[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 118 (Friday, July 31, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2129]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. TODD TIAHRT

                               of kansas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 30, 2009

  Mr. TIAHRT. Madam Speaker, in accordance with the February 2008 New 
Republican Earmark Standards Guidance, I submit the following in 
regards to H.R. 3288, the Fiscal Year 2010 Transportation, Housing and 
Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.

   Federal Aviation Administration--National Institute for Aviation 
                Research (NIAR) Wichita State University

  H.R. 3288, the Fiscal Year 2010 Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act contains 
$1,000,000 for facilities and equipment to expand the capabilities of 
its National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) to conduct Advanced 
Materials Research in support and improvement of its ongoing aviation 
safety research in the areas of metallic and nonmetallic structures, 
crashworthiness, and aging aircraft effects. The entity to receive 
funding for this project is Wichita State University located at 1845 
Fairmount St, Wichita, Kansas, 67260.

   Federal Aviation Administration--National Institute for Aviation 
                Research (NIAR) Wichita State University

  H.R. 3288, the Fiscal Year 2010 Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act contains 
$1,000,000 for technical personnel, facilities and equipment at the 
National Institute for Aviation Research to provide a comprehensive 
education and training initiative for composite airframe maintenance 
and airworthiness awareness. The entity to receive funding for this 
project is Wichita State University located at 1845 Fairmount St, 
Wichita, Kansas, 67260.

 Federal Highway Administration--Interstate Maintenance Discretionary--
  City of Wichita, KS: Interstate 235/US 54 and I-235/Central Avenue 
                              Interchange

  H.R. 3183, the Fiscal Year 2010 Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act contains $750,000 
for preliminary engineering and right-of-way costs for the 
reconstruction of the Kellogg (US-54) and Central interchanges on I-235 
in western Wichita. The entity to receive funding for this project is 
the City of Wichita, located at City Hall, 455 North Main, Wichita, KS 
67202.

Federal Highway Administration--Surface Transportation Priorities City 
          of Wichita, KS: 21st Street North Railroad Overpass

  H.R. 3183, the Fiscal Year 2010 Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act contains $500,000 
for an elevated roadway overpass along 21st Street North from Broadway 
to I-135 in order to eliminate the lengthy vehicular traffic delays and 
vehicle entrapment issues associated with multiple at-grade rail 
crossings located along this segment of a busy east-west arterial city 
street. The entity to receive funding for this project is the City of 
Wichita located at 1845 Fairmount St, Wichita, Kansas, 67260.

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