Big Rapids Dial-A-Ride Public Transportation, 
located at 226 North Michigan Avenue, Big Rapids, Michigan 49307, from 
the Federal Transit Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities account 
for the purpose of replacing up to seven medium duty buses.
  (4) $203,000 for the County Connection of Midland located at, 883 
East Isabella Road, Midland, Michigan 48640, from the Federal Transit 
Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities account for the purpose of 
replacing up to three gas cutaway buses with lifts and up to three 
diesel cutaway buses with lifts.
  The Clare bus facility is a project that began in 2005 and I helped 
to secure $560,000 for this facility. This funding for Clare is the 
final piece in the long process of building their new facility.
  With regards to the bus funding, the State of Michigan has struggled 
to balance its budget which has led to many cuts in transportation and 
infrastructure funding. This, coupled with an aging bus fleet and high 
energy costs, threatens to limit the mobility of seniors, the disabled, 
and students living in rural areas. The bus funding in this bill will 
provide important relief to various transit agencies so they may begin 
to replace their aging fleets and continue to serve rural America. For 
these reasons, this funding is a wise and responsible expenditure of 
taxpayer dollars.

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