[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 115 (Tuesday, July 28, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2046]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. JERRY MORAN

                               of kansas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 28, 2009

  Mr. MORAN of Kansas. 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. 3326, the 
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Jerry Moran
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326
  Agency/Account: Department of Defense
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Kansas State University
  Address of Requesting Entity: 110 Anderson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506
  Description of Project: I have secured $3,500,000 for the recently 
established Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Mission Planning and 
Operation Center at Kansas State University at Salina, KS. The funding 
will be used to centralize UAS efforts in one location and continue the 
Center's collaboration with military, government and business to train 
UAS pilots, develop UAS technology, and create rules for safe 
integration of UAS aircraft into the national airspace system. The 
Center works in partnership with the Kansas National Guard to train 
Guard personnel by utilizing restricted airspace at nearby Smoky Hill 
Air National Guard Range. Better utilizing UAS assets will provide 
valuable real-time data, such as locating tornado victims, for Guard 
and other first responders to improve homeland security and disaster 
response. I certify that neither I nor my spouse has any financial 
interest in this project.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Jerry Moran
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326
  Agency/Account: Department of Defense
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Saline County Road and Bridge 
Department
  Address of Requesting Entity: 3424 Airport Road, Salina, KS 67401
  Description of Project: I have secured $1,000,000 for Saline County 
road improvements to better allow the transportation of military 
personnel and equipment to Smoky Hill Air National Guard Range near 
Salina, KS. Smoky Hill Range is remotely located and is accessible 
mainly via county roads. Currently, road conditions are poor and at 
times nearly impassible between the Range and the other facilities that 
make up the Kansas National Guard's Great Plains Joint Regional 
Training Center, as well as to major interstate highways connecting the 
Range to Fort Riley, KS. I certify that neither I nor my spouse has any 
financial interest in this project.

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