[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 5874-5876]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                             HON. ZACH WAMP

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 25, 2009

  Mr. WAMP. Madam Speaker, as a leader on earmark reform among House 
Republicans, I am committed to honoring House Republican rules that 
provide for greater transparency. H.R. 1105 The Fiscal Year 2009 
Omnibus Appropriations contains the following funding that I requested:
  Requesting Member: Rep. Zach Wamp
  Account: COPS--Methamphetamine Enforcement and Clean-up Grants
  Legal Name Requesting Entity: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation--
Tennessee Methamphetamine Task Force
  Address: 901 R.S. Gass Blvd., Nashville, TN 37216-2369 c/o: 1110 
Market Street, Suite 332, Chattanooga, TN 37402
  Description of Request: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigations and 
the Tennessee Methamphetamine Task Force requested funding for the 
comprehensive effort to operate a state-wide methamphetamine task force 
system in Tennessee and received $2.4 million. The Tennessee 
Methamphetamine Task Force will train and equip local law enforcement 
officers throughout the State of Tennessee as a cooperative effort to 
combat this growing problem. Over the past several years, the use, 
production, and distribution of methamphetamine has proliferated 
throughout the State of Tennessee. Due to lack of funding, law 
enforcement has been frustrated in its efforts to adequately address 
this problem. The program is designed to reduce the manufacture, 
distribution and use of methamphetamine both domestic and foreign in 
Tennessee. The intelligence programs provided by the Meth Task Force 
allow the limited resources of federal, state and local law enforcement 
agencies to strategically identify and dismantle or destroy the most 
significant offenders and their organizations. The emphasis will remain 
on providing 24 hour response to state and local law enforcement 
agencies fighting the methamphetamine epidemic. The Tennessee Meth Task 
Force has earned a reputation as one of the most active and innovative 
task forces operating in the country.
  Distribution of funding:
  Supplies--21%
  Personnel--15%
  Travel--20%
  Equipment--12%
  Training/Communications/Staffing--32%
  Requesting Member: Rep. Zach Wamp
  Account: Department of Justice Byrne Discretionary Grant Program
  Legal Name Requesting Entity: City of Chattanooga
  Address: 101 East 11th Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402
  Description of Request: The City Council of Chattanooga and the Mayor 
of Chattanooga requested funding to assist in offsetting the expense 
associated with relocating the local law enforcement firing range and 
received $550,000. In 2003, President Bush signed legislation 
establishing Moccasin Bend National Archeological District on Moccasin 
Bend. The formation of the national park on Moccasin Bend and the 
planned interpretive visitor's center requires that the local law 
enforcement's firing range be moved to another site. The firing range 
has been in use by local law enforcement agencies for decades for 
training. The cost of such a move will be born by local governments.
  Distribution of funding:
  Target systems and portable steel armory--50%
  Modular rifle and sniper training platform with protection package--
22%
  Specialty weapons and ammunition--20%
  Training supplies--8%
  Requesting Member: Rep. Zach Wamp
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: FAA, Airport Improvement Program
  Legal Name Requesting Entity: Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport 
Authority
  Address: 1001 Airport Rd., Suite 14, Chattanooga, TN
  Description of Request: The Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport 
Authority and Board of Directors requested funds that will be used to 
relocate and reconstruct Taxiways Alpha, Bravo and Charlie to meet 
current safety requirements and will receive $1,187,500 for this 
project. The Chattanooga Airport runway pavement is more than 30 years 
old, exceeding the 20-25 year life span for which it was intended. As a 
result, Taxiway Alpha does not meet Federal Aviation Administration 
design requirements. These funds will significantly improve the safety 
of the Chattanooga Airport so that it can remain an asset to regional 
economic development.
  Distribution of funding:
  Engineering--13%
  Lighting--10%
  Site Work--23%
  Horizontal Work--52%
  Paint Marking--2%
  Requesting Member: Rep. Zach Wamp
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: FTA, 5309 Federal Bus and Bus Facilities
  Legal Name Requesting Entity: East Tennessee Human Resource Agency
  Address: 9111 Cross Park Drive, Suite D-100, Knoxville, TN
  Description of Request: The East Tennessee Human Resource Agency 
(ETHRA) Policy Council requested funds to purchase new wheelchair 
accessible vehicles to replace an aging fleet. ETHRA will receive 
$1,425,000 with a $170,000 match in state and local funds for this 
project. Currently, the East Tennessee Human Resource Agency has a 
fleet of 125 vehicles, of which 40 have over 300,000 miles and are in 
need of replacement. ETHRA manages a rural transportation program for 
16 East Tennessee counties which transports disabled citizens to life 
sustaining services such as medical appointments and procedures. These 
new vehicles will serve as a lifeline for disabled citizens to live 
independently, meeting a critical need in East Tennessee communities.
  Distribution of funding:
  Purchase of wheelchair accessible vehicles--100%
  Requesting Member: Rep. Zach Wamp
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: FHWA: Surface Transportation
  Legal Name Requesting Entity: The Enterprise Center
  Address: 1250 Market Street, Suite 3020, Chattanooga, TN
  Description of Request: The City of Chattanooga's center for economic 
development initiatives, The Enterprise Center, requested funds for 
completion of the High-Speed Ground Transportation/Maglev Feasibility 
Study in the Chattanooga-Nashville Corridor that has already been 
approved by Congress and will receive $570,000 for this project. These 
funds will be used to coordinate with the U.S. Federal Railroad 
Administration and Volpe National Transportation Research Center to 
complete all elements of the study which include further engineering in 
relation to high speed rail ascending the Cumberland Plateau, 
development of more detailed ridership and revenue information that 
will provide a basis for development of a financial plan for the 
project, and supplemental outreach to the state and in the corridor for 
public/private partnerships potential. Funds will also be used to begin 
work on an Environmental Impact Statement for the corridor. The 
Chattanooga-Nashville Corridor will be an extension of the Atlanta-
Chattanooga corridor creating a seamless corridor between Atlanta and 
Nashville to address airport capacity issues in the region. 
Chattanooga's Lovell Field currently has unused capacity for additional 
enplanements, while Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport is overcrowded 
as the nation's busiest air hub.

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High-speed connections between the Atlanta, Chattanooga and Nashville 
airports are necessary, as recommended by the State of Georgia's Joint 
Study Committee on Transportation Funding.
  Distribution Funding:
  Salaries, wages, benefits and taxes--23.51%
  Professional Fee/Contractors--57.33%
  Office Supplies and maintenance--3.29%
  Travel/Conferences and Meetings--9.53%
  Indirect Costs--6.34%
  Requesting Member: Rep. Zach Wamp
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: HUD, Economic Development Initiatives
  Legal Name Requesting Entity: City of Oak Ridge
  Address: 200 South Tulane, Oak Ridge, TN
  Description of Request: The Oak Ridge City Council and Oak Ridge 
Mayor Torn Beehan requested funds to support the Oak Ridge Community 
Development Initiative in bringing economic development to the Highland 
View neighborhood and will receive $237,500 for this project. This 
neighborhood is one of the most economically depressed areas in the 
city. The housing was built over 50 years ago and was originally 
intended to be temporary housing. Funds will be used to construct new 
housing, assess structural integrity of housing units and provide a 
city-run grant program for neighborhood residents to renovate their 
WWII-era homes.
  Distribution of funding:
  Land Acquisition--21%
  Relocation--18%
  Demolition--2%
  Construction--51%
  Administration and Overhead--8%
  Requesting Member: Rep. Zach Wamp
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: HUD, Economic Development Initiatives
  Legal Name Requesting Entity: Hamilton County
  Address: Hamilton County Government Room 208 Courthouse, Chattanooga, 
TN
  Description of Request: Hamilton County Mayor Claude Ramsey and the 
County Commission requested funding to construct a workforce training 
center that will support industries locating at the Enterprise South 
Industrial Park. Hamilton County will receive $380,000 for this 
project. The Center for Advanced Manufacturing Technology will deliver 
hands on training in industry specific, high technology manufacturing 
skills to area residents that are critical to the 21st century 
workforce.
  Distribution of Funds:
  Site preparation--20%
  Architectural and engineering--15%
  Construction management--10%
  Materials and labor--35%
  Utilities--10%
  Fixtures, furnishings, and equipment--10%
  Requesting Member: Rep. Zach Wamp
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Small Business Administration, Salaries and Expenses
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: The Enterprise Center
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1250 Market Street, Suite 3020, 
Chattanooga, TN 37402
  Description of Request: The City of Chattanooga's center for economic 
development initiatives, The Enterprise Center, requested funds to 
promote the Enterprise Center's Technology Development and Transfer 
initiatives focusing on advanced transportation and alternative energy. 
The Enterprise Center will receive $700,000 to allow the Center to 
continue to strengthen efforts to connect advanced technology developed 
within the Department of Energy National Laboratory system with public 
and private sector organizations, as well as other innovative 
technology transfer initiatives to promote additional jobs and economic 
growth in the Tennessee Valley Corridor. The Enterprise Center 
Technology Development and Transfer Office serves an important role in 
the local, state, regional, and national economy in mining 
technologies, innovations, and patents at resource institutions and 
transferring these innovations to the public.
  Distribution of funding:
  Direct Program Expenses--85%
  Indirect Costs--15%
  Requesting Member: Rep. Zach Wamp
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Department of Education, FIPSE
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Cleveland State Community College
  Address of Requesting Entity: 3535 Adkisson Drive, Cleveland, TN 
37320
  Description of Request: Cleveland State Community College, a public 
college, requested funds to support workforce development for the 
energy efficiency construction industry and to promote economic growth 
in the region. Cleveland State Community College will receive $328,000 
for curriculum development and purchase of equipment to expand energy 
efficiency concepts and training by including other forms of 
alternative energy, such as biofuels. In 2005 Cleveland State Community 
College developed an Energy Efficient Residential Construction program, 
which trains students in the proper uses of materials and technologies, 
including installing and operating photovoltaic (PV) solar panel 
systems.
  Distribution of funding:
  Program Management and Curriculum--62.5%
  Demonstrations and Equipment--18.36%
  Outreach--19.13%
  Requesting Member: Rep. Zach Wamp
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for 
Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Research and Demonstration
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Medical Foundation of Chattanooga
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1917 East Third Street, Chattanooga, TN 
37404
  Description of Request: The Medical Foundation of Chattanooga, a non-
profit foundation, requested funds for the Project Access initiative to 
provide health care services to uninsured residents of Hamilton County, 
Tennessee. The Medical Foundation of Chattanooga will receive $190,000 
and matching funds of 5% will be dedicated to the project. Project 
Access staff and volunteer physicians provide essential health care 
services, including both primary and specialty care to these uninsured 
individuals to allow them to continue working and supporting their 
families.
  Distribution of funding:
  Personnel--75%
  MIS Systems Expansion/Upgrade--6.25%
  Other Operational Costs--18.75%
  Requesting Member: Rep. Zach Wamp
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources 
and Services Administration
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: St. Mary's Jefferson Memorial 
Hospital
  Address of Requesting Entity: 120 Hospital Drive, Jefferson City, TN 
37760
  Description of Request: Jefferson County Mayor Alan Palmieri and the 
Board of St. Mary's Jefferson Memorial Hospital, a non-profit hospital, 
requested funds to upgrade the hospital's emergency facilities and to 
purchase equipment. St. Mary's Jefferson Memorial Hospital will receive 
$523,000 and matching funds of 5% will be dedicated to the project. St. 
Mary's Jefferson Memorial Hospital is the sole community hospital for 
Jefferson County, Tennessee. Expanded emergency and other critical 
equipment are greatly needed to provide essential health care services 
in the county.
  Distribution of funding:
  Emergency Department Equipment--52%
  Intensive Care Unit Equipment--48%
  Requesting Member: Rep. Zach Wamp
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Department of Health and Human Services--Health Resources 
and Services Administration
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Lincoln Memorial University
  Address of Requesting Entity: 6965 Cumberland Gap Parkway, Harrogate, 
TN 37752
  Description of Request: The Board of Lincoln Memorial University, a 
private, non-profit university, requested funds to support the 
acquisition of medical simulation technology and for the training of 
faculty members in the use of that simulation technology. Lincoln 
Memorial University will receive $433,000 and matching funds of 5% will 
be dedicated to the project. The Lincoln Memorial University nurse 
anesthesia program will play a critical role in strengthening the 
competencies of community hospitals and healthcare providers in our 
region.
  Distribution of funding:
  Human Patient Simulators--56%
  Technology and hardware to support simulation capabilities--17%
  Other equipment and technology costs--27%
  Requesting Member: Rep. Zach Wamp
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: National Park Service, Construction
  Legal Name of Entity Receiving Funds: Moccasin Bend National 
Archeological District (a unit of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National 
Military Park)
  Address of Entity Receiving Funds: Moccasin Bend Road, Chattanooga, 
TN 37405
  Description of Request: Moccasin Bend National Archeological 
District, a unit of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military 
Park, will receive $500,000 to support design and development of 
visitor facilities to promote education and awareness of the 
archeological district. With evidence of human occupation dating back 
to the earliest human cultures in North America, Moccasin Bend has

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a rich and varied cultural history. Moccasin Bend was designated as a 
unit of the National Park Service to preserve the area's rich heritage 
for future generations. Currently no major facilities are in place on 
Moccasin Bend to support public enjoyment of these nationally 
significant resources.
  Distribution of funding:
  Design Development--100%
  Requesting Member: Rep. Zach Wamp
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Environmental Protection Agency, STAG
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: East Tennessee Development District
  Address of Requesting Entity: 216 Corporate Place, Alcoa, TN 37701
  Description of Request: Mayor of Anderson County Rex Lynch, Mayor of 
Union County Larry Lay, and the East Tennessee Development District 
have requested funds to improve the water system in Anderson and Union 
counties to address problems with bacteriological contamination in the 
current drinking water supply in the area and to promote economic 
development in the East Tennessee region. East Tennessee Development 
District will receive $500,000 and matching funds of 45% will be 
dedicated to the project.
  Distribution of funding:
  Anderson County water system improvements--$275,000 (55%)
  Union County water system improvements--$225,000 (45%)
  Requesting Member: Rep. Zach Wamp
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: USDA, Agricultural Research Service
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University of Tennessee Institute of 
Agriculture
  Address of Requesting Entity: 101 Morgan Hall, 2621 Morgan Circle, 
Knoxville, TN 37996
  Description of Request: University of Tennessee Institute of 
Agriculture requested funds for molecular genetics technologies used to 
develop better crop varieties to improve cropping systems in the region 
and will receive $254,000 for this project. Crops such as soybeans 
produced in West Tennessee and the North Delta Region are subjected to 
diseases and environmental conditions that are different from other 
cropping regions of the United States. Thus, there is a need for 
regional research on developing new varieties and cropping systems that 
will improve disease resistance, enhance value of the crop and protect 
the regional soil and water resources.
  Distribution of funding:
  Salaries--43.5%
  Supplies--10%
  Travel--1%
  Research Support Agreement--5%
  Equipment--17%
  Extramural Research--13.5%
  Indirect Research Costs--10%
  Requesting Member: Rep. Zach Wamp
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: USDA, CSREES, Special Research Grants
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University of Tennessee Institute of 
Agriculture
  Address of Requesting Entity: 101 Morgan Hall, 2621 Morgan Circle, 
Knoxville, TN 37996
  Description of Request: University of Tennessee Institute of 
Agriculture requested funds to provide research and development within 
biotechnology and photonics to produce crop plants that can be used 
directly as early-warning sentinels for the detection of plant 
diseases. University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture will receive 
$700,000 for this project. This research will greatly enhance farmers' 
ability to detect and treat crop diseases, at minimal costs, before the 
diseases can destroy entire harvests. In addition to the early 
detection of plant diseases, the research will develop precision 
agriculture phytosensors for the monitoring of field fertility and 
water stress. The ability to monitor field fertility and water stress 
aids in environmental stewardship of natural resources, and benefits 
growers in economic farm management.
  Distribution of funding:
  Salaries, Wages and Fringe--54%
  Grad Student Fees--2%
  Equipment--23%
  Materials and Supplics--8%
  Travel--1%
  Subcontracts--13%

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