[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 113 (Friday, July 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2008-E2009]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                          HON. GARY G. MILLER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 24, 2009

  Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the 
Republican Leadership standards on earmarks, I am submitting the 
following information regarding earmarks I received as part of the FY 
2010 Transportation and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations 
Bill.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Gary G. Miller
  Bill Number: H.R. 3288
  Account: FTA, Buses and Bus Facilities
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Anaheim
  Address of Requesting Entity: 200 South Anaheim Boulevard, Anaheim, 
California 92805
  Funding Secured: $725,000
  Description of Request: The Anaheim Regional Transportation 
Intermodal Center (ARTIC) will be the premier regional multimodal 
transportation hub in Orange County, located on a 16-acre site in the 
City of Anaheim, strategically situated along the Los Angeles to San 
Diego (LOSSAN) rail line, bounded by State Route 57, and in close 
proximity to the Interstate 5 freeway. The ARTIC will establish both 
physical and functional linkage to provide seamless access between all 
transit modes. The ARTIC is needed to accommodate the travel needs of 
45 million visitors and will strategically facilitate bus rapid transit 
service, proposed California High Speed Rail alignment, as well as the 
Anaheim to Ontario International Airport segment of the California-
Nevada Interstate super speed rail project. The project will also 
expand existing transportation infrastructure for Amtrak intercity 
rail, Metrolink commuter rail, fixed-route and express bus services, 
taxi and Anaheim Resort shuttles, as well as private transportation 
providers such as Greyhound. The City of Anaheim is completing this 
project in conjunction with the Orange County Transportation Authority 
and once complete, will act as an integral hub serving millions of 
travelers in and out of the Southern California region.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Gary G. Miller
  Bill Number: H.R. 3288
  Account: FTA, Capital Investment Grants
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Omnitrans
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1700 West 5th Street, San Bernardino, 
California 92411
  Funding Secured: $32,370,000
  Description of Request: The introduction of premium transit modes and 
services in the San Bernardino Valley corridors in the future will 
allow Omnitrans to achieve better market penetration, while being able 
to positively influence the livability of communities in its service 
area. The faster, more direct transit service of Bus Rapid System (BRT) 
has proven beneficial to many communities around the country. Therefore 
the study has selected the following seven major transit corridors 
within the Omnitrans service area: (1) E Street; (1a) E Street 
Extension; (2) Foothill Boulevard East; (3) Foothill Boulevard West; 
(4) Mountain/Euclid Avenues; (5) San Bernardino Avenue; (6) Holt 
Avenue/4th Street; and (7) Grand/Edison Avenues. These seven corridors, 
two north/south and five east/west, cover much of the developed land 
within the service area and form a grid which will allow direct 
transfers between lines if an entire system of fast premium services is 
implemented by Omnitrans. Omnitrans is currently moving forward with 
the E Street Corridor, and a plan is needed for the remaining 
corridors.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Gary G. Miller
  Bill Number: H.R. 3288
  Account: Economic Development Initiative
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: National Community Renaissance
  Address of Requesting Entity: 9065 Haven Avenue, Suite 100, Rancho 
Cucamonga, California 91730
  Funding Secured: $1,000,000
  Description of Request: National Community Renaissance is one of the 
largest nonprofit affordable housing development corporations in the 
United States. It manages the development and preservation of high 
quality affordable housing throughout the country, including 
development of new affordable housing, preservation of existing 
affordable housing at risk of going to market rate, and full service 
construction management with expertise in multifamily and mixed use 
development. This community opportunity program has been absolutely 
invaluable in helping to provide affordable housing for more American 
families and in promoting increased homeownership in the United States. 
For every dollar of public funding, National Community Renaissance 
leverages nine dollars of private funds to support its goals of 
affordable housing. Over the past several years, Congress has 
continually supported National Community Renaissance's program of 
acquisition, rehabilitation, and preservation of at-risk affordable 
housing by appropriating funds from the Self-Help and Assisted 
Homeownership Opportunity Program account. Federal funding would be 
used for the acquisition, rehabilitation, and preservation of at-risk 
affordable housing.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Gary G. Miller
  Bill Number: H.R. 3288
  Account: Economic Development Initiative
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Hillview Acres Children's Home
  Address of Requesting Entity: 3683 Chino Avenue, Chino, California 
91710
  Funding Secured: $250,000
  Description of Request: Established in 1929, Hillview Acres 
Children's Home cares for severely abused and neglected children 
throughout the greater Los Angeles area. Using four cottages that house 
no more than nine children each, Hillview provides 24-hour residential 
and mental health treatment services for abused boys and girls ages six 
through eighteen. The Home's main activities include complete 
assessment services and psychiatric care, a state-certified nonpublic 
school, a Family Reunification Program, and a home for pregnant teens 
and teenage mothers. One of the biggest challenges Hillview faces 
today, however, is its aging physical plant. Built with volunteer labor 
over forty years ago, the physical appearance of the campus no longer 
mirrors the services provided. The renewal of the campus is vital to 
showing the children they are worthy of a safe and caring home. 
Hillview Acres has benefited from congressional support in previous 
fiscal years and continued federal funding of this public-private 
partnership is necessary, however, to allow Hillview to uphold its 
mission in receiving, treating, and caring for thousands of severely 
abused and neglected children.

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