[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 17943-17944]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                        HON. ANH ``JOSEPH'' CAO

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 15, 2009

  Mr. CAO. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information 
regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 2892--the Department of 
Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010:
  As requested by me, Rep. Anh ``Joseph'' Cao, H.R. 2892--the 
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010, provides for 
the City of New Orleans Emergency Medical Services (``EMS''), New 
Orleans, LA in support of an Emergency Operations Center. This is in 
the FEMA--State and Local Programs--Emergency Operations Center Account 
in the amount of $750,000. This will benefit the City of New Orleans, 
1300 Perdido

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Street, Suite 4W07, New Orleans, LA 70112 in the form of upgrades and 
retrofitting of a new permanent Emergency Operations Center for the 
city's sole 9-1-1 emergency medical service provider. This funding will 
help secure and store equipment and medication, and provide a training 
center and base of operations for the emergency medical services. 
Currently, Emergency Medical Services are operating from a pairing of 
FEMA trailers staged underneath the Crescent City Connection overpass. 
Moving to the new facility on City Park Avenue and making the proposed 
changes to the facility will provide for the critical operational 
needs. Having a secure medication and equipment storage area, training 
areas, and a protected emergency operations center will help the 
department serve the citizens of New Orleans and better secure the 
city.

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