[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15794]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 19, 2009

  Mr. BONNER. Madam Speaker, I submit the following:
  Requesting Member: Congressman Jo Bonner
  Bill Number: H.R. 2892
  Account: State and Local Programs/Emergency Operations Center
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Mobile County Commission
  Address of Requesting Entity: 205 Government Street, Mobile, AL 36644
  Description of Request: Provide $800,000 for the initial federal 
share of construction of a new Emergency Operations Center in Mobile, 
Alabama. Mobile County is home to one of the country's ten largest 
ports with a new container terminal and a number of chemical 
manufacturing facilities. As a gulf-front county, Mobile County faces 
an annual risk of severe hurricanes and flood related emergencies. A 
new Emergency Operations Center is necessary for the all-hazards 
approach Mobile County Emergency Management Agency must take in 
response to these diverse natural and potentially terrorist threats. 
Mobile County's existing Emergency Operations Center no longer has the 
necessary space or the appropriate equipment to meet the County's 
needs, given the leadership role the County has taken in regional 
planning and preparation for man-made and natural disasters. The County 
will use $200,000 of the requested funds for interoperable 
communications equipment; $125,000 for computer hardware/software/
infrastructure; $150,000 for Incident Management Software; $150,000 for 
Information Management Display System; and $175,000 for Engineering 
Design. This project specifically furthers National Homeland Security 
strategic goals by facilitating an integrated federal, state and local 
response to disasters of all types. The City of Mobile and the County 
of Mobile will provide a 25% local cost-share.

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