[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 16] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page 21989] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]EARMARK DECLARATION ______ HON. STEVAN PEARCE of new mexico in the house of representatives Thursday, September 25, 2008 Mr. PEARCE. Madam Speaker, Pursuant to the Republican Leadership standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information for publication in the Congressional Record regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 2638, The Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 of which: $7,000,000 shall be appropriated to New Mexico Tech for the Magdalena Ridge Observatory (MRO) under the RDTE, Navy Account. Contact: Office of Naval Research 875 North Randalph Street, Suite 1425, Code 03T, Arlington, VA 22203-1995. MRO requires specialized capabilities to develop and support advanced instrumentation and telescopes for use in astronomical and Department of Defense missions. The use of smart instrumentation provides a means of reducing costs, maintaining expertise, and providing long term operational assurance and education benefits. Recent events have highlighted the need to image objects in various locations. A single stand-alone telescope is essential to locating targets of interest but a multi-telescope interferometer is needed to form model independent images. $5,000,000 shall be appropriated to New Mexico State University for UAV Systems Operations Validation Program. Contact: Office of the Secretary of Defense CTEIP Program Manager. Building upon the strong capabilities and broad expertise developed under the USOVP, this project will focus and address requirements for small to mid size UAS--a critical need identified by the DoD. Currently, USOVP provides DoD an environment in which to evaluate operations and performance of UAV platforms and systems in civil airspace. USOVP is headquartered at the Las Cruces International Airport with partners in AK and HI. USOVP demonstrations of UAV flights in civil airspace, both long distance and regional, are used to advance the integration of UAS in the NAS. $4,000,000 shall be appropriated to General Atomics for the Holloman High Speed Test Track. Contact: US Air Force/USAF 846th Test Squadron, Holloman AFB, Holloman High Speed Test Track 1521 Test Track Rd., Holloman AFB, NM 88330. This effort continues the development and construction of the prototype magnetic levitation test track to support high speed test operations at Holloman AFB, NM. This project will continue to deliver to the Air Force and US Government test community the capability of conducting high speed (up to mach 9) testing of critical missile, propulsion, and sensor subsystems in a vibration-free environment while reducing the need to conduct expensive and time-consuming flight tests. ____________________