[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 19302-19303]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                         HON. JEFF FORTENBERRY

                              of nebraska

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 23, 2009

  Mr. FORTENBERRY. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on member requests, I am submitting the following information 
regarding the earmarks I received as part of H.R. 3288, the FY10 
Department of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act:
  Requesting Member: Congressman Jeff Fortenberry
  Bill Number: H.R. 3228, FY10 Department of Transportation, and 
Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
  Account: Surface Transportation Priorities
  Project Name: Antelope Valley Project Transportation Improvements
  Amount: $750,000
  Name and Address of Requesting Entity: City of Lincoln located at 555 
S. 10th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68508
  Description: The City of Lincoln is committing significant resources 
for road and pedestrian improvements associated with Antelope Valley. 
Some of the important projects that remain in the $125 million 
transportation component of Antelope Valley Project include: 
construction of 3.35 miles of roadway (including the Antelope Valley 
Parkway from Vine Street to Capitol Parkway) to improve traffic in the 
City's central core and Northeast Lincoln; reducing through traffic 
congestion on the University campus and on downtown streets; 
eliminating two dangerous mainline at-grade rail crossings, and 
providing a new overpass (16th Street Overpass) to the State Fair Park, 
Devaney Sports Center, state military areas, and surrounding 
neighborhoods.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Jeff Fortenberry
  Bill Number: H.R. 3288, FY10 Department of Transportation, and 
Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
  Account: Economic Development Initiative
  Project Name: Boys Town Building Construction
  Amount: $1,250,000
  Name and Address of Requesting Entity: Boys Town located at 14100 
Crawford Street, Boys Town, Nebraska 68010.
  Description: Boys Town, Nebraska (a non-profit, non-sectarian 
organization) would use this funding to increase the number of at-risk 
girls and boys, and their families, served at

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the Boys Town USA home campus in Omaha, Nebraska. The funding would 
help fund the construction of a new totally comprehensive child and 
family services facility with increased capacity to serve more than 
double the population of children and families currently served of 
approximately 1,000. Boys Town will be providing at least $7.25 million 
in matching funds towards the requested federal share of the project. 
This multidimensional service facility will include the broad range of 
medical and juvenile justice delinquency services so that at-risk girls 
and boys (and their families) can have all child related disorders and 
care provided. Some of the services included, but not limited to, in 
this facility will include juvenile justice evaluations, services to 
prevent delinquency and school failure, and parenting skill building 
services to help parents become more effective at dealing with a 
variety of child disorders and issues. It is expected that through 
these services, youth recidivism of criminal behavior will be greatly 
reduced as will the need for further out-of home-placement, including 
that of a correctional or prison facility. Youth will be prepared to be 
productive members of society.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Jeff Fortenberry
  Bill Number: H.R. 3288, FY10 Department of Transportation, and 
Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
  Account: Economic Development Initiative
  Project Name: CEDARS Children's Crisis Center Building Construction
  Amount: $200,000
  Name and Address of Requesting Entity: CEDARS Youth Services, Inc., 
located at 620 North 48th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68504.
  Description: The funding will be used for construction of a new 
Children's Crisis Center for abused, homeless, and runaway youth in 
Southeast Nebraska. CEDARS Youth Services plans to build a children's 
crisis center to provide short-term emergency shelter, immediate 
professional assessment of each child's needs, intense family-centered 
therapeutic services, and an environment that inspires a rapid return 
to stable and enduring family living. The 18,000 square foot facility 
will not only provide immediate safety and protection for vulnerable 
children and youth across the Midwest, but also a comfortable family-
friendly setting for them to begin reunification or to meet prospective 
foster parents in a safe, professional supervised setting. While 
primarily helping persons from the Midwest area, the Center has 
recently served youth from the states of Tennessee, Georgia, 
California, Michigan, Texas and others. CEDARS is the only emergency 
shelter provider for children and youth in Southeast Nebraska, and this 
children's crisis center will expand the current service capacity by as 
many as 12 children each day. This is a 50% increase.

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