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“EARMARK DECLARATION” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E496 on Feb. 26, 2009.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
EARMARK DECLARATION
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HON. VERN BUCHANAN
of florida
in the house of representatives
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Mr. BUCHANAN. 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, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009:
Requesting Member: Congressman Vern Buchanan
Bill Number: H.R. 1105
Account: Department of Justice--COPS Law Enforcement Technology
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Manatee Community College
Address of Requesting Entity: 5840 26th Street West, Bradenton FL 34207
Description of Request: I secured $200,000 for an Emergency Notification System using VOIP at Manatee Community College.
VOIP technology offees many advantages; one of the biggest is the convergence between voice and data, which offers possibilities beyond regular telephone or e-mail services. A good example is using VOIP for mass notifications, in which a user can send an alert message simultaneously to a large audience in multiple ways such as text messaging, voice mail and e-mail. Funds will be used to purchase equipment and the one-time cost of installation and set-up.
Reqesting Member: Congressman Vern Buchanan
Bill Number: H.R. 1105
Account: Economic Development Initiatives
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Sarasota Housing Authority
Address of Requesting Entity: 1300 Blvd. of the Arts, Sarasota, FL 34236
Description of Request: I secured $237,500 for the Sarasota Housing Authority to build a LEED Certified community center.
Redevelopment is already underway. Plans call for a community center to be built to serve as a property management office as well as a resident services center that will be used to provide training and services to residents to become self sufficient. This center is slated to be a LEED Certified as a green building.
Requesting Member: Congressman Vern Buchanan
Bill Number: H.R. 1105
Account: Transportation, Community, and System Preservation
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Manatee and Sarasota Counties
Address of Requesting Entity: 1112 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton, FL 34205 (Manatee County) 1660 Ringling Blvd. Sarasota, FL 34236 (Sarasota County)
Description of Request: I secured $475,000 Intelligent Transportation
(ITS) project in Manatee and Sarasota Counties.
The counties are upgrading their signal systems in order to deploy a more advanced traffic management system. This project also complements a programmed State of Florida project to deploy ITS for the purpose of incident management on 1-75. It is expected to reduce vehicular delay by 9.5 million hours per year and reduce fuel consumption by 3.8 million gallons per year.
The counties have been coordinating their efforts. Manatee County will incur a greater cost on this project; as a result funding should be split 60-40 between the counties.
Manatee County's project is called Advanced Traffic management System
(ATMS), while Sarasota County has designated theirs ITS.
Requesting Member: Congressman Vern Buchanan
Bill Number: H.R. 1105
Account: Transportation, Community, and System Preservation
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Hardee County
Address of Requesting Entity: 412 West Orange Street, Room 103, Wauchula, Fl. 33873 Description of Request: I secured $332,500 for Bridge costs on US-17.
Funds will be utilized to construct a 500' by 43' bridge in the Hardee County Line/CR 634 segment. The project is an important component of the larger project to four-lane US-17 in Hardee County.
This larger project is important for safety and economic reasons. US-
17 four laned entirely will be a valuable evacuation route during hurricanes. Also, it would provide an economic boom as many businesses are looking to the area in their future plans.
Requesting Member: Congressman Vern Buchanan
Bill Number: H.R. 1105
Account: Alternative Analysis
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Sarasota County
Address of Requesting Entity: 1660 Ringling Blvd. Sarasota, Fl 34236
Description of Request: I secured $1,009,375 Sarasota County Bus Rapid Transit.
Sarasota County is expanding its transit system with the most fuel-
efficient vehicles and the latest ITS technology. The Bus Rapid Transit Corridor Project will: connect areas of highest transit ridership access for key employment sites; improve the operating efficiency of transit services, and support regional long-term land use goals.
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