[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 113 (Friday, July 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1959-E1960]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. VERN BUCHANAN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 23, 2009

  Mr. BUCHANAN. 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 Appropriations Act, 2010.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Vern Buchanan
  Bill Number: H.R. 3288
  Account: Transportation & Community & System Preservation
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Manatee County and Sarasota County
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1112 Avenue West, Bradenton (FL) 34205, 
1660 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota (FL) 34236.
  Description of Request: I secured $500,000 for the Intelligent 
Transportation (ITS), also known as Advanced Traffic Management System, 
project in Manatee and Sarasota Counties.
  The counties are upgrading their signal system in order to deploy a 
more advanced traffic management system. This project also complements 
a programmed State of Florida project to deploy ITS for the purpose of 
incident management on 1-75. It is expected to reduce vehicular delay 
by 9.5 million hours per year and reduce fuel consumption by 3.8 
million gallons per year.
  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 
Appropriations Act, 2010.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Vern Buchanan
  Bill Number: H.R. 3288
  Account: Economic Development Initiatives
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Sarasota
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1565 First Street, Sarasota (FL) 34236.
  Description of Request: I secured $150,000 for the revitalization of 
the Robert L. Taylor Community Center as part of the Newtown 
Redevelopment Comprehensive Plan. The Robert L. Taylor Community Center 
is the only government sponsored/owned recreation center in Newtown and 
is the most heavily used recreation center in the City. Its renovation 
will provide modern recreation facilities for the youth of Newtown.
  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 
Appropriations Act, 2010.

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  Requesting Member: Congressman Vern Buchanan
  Bill Number: H.R. 3288
  Account: Economic Development Initiatives
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of North Port
  Address of Requesting Entity: 4970 City Hall Blvd., North Port (FL) 
34286.
  Description of Request: I secured $100,000 for a new Family Services 
Center in the City of North Port.
  This facility will house the city's Social Services Division as well 
as 12 other community agencies. This Center will bring a variety of 
health and human services to the citizens of North Port.

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