[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 113 (Friday, July 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1972-E1973]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. DEAN HELLER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 24, 2009

  Mr. HELLER. 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:
  Requesting Member: Congressman Dean Heller
  Bill Number: HR 3288
  Account: Federal Highway Administration--Surface Transportation 
Priorities
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Regional Transportation Commission 
of Washoe County, Nevada
  Address of Requesting Entity: 2050 Villanova Dr., Reno, NV 89520.
  Description of Request: $500,000. This funding will be used for the 
Meadowwood Interchange project that will mitigate severe current and 
future traffic congestion occurring on I-580/US 395 and the adjacent 
surface arterials in the primary commercial retail district for the 
Reno/Sparks metropolitan area.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Dean Heller
  Bill Number: HR 3288
  Account: Federal Highway Administration--Federal Lands (Public Lands 
Highways)
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Nevada Department of Transportation
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1263 South Stewart Street, Carson City, 
NV 89701
  Description of Request: $1,000,000. This funding will be used for the 
U.S. 50 State Realignment project. This project involves the 
Realignment of U.S. Highway 50 in the Stateline, Nevada Corridor. The 
project will look to provide operational improvement and pedestrian and 
transit improvements in the heavily congested Stateline corridor
  Requesting Member: Congressman Dean Heller
  Bill Number: HR 3288
  Account: Federal Aviation Administration--Facilities and Equipment
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority
  Address of Requesting Entity: 2001 E. Plumb Ln., Reno, NV 89502
  Description of Request: $263,000. This funding will be used for the 
acquisition and installation of an Approach Surveillance Radar (ASR-11) 
at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport. The Reno-Tahoe International 
Airport and five other airports in the region are all served by an 
existing Approach Surveillance

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Radar (ASR-8) that has been in place for 16 years and is two 
generations old. The existing radar is located at the absolute lowest 
point of the valley which reduces its airspace coverage for all six 
airports in the region. An FAA study identified a site north and at a 
higher elevation than the existing radar site which would allow air 
traffic controllers to track aircraft movements longer and at lower 
altitudes than currently possible
  Requesting Member: Congressman Dean Heller
  Bill Number: HR 3288
  Account: Federal Transit Administration--Buses & Bus Facilities
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Regional Transportation Commission 
of Washoe County, Nevada
  Address of Requesting Entity: 2050 Villanova Dr., Reno, NV 89520
  Description of Request: $250,000. This funding will be for the Washoe 
County bus and bus facilities project which includes the replacement 
and expansion of the Regional Transportation Commission's (RTC) transit 
fleet including standard coaches and para-transit vehicles and the 
construction of additional park-and-ride facilities. New buses must be 
purchased to replace worn-out vehicles in the existing fleet, increase 
service on existing routes and initiate new service. These replacement 
vehicles will help the RTC to increase schedule reliability, reduce the 
cost of vehicles and increase transit ridership and fare box revenue.

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