[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 113 (Friday, July 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1920]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                        HON. TODD RUSSELL PLATTS

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 23, 2009

  Mr. PLATTS. 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 Department of 
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Todd Russell Platts (PA-19)
  Bill Number: H.R. 3288--the Department of Transportation, Housing and 
Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
  (1) Craighead Bridge Replacement Project--$750,000
  Account: FHA, Transportation and Community and System Preservation
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
  Address of Requesting Entity: One Courthouse Square, Room 200, 
Carlisle, PA 17013
  Description of Request/Justification of Federal Funding: Cumberland 
County would use funding to engineer, design, and replace Craighead 
Bridge. Craighead Bridge is a 110 year-old steel thru truss bridge that 
carries nearly 2000 vehicles per day across the Yellow Breeches Creek. 
This is a good use of taxpayer funds because Craighead Bridge has been 
named one of the worst bridges in Pennsylvania and is functionally 
obsolete, structurally deficient, and has an estimated remaining life 
span of four years.
  (2) Rabbittransit Bus Facility--$250,000
  Account: FTA, Bus and Bus Facilities
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: York County Transportation Authority 
(d.b.a. Rabbittransit)
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1230 Roosevelt Avenue, York, PA 17404
  Description of Request/Justification of Federal Funding: The York 
County Transportation Authority (Rabbittransit) is the public 
transportation provider for York County. Rabbittransit would use this 
funding to relocate its facility to a location that could house all 86 
buses in its fleet. The current location can only house 65 buses. Due 
to rapid growth over the past decade, Rabbittransit has been providing 
increasingly valuable service to the community. However, because of the 
growth, Rabbittransit is completely out of parking space and the bus 
facility has become over crowded. This is a good use of taxpayer funds 
because the project would provide Rabbittransit with the ability to 
continue to meet the needs of the community.
  (3) West Manheim Township Park Facilities Improvements--$250,000
  Account: HUD, EDI
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: West Manheim Township Park and 
Recreation Board Address of Requesting Entity: 15 Waterview Road, 
Hanover, PA 17331
  Description of Request/Justification of Funding: West Manheim 
Township Park and Recreation Board is a non-profit organization 
dedicated to the planning for and funding of a 113 acre recreation park 
in West Manheim Township in Hanover, Pennsylvania. The Board would use 
this funding to outfit two regulation-sized baseball fields with 
backstops, bases, scoreboards, specialized infield dirt, field drainage 
systems, and fencing. The funding would also be used to purchase two 
sets of restroom facilities. This is a good use of taxpayer funds 
because the facilities in the park will provide a safe outlet for the 
activities of the local youth population. The West Manheim Recreation 
Park will be a premier destination for Southern Pennsylvania and 
Northern Maryland residents.

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