[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15157]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 15, 2009

  Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the U.S. House of 
Representatives Republican Leadership standards on earmarks, I am 
submitting the following information regarding an earmark I received as 
part of H.R. 2487, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2010:
  (1) Denton Regional Public Safety Training Facility, Denton, TX--
$1,000,000--Byrne Discretionary/COPS Technology--Congressman Michael C. 
Burgess
  The purpose of this project is to provide the new Denton Public 
Safety Training Facility with equipment and technology. The requested 
funding will help equip the facility, including fire simulation 
equipment, computerized firearm targeting systems, classroom-based 
virtual reality simulation equipment and administrative/classroom 
multimedia equipment. The total project cost is $19,260,000--$4,452,000 
federal and $14,808,000 City of Denton. The City of Denton has paid 
$2.03 million for the 88-acre site of the facility, $205,000 on the 
master plan for the facility and the City Council has approved 
$12,600,000 to construct the facility.
  City of Denton is located at 215 East McKinney, Denton, TX 76201

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