[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 115 (Tuesday, July 28, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2046-E2047]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. GREG WALDEN

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 28, 2009

  Mr. WALDEN. Madam Speaker, consistent with the House Republican 
Leadership's policy on earmarks, to the best of my knowledge the 
requests I have detailed below are (1) not directed to an entity or 
program that will be named after a sitting Member of Congress; and (2) 
not intended to be used by an entity to secure funds for other entities 
unless the use of funding is consistent with the specified purpose of 
the earmark. As required by earmark standards adopted by the House 
Republican Conference, I submit the following information on projects I 
requested and that were

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included in the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (H.R. 3293).
  Account: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)--Health 
Facilities and Services
  Project Name: County of Hood River, OR for facilities and equipment
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity: Hood River County, 601 
State Street, Hood River, Oregon 97031
  Project Location: Hood River County, Oregon
  Description of Project: H.R. 3293 appropriates $150,000 for the 
County of Hood River, OR for facilities and equipment. According to the 
requesting entity, the appropriated funds for this project will be used 
to build a health care facility that integrates public health, migrant 
health, mental health and primary care. According to the requester, 
this will be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it would bring 
health care services to a community that currently has no medical or 
dental providers.
  Account: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)--Health 
Facilities and Services
  Project Name: Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls, OR for 
purchase of equipment
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity: Oregon Institute of 
Technology, 3201 Campus Drive, Klamath Falls, Oregon 97601
  Project Location: Klamath Falls, Oregon and Portland, Oregon
  Description of Project: H.R. 3293 appropriates $250,000 for the 
Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls, OR for purchase of 
equipment. According to the requesting entity, the appropriated funds 
for this project will be used to purchase clinical laboratory science 
equipment for use at the existing clinical lab science program in 
Portland and the new program on the Klamath Falls campus. According to 
Oregon Institute of Technology, this will be a valuable use of taxpayer 
funds because expanding this program will help meet the projected need 
for clinical lab scientists in the next decade.
  Account: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)--Health 
Facilities and Services
  Project Name: Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls, OR for 
purchase of equipment
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity: Oregon Institute of 
Technology, 3201 Campus Drive, Klamath Falls, Oregon 97601
  Project Location: Klamath Falls, Oregon
  Description of Project: H.R. 3293 appropriates $100,000 for the 
Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls, OR for purchase of 
equipment. According to the requesting entity, the appropriated funds 
for this project will be used to incorporate medical imaging archiving 
systems into the curriculum of five different medical imaging programs. 
According to Oregon Institute of Technology, this will be a valuable 
use of taxpayer funds because in order to facilitate the adoption and 
utilization of electronic medical records (EMRs), it is necessary to 
educate students in health professions programs on all aspects of EMRs, 
including Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS). These 
funds will provide future workers the ability to fully maximize the 
potential of EMRs.
  Account: Employment and Training Administration (ETA)--Training & 
Employment Services (TES)
  Project Name: Columbia Gorge Community College, The Dalles, OR to 
develop a renewable energy training program, including purchase of 
equipment
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity: Columbia Gorge Community 
College, 400 East Scenic Drive, The Dalles, Oregon 97058
  Project Location: The Dalles, Oregon
  Description of Project: H.R. 3293 appropriates $350,000 for the 
Columbia Gorge Community College, The Dalles, OR to maintain and expand 
a renewable energy training program, including purchase of equipment. 
According to the requesting entity, the appropriated funds for this 
project will be used to expand the program to ensure relevance to 
changing industry demands and continue to meet the regional demand for 
wind turbine technicians. According to Columbia Gorge Community 
College, this will be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because funds 
would produce a skilled labor force for a growing industry while also 
reducing national dependence on imported oil.

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