[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15968]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                     HON. HOWARD P. ``BUCK'' McKEON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 23, 2009

  Mr. McKEON. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information 
regarding Member priority requests I received as part of H.R. 2892, the 
``Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010.''
  Requesting Member: Congressman Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
  Bill Number: H.R. 2892, the ``Department of Homeland Security 
Appropriations Act, 2010''
  Account: Predisaster Mitigation
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Santa Clarita, CA
  Address of Requesting Entity: 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite 300, 
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
  Description of Request: I requested and received a Member priority 
request totaling $500,000 for seismic retrofits to the City of Santa 
Clarita, CA's Emergency Operations Center. This project would assist 
the City of Santa Clarita with seismic upgrades to its City Hall 
building so that it may serve as the City's Emergency Operations Center 
(EOC). The funding would help purchase and install Special 
Concentrically Braced Frames, incorporating lessons learned from the 
Northridge earthquake of 1994, during which the City of Santa Clarita's 
City Hall building, which serves as the Santa Clarita Valley's 
Emergency Operations Center (EOC), sustained extensive damage. These 
enhancements will allow Santa Clarita's City Hall to serve as the 
City's primary EOC in the event of a significant seismic event.

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