[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 118 (Friday, July 31, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2162]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. WALLY HERGER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 31, 2009

  Mr. HERGER. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the House Republican standards 
on earmarks, I am submitting the following information regarding 
earmarks I receive part of H.R. 3183, the Energy and Water Development 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
  Requesting Member: Congressman Wally Herger
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183
  Account: Army Corps of Engineers, Construction General
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: State of California, Department of 
Water Resources
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1416 9th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $15,000,000 for the 
Sacramento River Bank Protection Project. This project is located 
within the limits of the existing Sacramento River Flood Control 
Project (SRFCP) in Northern California. The integrity of various 
sections of Sacramento River and tributary levees has become seriously 
eroded, so much so that the State of California issued a statewide 
emergency declaration to address the levee deficiencies. Much progress 
has been made to correct the system's weak points, due to support from 
Congress, the Administration, and the State of California. Additional 
federal and state funding is required to continue corrective work 
throughout the Sacramento River system. $163,000,000 of the total 
project cost ($510,700,000) will be borne by the non-federal sponsors.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Wally Herger
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183
  Account: Army Corps of Engineers, General Investigations
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Reclamation District 2140
  Address of Requesting Entity: PO Box 758, Hamilton City, CA 95951
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $400,000 to enable the 
Corps of Engineers to complete Preconstruction Engineering and Design 
(PED) for this ecosystem restoration and flood control project. The 
Hamilton City, CA flood damage reduction and ecosystem restoration 
project (P.L. 110-114, Sec. 1001(8)) will provide significantly 
enhanced flood protection to 2,600 area residents and nearby 
agricultural lands, and will restore approximately 1500 acres of 
riparian habitat along the Sacramento River.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Wally Herger
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183
  Account: Army Corps of Engineers, General Investigations
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: State of California, Department of 
Water Resources
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1416 9th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $1,100,000 to enable 
the Corps to complete the Sutter feasibility study and allow state and 
local interests to initiate corrective work identified by the Corps' 
study using state and local funds. The non-federal share of the total 
project cost (estimated $8,258,000) is estimated to be $4,100,000.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Wally Herger
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183
  Account: Army Corps of Engineers, Construction General
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: State of California, Department of 
Water Resources
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1416 9th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $600,000 to be coupled 
with dedicated State of California funds and enable the Corps of 
Engineers to complete the project's Limited Reevaluation Report and 
continue construction and mitigation work for this flood protection 
effort. This important project includes levee repair and reconstruction 
along the Sacramento and Feather Rivers, specifically consisting of 
installation of landside berms with toe drains, ditch relocation, 
embankment modification, and slurry cut-off walls to address seepage 
and levee boil issues which threaten the performance of flood control 
structures that protect close to $100 million worth of public 
infrastructure and private property.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Wally Herger
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183
  Account: Army Corps of Engineers, Construction General
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Yuba County Water Agency
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1220 F Street, Marysville, CA 95901
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $1,000,000 to 
strengthen the federal levee system up to a 200-year level flood 
protection for communities in Yuba County, California. To date, local 
interests and the State of California have invested $246,500,000 in the 
project and the related, advanced improvements. These interests 
anticipate an additional expenditure of up to $118,200,000, for a total 
estimated non-Federal investment of $364,700,000. With total project 
costs estimated to be approximately $445,000,000, the only anticipated 
federal construction contribution will be $33,000,000 for improvements 
to the Marysville ring levee, a figure that is well below the 
authorized 65-35 percent cost-share ratio. When completed, the Yuba 
River project will provide the highest levee of flood protection for 
any community in California's Central Valley.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Wally Herger
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183
  Account: Army Corps of Engineers, General Investigations
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: State of California, Department of 
Water Resources
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1416 9th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $150,000 to investigate 
the feasibility of increasing the level of flood protection for the 
urbanized area in the City of Woodland, and possibly some nearby 
unincorporated lands in Yolo County, from a 1 in 10-year level of flood 
protection to greater than 1 in 100-year level of flood protection. The 
non-federal sponsors will share 50% of the total project cost.

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