[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 15979-15980]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. ROB BISHOP

                                of utah

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 23, 2009

  Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Madam Speaker, consistent with the Republican 
Leadership's policy on earmarks, I am submitting the following earmark 
disclosure information regarding project funding I had requested and 
which was included within the legislation H.R. 2647, as reported. To 
the best of my knowledge, funding for this project: (1) is not directed 
to an entity or program that will be named after a sitting Member of 
Congress; (2) is 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; and (3) meets or exceeds all 
statutory requirements for matching funds. I further certify that 
neither my spouse, nor I, have any personal financial interests in this 
request.
  Project Title: Senior Center, Brigham City, Utah
  Amount: $250,000
  Requesting Member: Rob Bishop (UT)

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  Bill Number: H.R. 2892
  Account: FEMA Pre-Disaster Mitigation
  Address of Requesting Entity: Brigham City Corporation
  Location: Brigham City Corp., 20 North Main, Brigham City, UT 84302
  Matching Funds: $125,000
  Detailed Spending Plan: FEMA Pre-Disaster Mitigation project grants 
require a minimum local cost share of 25% or the total project cost. 
This project is estimated as costing $500,000. Under regular FEMA 
guidelines, Brigham City would be required to expend $125,000 as the 
local cost-share. Request for federal share was for $375,000. However, 
the committee decided only to fund $250,000 of the regular federal 
portion, which may require up to an additional $100,000 local cost 
share for a total of $225,000 local cost share to fully complete the 
project. Funds will be used to perform seismic upgrades to existing 
senior center facilities, such as strengthening the roof system, and 
the wall structures. Minor bracing will be used on existing walls, 
doors and windows.
  Description and Justification of Funding: Project would strengthen an 
existing Senior Citizen Center facility in Brigham City, Utah, against 
future seismic threats. Brigham City is located along the Wasatch Fault 
and according to the U.S. Geological Survey, there is a 25% chance of a 
6.5 to 7.0 earthquake along this fault within the next 100 years. This 
Senior Center services thousands of local residents as well as senior 
populations in outlying areas in a large geographical region. Located 
less than one mile downhill from the Wasatch Fault, there is a 
significant chance that liquefaction of the subsurface would occur 
during a major seismic event, and that the center could sustain severe 
damage or, at worst, collapse outright resulting in numerous fatalities 
and serious injuries.

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