[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 113 (Friday, July 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1945-E1946]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. FRANK R. WOLF

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 23, 2009

  Mr. WOLF. 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 Fiscal Year 2010 
Appropriations Act.
  Requesting Member: The Hon. Frank R. Wolf
  Provision: Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Metropolitan Washington Airports 
Authority

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  Address of Requesting Entity: 1 Aviation Circle, MA-14, Washington, 
D.C., 20001
  Description of Request: Provide $85 million for the Dulles Corridor 
Metrorail Project. A full funding grant agreement (FFGA) was signed by 
the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Metropolitan Washington 
Airports Authority, the project sponsor, for this project in March 
2009. The FFGA commits federal funding from the New Starts account to 
the project, which first received federal appropriations in FY 1999. 
This request reflects the amount designated in the FFGA funding 
schedule for FY 2010. Metrorail service in the corridor will benefit 
all corridor users by: improving mobility to serve population and 
employment growth and increased travel demand; improving access to 
major activity centers such as Tysons Corner, Reston/Herndon, and 
Dulles International Airport; supporting air quality and energy 
conservation goals, and preserving the area's quality of life.
  Requesting Member: The Hon. Frank R. Wolf
  Provision: Main Street and Maple Avenue Intersection Improvements
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: The Town of Purcellville
  Address of Requesting Entity: 130 East Main Street, Purcellville, VA, 
20132
  Description of Request: Provides $500,000 for needed updates to the 
intersection of Main Street and Maple Avenue in Purcellville, Virginia. 
Located in Loudoun County, Purcellville has experienced an 88 percent 
rate of growth from 2000 to 2007. Increased population and traffic 
volume has rendered this intersection undersized for its current and 
projected use. The project would add turn lanes to each leg of the 
intersection, reduce conflict points, upgrade crosswalks, add 
pedestrian countdown signals, provide new ADA compliant sidewalks, 
improve through lanes, upgrade traffic signals, and add bicycle access 
and landscaping. This project is also part of the Virginia Department 
of Transportation's Six-Year Improvement Program.

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