[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 16] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages 21922-21923] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]EARMARK DECLARATION ______ HON. LAMAR SMITH of texas in the house of representatives Wednesday, September 24, 2008 Mr. SMITH of Texas. 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. 2638--The Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009. Requesting Member: Congressman Lamar Smith. Bill Number: H.R. 2638. Account: FEMA, Predisaster Mitigation. Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of New Braunfels. Address of Requesting Entity: 424 South Castell Avenue, New Braunfels, Texas 78130. Description of Request: I have requested $360,000 for the City of New Braunfels Flood Mitigation Project. The funding would be used to complete Phase 1 of the project: the planning and engineering requirements for a flood mitigation project to alleviate persistent flooding at two road crossings of Blieders Creek on River Road in New Braunfels that affects the ability of emergency services to access areas of the City. Phase 1 will cost approximately $450,000. The city is prepared to provide $90,000, a 20% share, for Phase 1. The City has completed preliminary planning and is prepared to begin Phase 1 immediately with completion of this phase expected in 2010. The estimated cost of the full two-phase project is $3.4 million. Estimated completion timeframe for the total project is 18 to 24 months. Requesting Member: Congressman Lamar Smith. Bill Number: H.R. 2638. Account: Department of the Army, Military Construction. Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Fort Sam Houston. Address of Requesting Entity: 1206 Stanley Road, Suite A, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-5001. Description of Request: I have requested $96,000,000 for Fort Sam Houston. The funding would be used to construct a Trainee Barracks Complex. This project will provide a 1200 PN barracks, a Battalion Headquarters, Two Company Operation Buildings and a Central Energy Plant. Requesting Member: Congressman Lamar Smith. Bill Number: H.R. 2638. Account: Defense Medical Program, TRICARE Management Activity, Military Construction, Defense-Wide. [[Page 21923]] Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Fort Sam Houston. Address of Requesting Entity: 1206 Stanley Road, Suite A, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-5001. Description of Request: I have requested $13,000,000 for Fort Sam Houston. The funding would be used to construct a medical instruction facility. This project provides general and applied instructional space, administrative space and automation-aided classroom space. Requesting Member: Congressman Lamar Smith. Bill Number: H.R. 2638. Account: Navy RDT&E, PE 0604800N, Line 126, Joint Strike Fighter. Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Albany Engineered Composites, Inc. Address of Requesting Entity: 1281 N. Main Street, Boerne, Texas 78006. Description of Request: I have requested $1,600,000 for JSF F-35B LiftFan Component Manufacturing at Albany Engineered Composites. The project will help ensure that the F-35B JSF Lift Fan meets critical weight and cost targets, and as such, ensure success of the F-35B Short Take-off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) when it enters into production. It would incorporate cost saving component and assembly designs, alternate materials and manufacturing process improvements targeted to save 24% in production; weight saving design improvements that will result in up to 10% component weight savings; and implement lean manufacturing methods to ensure consistent quality and efficient process flow when the F-35B version of the JSF begins to transition to higher volume production in 2010-11. The funding will be as follows: 54% of the funding will be used for engineering labor, 13% for program management, 10% for direct labor, 9% for materials and material testing, and 14% for qualifications testing and customer technical support. Requesting Member: Congressman Lamar Smith. Bill Number: H.R. 2638. Account: Air Force RDT&E, PE 0602102F, Line 8, F-1, Material. Legal Name of Requesting Entity: The University of Texas at Austin. Address of Requesting Entity: FAC 400, 1 University Station G2700, P.O. Box 7397, Austin, Texas 78713-7397. Description of Request: I have requested $1,200,000 for the Next Generation Manufacturing Processes project at the University of Texas at Austin. The proposed initiative will establish a research and education program for enhancing U.S. competitiveness in Intelligent Manufacturing. Intelligent Manufacturing requires the integration of physics-based models, state-of-the-art analysis and control, and advanced materials to develop the next generation of manufacturing processes and systems. The initial thrust will be on small lot and rapid response intelligent manufacturing that is critical to national defense, infrastructure, energy, medical products and other key areas of the U.S. manufacturing base. There are no other alternative sources of funding for this project. The university has, however, sought and received funding in support programs in specific related areas of research and development that provide significant leveraging for the requested funds. ____________________