[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 113 (Friday, July 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1960]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                         HON. RANDY NEUGEBAUER

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 23, 2009

  Mr. NEUGEBAUER. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican standards 
on member requests, I am submitting the following information for 
publication in the Congressional Record regarding congressionally 
directed appropriation projects I sponsored as part of H.R. 3288, FY 
2010 Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, 
and related agencies Appropriations Act.
  Agency/Account: Federal Transit Administration/Buses and Bus 
Facilities
  Amount: $200,000
  Requesting Entity: City of Abilene, P.O. Box 60, Abilene, TX 79601
  The City of Abilene operates a bus system that provides the community 
with 12 fixed bus routes, ADA paratransit service, and demand-response 
evening service. The overall system had 583,000 passengers in FY 2008. 
Given the importance of the bus system to the community, Abilene has 
developed a comprehensive plan to improve the facilities, including 
Transfer Facility Rehabilitation, Bus Stop Improvements, Maintenance 
Facility Improvements, Bus Facility Security, and Bus Stop Signage.
  Agency/Account: Federal Transit Administration/Buses and Bus 
Facilities
  Amount: $750,000
  Requesting Entity: City of Lubbock/Citibus, P.O. Box 2000, Lubbock, 
TX 79457
  Citibus currently has six low floor hybrid electric buses on order 
and expects delivery of the buses in November 2009. Citibus still has a 
need to replace thirty buses that are twelve years old and in need of 
replacement to better serve the Lubbock community. Citibus would like 
to purchase eight buses per year until all of the buses that have 
exceeded their useful life have been replaced. By purchasing hybrid 
electric buses, Citibus will be more environmentally friendly, and be 
less dependent on oil products. The funding will be used for a Section 
5309 request to cover bus purchases that would replace the existing bus 
fleet with hybrid busses.
  Agency/Account: Housing and Urban Development/Economic Development 
Initiatives
  Amount: $300,000
  Requesting Entity: City of Abilene, P.O. Box 60, Abilene, TX 79601
  This funding will assist the Development Corporation of Abilene, the 
economic development arm of the City of Abilene, which is building a 
Life Sciences Accelerator, a biotech facility that will contain 
laboratories, research equipment, and office space to be ``time 
shared'' by biotech company tenants. This Accelerator is part of a much 
larger biotech initiative designed to diversify the regional economy by 
attracting high-paying jobs. The building is under construction with 
completion targeted by December 2009. The Accelerator needs the 
specialized equipment to make it a world class facility and to bring 
additional jobs to the region.

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