[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 189 (Monday, December 14, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2990-E2991]
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

                       Monday, December 14, 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 included in the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2010, H.R. 3288.
  Account: Transportation & Community & System Preservation
  Project Name: 5th and 6th Street Reconstruction, OR
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity: City of Redmond, 716 
SW., Evergreen Avenue, Redmond, Oregon 97756
  Project Location: Madras, Oregon
  Description of Project: H.R. 3288 appropriates $779,200 for the 5th 
and 6th Street Reconstruction project located in Redmond, Oregon. 
According to the requesting entity, funding would be used to remove and 
replace existing pavement surfacing and sub-grade material and restore 
the street section to minor arterial standard. According to the City of 
Redmond, this is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will 
encourage local use and the 5th/6th Street Couplet cannot be properly 
maintained without reconstruction, as the existing condition cannot 
accommodate additional maintenance treatments.
  Account: Surface Transportation Priorities

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  Project Name: U.S. Highway 97 and J Street Intersection Project, OR
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity: City of Madras, 71 SE 
``D'' Street, Madras, Oregon, 97741
  Project Location: Madras, Oregon
  Description of Project: H.R. 3288 appropriates $681,800 for the U.S. 
Highway 97 and J Street Intersection Project located in Madras, Oregon. 
According to the requestor, funds would be used to modernize and 
realign the intersection of J Street where it bisects U.S. Highways 26 
and 97 within the city limits of Madras, Oregon. According to the City 
of Madras, this is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will 
improve transportation safety and efficiency, create and preserve jobs, 
and enable further economic development.
  Account: Surface Transportation Priorities
  Project Name: Brett Way Extension, OR
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity: City of Klamath Falls, 
500 Klamath Avenue, Klamath Falls, OR 97601
  Project Location: Klamath Falls, Oregon
  Description of Project: H.R. 3288 appropriates $292,200 for the Brett 
Way Extension, OR Project located in Klamath Falls, Oregon. According 
to the requestor, funds would go towards closure of an unsafe 
intersection located at Summers Lane and the South Side Bypass and the 
extension of Brett Way from Summers Lane to Homedale Road, as well as 
installation of water line and sanitary sewer, construction of a bridge 
over an existing canal, and elimination of a uncontrolled rail crossing 
on Summers Lane. According to the City of Klamath Falls, this is a 
valuable use of taxpayer dollars because it would open access to the 
underutilized airport industrial park area as well as provide much 
needed alternate access to the airport.
  Account: Economic Development Initiatives
  Project Name: For the reconstruction and construction needs of 
facilities which are critical to the local economy
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity: Pendleton Round-Up, 1114 
SW Court Avenue, Pendleton, OR, 97801
  Project Location: Pendleton, Oregon
  Description of Project: H.R. 3288 appropriates $487,000 for the 
Pendleton Round-Up and Happy Canyon Facilities Improvements located in 
Pendleton, Oregon. According to the requestor, funds would be used to 
construct the Centennial Grandstand facility to replace an aging 
structure that has outlived its useful life and to complete the 
reconstruction of the four-phase project at Happy Canyon. According to 
the Pendleton Round-Up, this is a valuable use of taxpayer funds 
because this project would preserve a world renowned rodeo and Native 
American cultural event.

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