[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 185 (Thursday, December 10, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2950-E2953]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                        HON. MICHAEL K. SIMPSON

                                of idaho

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 10, 2009

  Mr. SIMPSON. Madam Speaker, in accordance with the policies and 
standards put forth by the House Appropriations Committee and the GOP 
Leadership, I place in the Record a listing of the congressionally-
directed projects I requested in my home State of Idaho that are 
contained in the Conference Report accompanying H.R. 3288, the FY2010 
Consolidated Appropriations Act.


    Division A--FY2010 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development

  Project Name: Buses and Bus Facilities, Idaho Transit Coalition
  Amount Received: $1,000,000
  Account: FTA/Buses and Bus Facilities
  Recipient: Community Transportation Association of Idaho
  Recipient's Street Address: 10480 Garverdale Court, Bldg. 4, Ste. 
804A, Boise, ID 83704
  Description: Funding for this project will be used to support 
essential transit systems in rural and urban areas of the State of 
Idaho. This project meets the criteria of the FTA's Section 5209 
Capital Program and has been funded by the Committee since FY 2002.
  Project Name: Custer County Economic Development Initiative in Custer 
County, ID
  Amount Received: $500,000
  Account: HUD/EDI
  Recipient: Custer County, ID
  Recipient's Street Address: 802 Main Street, Challis, ID 83226
  Description: At almost 5,000 square miles, Custer County is larger 
than three states, and it has just over 4,000 people. Unfortunately, it 
is burdened with a high proportion of public lands with over 95 percent 
of the county's 3.4 million acres administered by federal agencies. The 
county's tax base, or more specifically the lack thereof, is inadequate 
to support the services required for such an expansive county. This 
grossly disproportionate public ownership causes a severe strain on 
their resources. Funding would be used to construct a community center 
which would serve a number of purposes for the county.
  Project Name: I-84, Broadway to Gowen Road Widening, Boise, ID
  Amount Received: $400,000
  Account: FHWA/Interstate Maintenance Discretionary
  Recipient: Idaho Transportation Department
  Recipient's Street Address: 3311 West State Street, Boise, ID 83707
  Description: This project will add a third east and westbound lane to 
I-84 between Broadway Avenue and Gowen Road on I-84. The FY10 earmark 
will fund the design of this project. The project will be ready for 
construction in FY11 in conjunction with the Connecting Idaho--GARVEE, 
bonding--projects in this area. This project is required to alleviate 
congestion and safety issues caused by the continued fast growth in the 
Treasure Valley. This project is included in the I-84 Boise Corridor 
Study adopted by the Idaho Transportation and Community Planning 
Association of Southwest Idaho, COMPASS, Boards in October of 2001 and 
part of the COMPASS Regional 2030 Long Range Transportation Plan, 
approved in 2006.
  Project Name: Trail Creek Highway/Forest Highway 66 Reconstruction, 
Mackay, ID
  Amount Received: $3,750,000
  Account: FHWA/Public Lands Highways
  Recipient: Lost River Highway District
  Recipient's Street Address: 213 South McCaleb, Mackay, ID 83251
  Description: Trail Creek Highway/Forest Highway 66 runs through the 
Salmon-Challis National Forest from U.S. Highway 93 west to Sun Valley, 
Idaho. The road is maintained entirely by the Lost River Highway 
District and includes 17 miles of unpaved road that is used extensively 
for commerce and recreational purposes by tourists and homeowners. The 
high traffic volume--500 cars per day and expected to grow--and poor 
road conditions cause safety concerns for those traveling along the 
highway. Funds would be used to complete study and design work and 
upgrade the road by paving 5.5 miles of gravel road from the end of 
existing pavement near the West Bartlett Point Road--MP 11.750--to the 
Copper Basin Turn-off, MP 17.250.


   Division B--FY2010 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies

  Project Name: Boise Center Aerospace Laboratory, BCAL, Watershed 
Modeling Utilizing LiDAR at Idaho State University
  Amount Requested: $500,000
  Account: Department of Commerce NOAA
  Recipient: Idaho State University
  Recipient's Street Address: 921 South 8th Avenue Stop 8007, 
Pocatello, Idaho 83209
  Description: ISU's Department of Geosciences has developed free 
spatial analysis tools available to the public for remote sensing and 
geographic information sciences, GIS. The remote sensing tools include 
a downloadable toolbox for analyzing light detection and ranging, 
LiDAR, data. LiDAR is an imaging method using a laser mounted on an 
aircraft to determine precise vertical information, topography, of the 
earth's surface--15 cm precision. Commonly, this information is 
translated into high-resolution digital elevation models, DEMs. LiDAR 
can provide both a bare earth surface and the vegetated--or built--
surface. LiDAR can also provide topographic data below water. 
Specifically to the concern of NOAA and the State of Idaho, LiDAR can 
provide up to date and precise flood plain maps for rivers with built 
environments--such as the Boise River--to guide decisions on flood 
insurance coverage and land use restrictions. These predictive maps can 
also aid in evacuation of people and livestock during an impending 
flood. This project will leverage existing infrastructure and expertise 
at ISU to develop state-of-the-art watershed modeling tools for NOAA 
and other federal agencies. These tools will enable better management 
of watersheds through improved topographic analyses for prediction of 
runoff, floods, and water storage capacity. Hyperspectral analysis--
soils and vegetation--will be coupled with the LiDAR data for a full 
characterization, spectrally and spatially of the landscape. These 
analyses will allow for studies of vegetation structure, dependence of 
vegetation, soils, and earth processes, e.g. fire, erosion, on 
topology--slope and aspect, drainages, surface roughness. The goal of 
this research and its resulting algorithms and tools is to 
significantly benefit NOAA in its ability to convert LiDAR data into 
usable derivative datasets for environmental and safety applications in 
Idaho and elsewhere.
  Project Name: Idaho Meth Project
  Amount Requested: $1,000,000
  Account: Department of Justice COPS Meth
  Recipient: Idaho Meth Project
  Recipient's Street Address: 304 N. 8th Street, Room 446, Boise, Idaho 
83702
  Description: Methamphetamine trafficking and abuse in Idaho has been 
on the rise over the past few years and, as a result, meth is having a 
devastating impact in many communities throughout Idaho. Meth is the 
number one illegal drug of choice in Idaho and the State's leading drug 
problem. The financial and social consequences of meth abuse in Idaho 
are devastating. It is a contributing cause for much of the crime in 
Idaho, costs millions of dollars in productivity, contributes to the 
ever increasing prison populations and adversely impacts families. The 
Idaho Meth Project is a large-scale, statewide prevention and public 
awareness program designed to reduce the prevalence of first-time 
methamphetamine abuse in Idaho by influencing attitudes through high-
impact advertising. The Idaho Meth Project is focused solely upon 
prevention and, to achieve this goal, is active in three areas: public 
service messaging, community action and public policy. This includes a 
pervasive media campaign reaching the target population through TV, 
radio, billboards, print, and the Internet.

  Project Name: Idaho State Police to participate in the Criminal 
Information Sharing Affiance Network, CISAnet
  Amount Requested: $500,000
  Account: Department of Justice COPS Law Enforcement Technology
  Recipient: Idaho State Police
  Recipient's Street Address: 700 South Stratford, Meridian, Idaho 
83642
  Description: In 2006, the Idaho State Police, ISP, developed and 
deployed, on a limited basis, a web-based Case Investigative System, 
CIS. This tool allows investigators to collect, use and share critical 
law enforcement information across the state. CISAnet provides a bi-
directional information-sharing network within and between state and 
local law enforcement agencies. CISAnet provides ISP and law 
enforcement across Idaho with real time access to criminal intelligence 
information shared by law enforcement partner agencies within the 
states of Alabama, Arizona, California, Georgia, Louisiana, 
Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. This ten state area is 
regarded as one of the most vulnerable to our Nation's security--a 
``soft spot'' through which illegal Mexican immigrants filter, illegal 
drug trafficking passes and terrorists move freely. It is believed that 
securing this porous border with Mexico is an effective way to protect 
American citizens. The CISAnet system provides an effective means for 
law enforcement agencies to share information across state lines on 
known or suspected criminal activity. Together, access to CISAnet, 
Idaho's Fusion Center and remote access to CIS will ensure that Idaho 
state and local law enforcement officers have the best information 
available in a timely manner. In today's environment, these systems are 
an effective way to monitor illegal drug and terrorist activity and 
identify, target and locate potential terrorists. These systems are 
important components of an overall prevention strategy and are crucial 
to protecting the citizens of Idaho and the United States' homeland 
security. The Criminal Information Sharing Alliance network, CISAnet, 
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federal funding will be used to continue the integration of CIS into 
the CISAnet infrastructure, to expand its capabilities by adding a Geo 
coding module and by integrating CIS, RMS and CISAnet into Idaho's 
Criminal Intelligence Center.
  Project Name: NCOMS Medical and Mental Health Sharing Software 
Development
  Amount Requested: $500,000
  Account: Department of Justice Byrne Discretionary Grants
  Recipient: Idaho Department of Corrections
  Recipient's Street Address: 1299 North Orchard, Suite 110, Boise, 
Idaho 83706.
  Description: States are legally mandated to provide appropriate 
medical care to incarcerated individuals. These funds will be used to 
create, modularize and implement the medical/mental health module for 
the National Consortium of Offender Management Systems, NCOMS. This 
technology will allow public safety organizations that house offenders 
to track and record the medical information to ensure that offenders 
receive proper medical treatment.


      Division C--FY2010 Financial Services and General Government

  Project Name: Proof of Concept Center
  Amount Received: $285,000
  Account: Small Business Administration Salaries and Expenses
  Recipient: Idaho TechConnect Inc.
  Recipient's Street Address: 5465 E. Terra Linda Way, Nampa, ID 83687
  Description: Idaho TechConnect was created as a state-wide private-
public cooperation that would bridge the gaps in the state's innovation 
pipeline. The Idaho TechConnect Proof of Concept Center will manage 
innovations from early stage projects to the launch of a viable start-
up business or to license the product or service to an existing 
business. The Proof of Concept Center will work with new and existing 
businesses as well as the state's colleges and universities and the INL 
to create new commercial products, goods and services. Concepts will be 
vetted to ensure significant and efficient marketability and 
commercialization. These concepts will then be relegated to teams/
existing businesses to build or expand successful and profitable 
businesses. The Center will provide assistance with business models, 
intellectual property strategy, and access to capital, resulting in 
more ideas becoming products, creating jobs and companies. During these 
challenging economic times, this funding will assist businesses and 
public entities in their efforts to mature their innovative ideas into 
market-ready products and services to strengthen the economy of Idaho 
and the region.
  Project Name: Research and Economic Development and Entrepreneurial 
Initiative
  Amount Received: $400,000
  Account: Small Business Administration Salaries and Expenses
  Recipient: Boise State University
  Recipient's Street Address: 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725-
1135.
  Description: Boise State University will establish research 
partnerships with business and governmental agencies to aid and assist 
businesses in an effort to preserve free market enterprise and to 
maintain and strengthen the local and regional economy. The federal 
funds being requested will be used to match private and public sector 
dollars and in-kind contributions to conduct collaborative research 
that spurs intellectual innovation, creates jobs, and ultimately leads 
to the benefit and growth of the business community. The funds will 
also be used to develop the necessary infrastructure to mine, protect, 
and assess the commercialization potential of the intellectual property 
that is developed as a result of these efforts. A healthy businesses 
climate is critical to the economic strength of the state of Idaho, the 
region and the nation. The innovation and entrepreneurial spirit that 
originates from this sector will help the United States compete in 
today's global marketplace.


Division D--FY 2010 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and 
                            Related Agencies

  Project Name: Bear Lake Memorial Hospital Addition and Remodel
  Amount Received: $300,000
  Account: Health Resources and Services Administration Health 
Facilities and Services
  Recipient: Bear Lake Memorial Hospital
  Recipient's Address: 164 South 5th Street, Montpelier, Idaho 83254
  Description: The Bear Lake Memorial Hospital is a key service 
provider to all individuals and plays a vital role in the community, as 
well as provides services to the popular Bear Lake recreation area. The 
current Emergency Department lacks sufficient space for a waiting room 
for emergency room patrons. It also fails to meet HIPPA compliance 
because of a lack of privacy for patients due to a high-use public 
hallway dissecting the two emergency room locations. In addition, the 
current diagnostic imaging facilities are scattered throughout the 
hospital, which makes it more difficult to provide timely and efficient 
care. By consolidating the services into one wing, the hospital will be 
able to provide improved patient care and increase overall staff 
efficiency. Funding provided would be used for the design and 
construction of a new addition as well as a renovation of the existing 
facilities in the Emergency Department and Diagnostic Imaging 
Department.
  Project Name: College of Southern Idaho's Pro-Tech Training Program
  Amount Received: $200,000
  Account: Department of Education Higher Education
  Recipient: College of Southern Idaho
  Recipient's Address: 315 Falls Avenue, Twin Falls, ID 83303-1238
  Description: This program will enable the College to partner with 
other agencies to identify training needs and to identify potential 
candidates for employment. Data provided by Region IV of the State of 
Idaho Economic Development Agency indicate that manufacturing will be a 
leading employment area in the Magic Valley and the state of Idaho with 
over 250 new jobs expected over the next two years. Current trends in 
manufacturing development necessitate the need for in-depth training in 
the technological aspects of the design, fabrication, and manufacturing 
phases of production. CSI is participating in a joint educational 
venture with Twin Falls High School and local industry that creates a 
pre-engineering academy at the high school and a Computerized Numeric 
Controls, CNC/Industrial Networking Program at the college campus. The 
Pro-Tech program involves students from grade levels 10-14, and allows 
the students to move from high school into a two-year program at CSI or 
into an engineering program at one of Idaho's four-year institutions. 
At the secondary school level, students learn the basics of computer-
assisted design, design physics, and fabrication, with each course 
offering alighted to the program at CSI through either tech prep or 
dual credit affiliation. At the post-secondary level students will 
receive industry-standard training in CNC, automated logic, and 
industrial networking. This program will train students to meet 
the educational requirements needed to enable them to enter the high 
demand fields of the hi-tech manufacturing and engineering sectors.

  Project Name: Custer County Purchase of Medical Equipment
  Amount Received: $400,000
  Account: Health Resources and Services Administration Health 
Facilities and Services
  Recipient: Custer County
  Recipient's Address: 801 East Main Avenue, Challis, ID 83226
  Description: At almost 5,000 square miles, Custer County is larger 
than three states yet has just over 4,000 people. Unfortunately, it is 
burdened with a high proportion of public lands with over 95 percent of 
the county's 3.4 million acres administered by federal agencies. The 
county's tax base, or more specifically the lack thereof, is inadequate 
to support the services required for such an expansive county. This 
grossly disproportionate public ownership causes a severe strain on 
their resources, including their ability to provide access to health 
services. The influx of tourism and visitors due to the nearby U.S. 
Forest Service, BLM, recreation and wilderness areas leads to an 
increased rate of trauma and accidents, placing a large burden on the 
county. The EMT services and health clinics in the County are in need 
of renovation and modernization of equipment. This funding would be 
used to purchase the much needed equipment and technology for the 
clinics and EMT services in Custer County.
  Project Name: Idaho Caring Foundation for Children for dental 
services for low-income children
  Amount Received: $300,000
  Account: Health Resources and Services Administration Health 
Facilities and Services
  Recipient: Idaho Caring Foundation for Children
  Recipient's Address: 1211 W. Myrtle, Suite 110, Boise, ID 83702
  Description: According to the 2000 U.S. Surgeon General's report, 
``Oral Health in America'', tooth decay is the single most common 
chronic childhood disease. As a dentist, I understand the importance of 
proper dental hygiene at a very young age. Poor oral health can affect 
a child's self-esteem, ability to eat, appearance and ability to 
communicate. School attendance can also be negatively impacted. Over 35 
percent of Idaho children lack dental insurance, which serves as a 
major deterrent in accessing and receiving needed dental care. 
According to Idaho Department of Health and Welfare 2005 Smile Survey, 
27 percent of Idaho children in grades K-6 had untreated decay. Low-
income, uninsured children suffer the greatest incidence of dental 
decay because their families lack the financial resources to receive 
regular dental care. The Idaho Caring Foundation will provide access to 
needed dental services for 600 low-income, uninsured Idaho children. 
These services will be provided by our network of 140 Idaho dentists 
from across the state. Eligible children will be identified by working 
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other children's programs, such as the YMCA and the Boys & Girls Clubs.
  Project Name: Idaho Early Literacy Project
  Amount Received: $350,000
  Account: Department of Education Elementary and Secondary Education
  Recipient: Lee Pesky Learning Center
  Recipient's Address: 3324 Elder Street, Boise, ID 83705.
  Description: The aim of the Idaho Early Literacy Project is to ensure 
that all children in Idaho are ready to read when they enter school. 
Stage III includes utilization of the research-based booklets, ``Every 
Child Ready to Read and Every Child Ready for Math'', an integrated 
approach to reading and mathematical literacy, the training of child 
care providers statewide, both live and on-line, and a direct 
intervention with parents and children. The training of child care 
providers includes a face-to-face approach in larger population centers 
and an on-line approach for remote rural locations. Stage III builds on 
early literacy training models implemented in 2008-2010 by unifying 
reading and mathematical literacy and by strengthening the intervention 
with parents and children. As such, the project assures that pre-school 
children will receive direct literacy education from child care 
providers and in special workshops with their parents, creating the 
``language rich'' upbringing necessary to success in school.
  Project Name: Idaho SySTEMic Solution
  Amount Received: $400,000
  Account: Department of Education Elementary and Secondary Education
  Recipient: Boise State University
  Recipient's Address: 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725-1135
  Description: Idaho SySTEMic Solution is a nationally relevant, hands-
on, project-based STEM learning system (science, technology, 
engineering, & math) designed to spur achievement and confidence among 
elementary-age learners and their teachers. Proven methods show that 
long-term student achievement and interest in STEM can be dramatically 
improved by introducing systemic, contiguous, and engaging hands-on 
activities at an elementary level before children develop 
misconceptions, gender bias, math anxiety, or become distracted by 
cultural influences prevalent at puberty. In 2010 the project will 
extend into middle school grades where the need for hands-on activities 
is even greater. Key project components include a comprehensive, 
continuing teacher training model that includes a one-week summer 
institute and ongoing site-based follow-up training to boost the 
ability and confidence of elementary and middle school teachers; 
implementation into demographically diverse schools of curriculum-
aligned learning lab systems that have been shown to improve student 
scores in math, science, and technology; and research and evaluation of 
results in accordance with Idaho and national assessment standards.
  Project Name: Madison County Memorial Hospital Renovation
  Amount Received: $350,000
  Account: Health Resources and Services Administration Health 
Facilities and Services
  Recipient: Madison County Memorial Hospital
  Recipient's Address: 450 East Main, Rexburg, ID 83440
  Description: Madison Memorial Hospital will initiate the 
implementation of the Electronic Medical Record, EMR, System into 
Physician Clinics that feed into Madison Memorial Hospital. Information 
from the EMR helps the clinician make informed decisions. As the 
patient status is entered into this EMR, the information increases 
staff efficiencies through faster transcription times, nursing notes, 
lab results, radiology and other electronic sources. This system will 
make it easier for physicians and clinicians to comply with all 
regulations by enabling them to keep their records up to date. Patient 
safety will be increased by developing a paperless electronic medical 
record environment where clinical information can be readily shared via 
electronic transactions with all entities within the Madison Memorial 
Hospital network.
  Project Name: Purchase of Biochemistry and Microbiology Laboratory 
Equipment
  Amount Received: $400,000
  Account: Health Resources and Services Administration Health 
Facilities and Services
  Recipient: Idaho State University
  Recipient's Address: 921 South 8th Avenue, Stop 8007, Pocatello, ID 
83209-8007
  Description: Modern instrumentation is essential to improving both 
the Biochemistry and Microbiology programs at Idaho State University, 
ISU. This request will enable the purchase of the required 
instrumentation needed for courses in biochemistry courses, chemistry 
laboratories, and microbiology and biology courses. More than 400 
students per year would gain access to state of the art instrumentation 
through this request, improving both the quality of their educational 
experience and the quality of research in these scientific fields that 
can be pursued.
  Project Name: St. Luke's Regional Medical Center's Children Health 
Services Expansion
  Amount Received: $350,000
  Account: Health Resources and Services Administration Health 
Facilities and Services
  Recipient: St. Luke's Regional Medical Center Ltd
  Recipient's Address: 190 E. Bannock Street, Boise, ID 83712
  Description: St. Luke's Health System is home to the only Children's 
Hospital in Idaho, providing unique full-service tertiary pediatric 
services between Salt Lake City, Utah, and Portland, Oregon, both more 
than 350 miles from Boise, Idaho. St. Luke's delivers over 25 percent 
of the babies born in the State. The Children's Health Services 
Expansion project provides an essential increase in capacity for 
Pediatric Medical/Surgical, Pediatric Intensive Care, Neonatal 
Intensive Care, Pediatric Oncology, and Pediatric Surgical Suites and 
support area, to meet the needs of the rapidly growing population in 
the hospital's service area. Prior to the beginning of this multi-year 
project, each area was frequently full, requiring children to be placed 
in adult units or diverted to other and often very distant hospitals. 
The federal funding provided for the expansion project has resulted in 
expanding all units with state-of-the-art facilities and equipment. 
Funding received will assist with the purchase of equipment, including 
electronic medical record hardware and software programs and patient 
monitor technology for patient support and EMR connectivity to be used 
in the Medical/Surgical Pediatrics, Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive 
Care, Oncology, Surgical Suites and support areas. The hospital is 
spending millions on the expansion and federal funds will represent 
only a small portion of the project's total costs.

  Project Name: Twin Falls Library Modernization Project
  Amount Received: $100,000
  Account: Museums and Libraries in the Institute of Museums and 
Library Services
  Recipient: City of Twin Falls
  Recipient's Address: 201 Fourth Avenue East, Twin Falls, ID 83301
  Description: The Twin Falls Public Library seeks to obtain a fully 
searchable database for it local historical newspapers. The Library has 
on 709 reels of microfilm of local newspapers from 1904 to the present. 
It is difficult to use the microfilm because of its deteriorating 
physical condition and outdated format. There is no index; if an exact 
date is not known, patrons must browse through the microfilm by hand, 
which is very inefficient. These funds will be used to digitize and 
index 709 reels of microfilm of the local newspaper dating from 1904 
through 2008. The searchable database will replace the deteriorating 
microfilm with a searchable format allowing patrons to search articles, 
pictures, and advertisements by keyword; view information in its 
historical context; preserve the look and feel of the original format; 
and print or email articles, photos, or ads of interest. The reference 
staff will be able to serve the community more effectively, both on-
site and remotely, by digitizing and indexing the microfilm. This 
newspaper database will be an historical asset to library patrons and 
will provide an accessible and unique service to the community.


     Division E--FY2010 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs

  Project Name: Civil Engineer Maintenance Complex at Mountain Home Air 
Force Base
  Amount Received: $690,000
  Account: Air Force Military Construction Account
  Recipient: 366th Wing, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho
  Recipient's Street Address: 366 Gunfighter Avenue, Ste 107, Mountain 
Home Air Force Base, Idaho 83648
  Description: The civil engineer functions are currently dispersed 
among 10 WWII-era wood-frame and Korean War-era facilities. Wood frame 
facilities have a RAC 2 due to failing roof structures and cracked and 
spreading concrete foundations that have contributed to failing floors 
and trusses, presenting risk to squadron members who work in the 
facilities. Currently, employees must evacuate during heavy snowfall or 
high winds. The fire safety deficiencies are endemic to all buildings, 
the patchwork electric wiring is maxed out, which increases fire risk, 
and the HVAC systems can't keep buildings heated and cooled. The 
dispersed locations and failing conditions of existing facilities 
adversely affects all daily Civil Engineering operations and negatively 
impacts the Wing's mission. This funding will be used for planning and 
design.
  Project Name: Logistics Readiness Center
  Amount Received: $20,000,000
  Account: Air Force Military Construction Account
  Recipient: 366th Wing, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho
  Recipient's Street Address: 366 Gunfighter Avenue, Ste 107, Mountain 
Home Air Force Base, Idaho 83648
  Description: The existing Logistics Supply is a condemned 53-year-old 
wooden structure beyond economical repair. The roof is held up with 
temporary structural supports. The building is evacuated and now 60 
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supply functions operate from temporary spaces across base, creating 
significant delays in troop/equipment mobilization. This negatively 
impacts the Wing's ability to demolish and relocate from other 
substandard facilities on base. When funded, the Logistics Readiness 
Center will provide command and control for all materials in-bound and 
outbound, including freight processing, packing, crating, pallet 
buildup shop, and provide bulk and bin storage. The facility will also 
support secure storage, an armory, and have administrative areas.
  I appreciate the opportunity to provide a list of congressionally-
directed projects in my district that have received funding in the 
Conference Report accompanying H.R. 3288, the FY2010 Consolidated 
Appropriations Act and provide an explanation of my support for them.

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