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“EARMARK DECLARATION” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E1429 on June 15, 2009.
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EARMARK DECLARATION
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HON. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART
of florida
in the house of representatives
Monday, June 15, 2009
Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information regarding earmarks I received as part of the FY 2009 Omnibus.
Commerce, Justice, Science
Requesting Member: Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart
Bill Number: H.R. 2847, the FY2010 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Account: Department of Justice, COPS Law Enforcement Technology account
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Address of Requesting Entity: 1450 NE Second Avenue, Miami, FL 33132
Description of Request: I have secured $600,000 to upgrade law enforcement equipment for the Miami-Dade County Public Schools Police Department. In their mission to protect the children of our community, the MDCPS Police Department has increasingly turned to new technologies. In 2005, laptop computers were purchased through grants and installed in officer's vehicles. These upgrades allow officers to decrease paper-based work by 80% and spend considerably more time at the public schools.
Requesting Member: Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart
Bill Number: H.R. 2847, the FY2010 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Account: Department of Justice, Juvenile Justice account
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Florida Venture Foundation
Address of Requesting Entity: 782 NW LeJeune Road, Suite 348, Miami, FL 33126
Description of Request: I have secured $400,000 that will be used to provide economically disadvantaged young adults with the opportunities to obtain educational experience that will enhance their employment skills. The Youthbuild Outreach program complements high school education by providing on-site construction training to at-risk youth. Not only does Youthbuild Outreach help youth in distressed communities with needed skills, upon graduation the program assists in employment referrals and job placement. Local entrepreneurs will contribute to the program through the creation of mentoring and protege relationships, including peer review groups. This community inclusive effort will benefit the Miami-Dade County and Broward County Public Schools, as well as local unemployment.
Requesting Member: Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart
Bill Number: H.R. 2847, the FY2010 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Account: Department of Justice, COPS account
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Hialeah
Address of Requesting Entity: 501 Palm Avenue, Hialeah, FL 33010
Description of Request: I have secured $250,000 to enhance the City of Hialeah police department's current radio system which does not allow for radio interoperability among other law enforcement agencies, especially important during times of statewide response to natural disasters, domestic security incidents or multi-agency jurisdictional public safety efforts. The XPS radio system would bridge the current gap and achieve interoperability with the State of Florida by replacing and upgrading fixed end, portable and mobile radio communication equipment.
Requesting Member: Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart
Bill Number: H.R. 2847, the FY2010 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Account: Department of Justice, Juvenile Justice account
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: ARISE Foundation, Inc.
Address of Requesting Entity: 824 US Hwy 1, Suite 240, North Palm Beach, FL 33408
Description of Request: I have secured $550,000 which will be used to educate at-risk youth. Established in 1986, ARISE has trained over 5,800 certified life skills instructors who have gone on to teach over 4,000,000 documented hours of evidence-based life skills lessons. Specifically targeting high-risk youth, ARISEs goal is to stop the cycle of crime and violence while offenders are young enough to learn life lessons--and ultimately, to reduce rates of recidivism, drug abuse and violence while building skills to keep juveniles in school and out of harm's way. The ARISE Life Management Skills Lessons provide both training and program materials for teaching such lessons to incarcerated youth through interactive methods that help develop positive social and emotional skills needed to break the cycle of violence and crime that would otherwise doom many of today's juvenile offenders. Further, it provides demonstrable outcome measures on the value of expanding this statistically proven, award-winning, professionally managed intervention program.
Requesting Member: Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart
Bill Number: H.R. 2847, the FY2010 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Account: Department of Justice, Byrne Justice Assistance account
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Miami-Dade County
Address of Requesting Entity: 111 NW 1st Street, Suite 1032, Miami, FL 33128
Description of Request: I have secured $150,000 to be used for the creation of a mortgage fraud task force (MFTF) national model to train law enforcement individuals in those identified communities which represent the ten highest concentrated areas affected by mortgage fraud. The Miami-Dade County MFTF will serve as a national model based on its proven performance. The national model will be coordinated by Miami-Dade County and administered by the United States Department of Justice. The anticipated benefits include a more effective process of dealing with and prosecuting mortgage fraud in Miami-Dade County and nationwide, and eventually, a decrease in the occurrence of mortgage fraud.
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