Volume 155, No. 40 covering the 1st Session of the 111th Congress (2009 - 2010) was published by the Congressional Record.
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“EARMARK DECLARATION” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E586-E587 on March 6, 2009.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
EARMARK DECLARATION
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HON. JEAN SCHMIDT
of ohio
in the house of representatives
Friday, March 6, 2009
Mrs. SCHMIDT. 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. 1105, ``Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009.''
Requesting Member: Congresswoman Jean Schmidt
Bill Number: H.R. 1105
Project Name: Ohio Riverfront, Cincinnati, Ohio
Account: Army Corps of Engineers, Construction General
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: ``The City of Cincinnati''
Address of Requesting Entity: 950 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio
Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $2,871,000 to begin construction of Phase I of the project, including a flood-tolerant, stabilized river bank that will become a riverfront park linking central riverfront attractions to Downtown Cincinnati. This request is consistent with the intended and authorized purpose of the Army Corps of Engineers, Construction account [PL 110-114, Section 5116 (WRDA 2007)]. The City of Cincinnati will match this funding 50-50 and has thus far provided $11.97 million toward this project. The State of Ohio has also appropriated $1.75 million for the project.
Requesting Member: Congresswoman Jean Schmidt
Bill Number: H.R. 1105
Project Name: Metropolitan Region of Cincinnati, Duck Creek, Ohio
Account: Army Corps of Engineers, Construction General
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: ``The City of Cincinnati'' and
``Village of Fairfax''
Address of Requesting Entity: 950 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio and 5903 Hawthorne Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio
Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $3,828,000 to continue construction of 100-year level of flood protection to existing commercial, industrial, and residential areas along Duck Creek. This request is consistent with the authority provided by WRDA 2000 (PL 106-
541) and the intended and authorized purpose of the Army Corps of Engineers, Construction account.
Requesting Member: Congresswoman Jean Schmidt
Bill Number: H.R. 1105
Project Name: Ohio Environmental Infrastructure, OH: Village of St. Martin, Ohio
Account: Army Corps of Engineers, Construction, Section 594, Ohio Environmental Infrastructure
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: ``Village of St. Martin''
Address of Requesting Entity: P.O. Box 213, Fayetteville, Ohio 45118
Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $200,000 to replace the wastewater treatment plant serving the Brown County Ursuline School for Girls, Chatfield College and 27 neighboring residences. The treatment plant is mandated by the EPA to be replaced by June 1, 2010. This request is consistent with the authorized purpose of the Ohio Environmental Infrastructure account (Section 594). The Village is prepared to provide 50 percent of the total project cost. Funds will be used for engineering ($48,000); preliminary engineering ($5,000); design ($22,500); and construction ($326,000).
Requesting Member: Congresswoman Jean Schmidt
Bill Number: H.R. 1105
Project Name: Rankin House State Memorial
Account: National Park Service, Save America's Treasures
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: ``Ohio Historical Society''
Address of Requesting Entity: 1982 Velma Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43211
Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $150,000 to preserve and restore the Rankin House. Funds will be used for exterior trim and brick repair ($28,000); restoration of dining room and bedroom woodwork
($43,000); conserve parlor mural ($50,000); interior painting
($30,000); new HVAC system ($25,000); upgrade electrical system
($12,000); plumbing repair ($3,000); security system upgrades ($9,000); relocate utilities to house underground ($30,000); reproduction floor coverings, wallpapers, drapes, bed coverings ($75,000); and conservation of furniture and painting ($60,000). This request is consistent with the authorized purpose of the Save America's Treasures account.
Requesting Member: Congresswoman Jean Schmidt
Bill Number: H.R. 1105
Project Name: Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati, Eastern/Delta Sewer Separation Project
Account: STAG Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Project
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: ``Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati''
Address of Requesting Entity: 1600 Gest Street, Cincinnati, OH 45204
Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $500,000 to separate sanitary sewage from storm water flows in order to reduce the amount of combined sewer overflow (CSO) volume discharged to the Ohio River. $1 million authorization in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2007. This is part of MSD's Wet Weather Improvement Plan (WWIP) to comply with the federally-mandated consent decree for combined sewer overflows (CSO) and sanitary sewer overflows (SSO). The agreement between MSD and various regulatory authorities, including the United States Environmental Protection Agency, was codified into two Consent Decrees entered in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on June 9, 2004. The total cost of the WWIP is estimated to be nearly $2.0B (in 2006 dollars) and has been funded thus far by the MSD rate payers. Implementation of this project would reduce the volume of untreated combined sewage entering the Ohio River by 13 million gallons per year. This request is consistent with the authorized purpose of the STAG Water and Wastewater Infrastructure account.
Requesting Member: Congresswoman Jean Schmidt
Bill Number: H.R. 1105
Project Name: Shawnee State University for an Immersive Technology and Arts Center
Account: Small Business Administration
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: ``Shawnee State University''
Address of Requesting Entity: 940 Second Street, Portsmouth, Ohio 45662
Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $300,000 for an Immersive Technology and Arts Center at Shawnee State University
(ITAC). ITAC will house a motion capture lab and advanced video and sound editing studios to create a fully-realized virtual environment. ITAC will play a prominent role in attracting national and international professionals and businesses to the area, fostering the development of locally owned companies and supplementing a strong high-
tech education at the University. ITAC emphasizes local partnerships and will be part of a regional collaboration of businesses and institutions of higher education working to cultivate the intellectual and financial capital to create a high-tech economic base in the Southern Ohio region. Funding will be used for 30 computer workstations, proprietary software, and furniture ($270,000) and staffing for one year ($100,000). This request is consistent with the authorized purpose of the Small Business Administration account.
Requesting Member: Congresswoman Jean Schmidt
Bill Number: H.R. 1105
Project Name: Clermont County Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force
Account: OJP--Byrne Discretionary Grants
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: ``Clermont County Sheriff's Office''
Address of Requesting Entity: 4470 State Route 222, Batavia, Ohio 45103-9777
Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $230,000 for the Clermont County Drug Unit, a multi-jurisdictional narcotics task force formed in 1988. Funds will supplement local resources to provide for personnel and operations. The mission of the unit is to identify, investigate and arrest mid and upper echelon narcotics violators who otherwise would operate across jurisdictional boundaries with impunity. Funds will support personnel ($289,646) and operations ($77,008). This request is consistent with the authorized purpose of the OJP, Byrne Discretionary Grants account.
Requesting Member: Congresswoman Jean Schmidt
Bill Number: H.R. 1105
Project Name: Cincinnati Communications Equipment
Account: COPS Law Enforcement Technology
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: ``City of Cincinnati''
Address of Requesting Entity: Regional Computer Center/Communications Technology Services, 805 Central Avenue, Suite 310, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45202
Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $1,270,000 to implement 800MHz radios for non-public safety agencies in the City of Cincinnati so they can communicate with public safety agencies, and to eliminate the need to replace aging (20+ years old) UHF/VHF equipment because of federal (FCC) mandates related to narrowbanding. Total project cost is
$2.5 million, including $100,000 personnel, engineering, and design and
$2.4 million for equipment. This request is consistent with the authorized purpose of the COPS Law Enforcement Technology account.
Requesting Member: Congresswoman Jean Schmidt
Bill Number: H.R. 1105
Project Name: Eastgate Area Improvements, Clermont County, Ohio
Account: Transportation, Community, and System Preservation
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: ``Clermont County Transportation Improvement District''
Address of Requesting Entity: 175 E. Main Street--Suite 150, Batavia, OH 45103
Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $570,000 for Eastgate Area Improvements (Local Network Improvements-Segments IV and IVa) including Preliminary Engineering/Environmental Impact Studies (PE/EIS) and related activities to develop and construct projects consistent with appropriate federal project development and ODOT requirements. Total project cost is $2.5 million. Seeking $2 million in federal support with non-federal/local match of $500,000. This request is consistent with the authorized purpose of the Transportation, Community, and System Preservation account.
Requesting Member: Congresswoman Jean Schmidt
Bill Number: H.R. 1105
Project Name: Village of Morrow, Morrow, Ohio
Account: Economic Development Initiatives
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: ``Village of Morrow''
Address of Requesting Entity: 150 E Pike Street, Morrow, Ohio 45152
Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $237,500 for streetscape improvements to help revitalize Morrow's central business district and support economic development. Elements of the project include funding for street lighting ($27,500), signage-facade ($2,500), removal of existing walk ($3,850), curb and gutter removal ($4,950), removal and reinstallation of traffic signs ($2,625), storm pipe removal ($8,800), engineering and design ($34,000), relocate street utilities ($25,000), pipe culverts ($44,000), misc pipe culvert for drain basin ($8,000), underdrains ($7,040), ODOT Type 2 curb and gutter
($22,000), concrete sidewalk ($45,000), construction observation-
inspection ($10,000), seeding and mulching ($2,775), and misc approaches--ADA ramps ($12,500). The Village is prepared to provide
$25,000 or a 5 percent match of total project costs. This request is consistent with the authorized purpose of the Economic Development Initiatives account.
Requesting Member: Congresswoman Jean Schmidt
Bill Number: H.R. 1105
Project Name: Central Riverfront Street Grid
Account: Transportation, Community, and System Preservation
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: ``City of Cincinnati''
Address of Requesting Entity: Department of Transportation and Engineering, 801 Plum Street, City Hall, Room 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $475,000 to design and construct pedestrian facilities, utility infrastructure, and other street improvements on Race Street in downtown Cincinnati. The CRF Street Grid Project provides the streets, sidewalks and utility infrastructure necessary to support the new Central Riverfront redevelopment, including the Paul Brown Stadium, the Great American Ballpark, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Central Riverfront Park, and The Banks mixed-use development. The project augments Fort Washington Way by increasing mobility and providing roadway connections to accommodate localized access to and from Cincinnati's Central Business District and Central Riverfront areas, as well as the Northern Kentucky Riverfront. This request is consistent with the authorized purpose of the Transportation, Community, and System Preservation account.
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