[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16962]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. JERRY LEWIS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 29, 2008

  Mr. LEWIS of California. Madam Speaker, I submit the following: H.R. 
6599--The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs FY09 
Appropriations bill. Mr. Jerry Lewis (CA-41): Madam Speaker, pursuant 
to Republican earmark guidance, I am submitting for the record the 
following project that has been included in H.R. 6599, the Military 
Construction and Veterans Affairs FY09 Appropriations bill. This 
project was authorized in H.R. 5658--the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2009.

  Requesting Member: Congressman Jerry Lewis
  Bill Number: H.R. 6599
  Account: Military Construction--Navy
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Marine Corps Base Twentynine Palms
  Address of Requesting Entity: 73549 29 Palms Hwy., Twentynine Palms, 
CA 92277.
  Description of Request: Phase I of the Life Long Learning Center 
(LLLC) project at the Marine Corps base Twentynine Palms provides a 
facility to help Marines and their families fulfill their educational 
goals. The project will replace older, undersized facilities with a 
17,000 square foot, three-story building which will include classrooms, 
office spaces, a computer room and other supporting infrastructure. 
When completed, the LLLC will facilitate more than 40 higher education 
classes with an anticipated enrollment exceeding 1500 students per 
term. The Marine Corps supports this project as it would dramatically 
improve the quality of life for our soldiers.

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