[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 113 (Friday, July 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1956]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. STEVE KING

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 23, 2009

  Mr. KING of Iowa. 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, 
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2010.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Steve King
  Bill Number H.R. 3288, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
  Account: Federal Highway Administration, Interstate Maintenance 
Discretionary
  Amount: $500,000
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Iowa Department of Transportation
  Address of Requesting Entity: 800 Lincoln Way, Ames, IA 50010
  Description of Request: The requested funds will be used to provide 
to the City of Sioux City to help it meet required funding obligations 
to the Iowa Department of Transportation for the relocation of 
utilities that will be required for IDOT to complete the reconstruction 
of Interstate 29 through Sioux City.
  The Iowa DOT has included the much needed reconstruction of 
Interstate 29 through Sioux City in the 2009-2012 State Transportation 
Improvement Plan. The goal of the I-29 improvement project is to 
enhance the safety and operation of Interstate 29 through Sioux City. A 
project of this magnitude has many challenges, including the need to 
relocate utilities existing within the Interstate 29 right-of-way, a 
very confined area in which to work, as the bluffs border the east side 
and the river borders the west side, as well as the challenge of 
staging a interstate project of this size. This project has been a 
priority for the region for many years. A needs study was jointly 
completed by the Iowa DOT, SIMPCO, and the City of Sioux City in 1997. 
The same three entities as well as the City of South Sioux City, NDOR, 
Dakota Dunes, and the SD DOT have participated in the current planning 
study started in September of 2004. The project has been identified in 
Iowa in Motion, Iowa's 5-year program, Siouxland Interstate 
Metropolitan Planning Council (SIMPCO) MPO TIP, Iowa STIP, SIMPCO ITS 
Architecture, and the past/present SIMPCO LRTPs.
  The City of Sioux City will incur costs in relation to the much 
needed reconstruction of Interstate 29. These costs include utility 
relocation, relocation, connections to the local street system, and 
aesthetic improvements. The total estimated cost for the project is 
approximately $250 million. Of this total amount, the City will likely 
be responsible for approximately $30 million.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Steve King
  Bill Number H.R. 3288, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
  Account: Federal Highway Administration, Surface Transportation 
Priorities
  Amount: $750,000
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Iowa Department of Transportation
  Address of Requesting Entity: 800 Lincoln Way, Ames, IA 50010-
  Description of Request: The requested funding will be used to 
continue construction of four-lane US 20 in northwest Iowa. The Iowa 
Department of Transportation continues to devote significant funding 
toward completion of the final 90 miles of this expansion project. 
Activity ranging from grading to environmental study and design is 
taking place on each of the 90 miles, with nearly half of those miles 
in the IDOT's Five Year (Construction) Plan. The requested funds will 
assist in this critical project to increase traveler safety, economic 
development and stem population loss in one of the state's most 
productive regions by providing funding for the continued construction 
of four-lane highway 20 west of highway 71 in western Iowa. 

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