[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 17] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages 23501-23502] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]EARMARK DECLARATION ______ HON. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN of florida in the house of representatives Monday, September 29, 2008 Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Madam Speaker, pursuant to 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. Name of Requesting Member: Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. Account: Defense, Research Test and Evaluation (Army). Project Name: Mass Scale Biosensor Threat Diagnostic for In-Theater Defense Utilization at FlU. Amount: $8,000,000. Contact: Dr. Joe Leigh Simpson, Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, College of Medicine; Florida International University (FIU) 11200 S.W. 8th Street, Miami, Florida 33199. Detailed Budget: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Requested Requested Item funds year funds year Total 1 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Salaries and Fringes for 1 $1,000,000 $500,000 $1,500,000 Biomedical Engineering, 1 (University Electrical/Computer Engineering, match and 2 College of Medicine $500,000 faculty (1 Genetic; 1 year-02) Reproductive Endocrinology) ($250,000 each)................. 3 lab tech. (@75K ea.) (salary 225,000 ........... 225,000 and fringe)..................... Supplies......................... 100,000 50,000 150,000 Sample Collections............... 20,000 30,000 50,000 Research Coordinator (salary and 75,000 ........... 75,000 fringe)......................... -------------------------------------- Total Direct Costs......... 1,420,000 580,000 2,000,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Name of Requesting Member: Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. Account: Defense, Operation and Maintenance (Navy). Project Name: Modernization/Restoration of Naval Air Station Key West Facilities and Infrastructure. Amount: $6,000,000. Contact: Ron Demes, Naval Air Station Key West, FL 33040-9001. Naval Air Station, Key West is in need of funding for Repair and Upgrading of Landing/Arresting Gear for enhanced safety of flight and is also in need of repair/restoration of the bridge providing access to the Ordnance Storage Facility. Naval Air Station Key West provides fleet readiness training for Navy, Air Force, Air National Guard and Allied Air Forces and multiple facilities are in need of repair or upgrading in order to maintain readiness and also for continued safety of flight. [[Page 23502]] The restoration/modernization requested will enhance the training and safety of military pilots from all of the services; will help avoid costly accidents and will contribute to enhanced readiness. Name of Requesting Member: Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. Account: Homeland Security, FEMA National Pre-disaster Mitigation. Project Name: Miami Beach Interoperability/Communication/Emergency Operations Center Amount: $1,000,000. Contact: Kevin Crowder, City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139. Total Project Cost: $3,165,977. Federal Funding Request (DHS): $2,000,000. Anticipated sources of funding: CMB Equipment Fund 302 (EOC), $565,314; CMB Equipment Emergency Funds (EOC), $370,817; CMB Disaster Recovery Network Access Point (NAP), $170,102; Telephone Switch at NAP, $59,744; and FY2009 DHS Request, $2,000,000. Percent and source of required matching fund: City of Miami Beach match is 36.8% of the anticipated project cost. This only included EOC equipment; it does not include the construction costs of the EOC. The EOC construction is included as part of the $12.9 million renovation, expansion and new construction of a Fire Station. Justification for use of federal taxpayer dollars: This project continues the City's investment in enhancing the interoperability and communication aspects of the City's homeland security initiatives, including enhancements to the Emergency Operations Center that the City has invested in and is currently under construction. Projects also include SWAT response capabilities, Video surveillance, regional waterborne response, command and communications van, interoperable wireless communications systems, antidote kits, and other interoperability technology and communication initiatives. Name of Requesting Member: Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. Account: Homeland Security, FEMA National Pre-disaster Mitigation. Project Name: City of Miami Stormwater Project. Amount: $1,000,000. Contact: Ignacio Ortiz-Petit, Senior Assistant to the City Manager, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida 331333. a. Anticipated sources of the funding for the duration of the project: The City of Miami is requesting $1,250 for the City of Miami Stormwater Project. The City of Miami anticipates that the remaining $8,022,248 will come from the state. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Percent of Dollar total Is this Sources of funding amount project funding requested cost committed? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Appropriations................. $1,250,000 13 No. State funds.................... $8,022,248 87 No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Detailed Budget: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal Item Cost request State Total ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kinloch storm sewer improvements project.................... $4,046,507 ........... ........... $4,046,507 Englewood storm sewer....................................... 1,093,165 $147,371 $945,794 1,093,163 Northwest storm sewers...................................... 1,285,758 173,334 1,112,424 1,285,758 North bayshore drive drainage improvements.................. 2,594,883 349,818 2,245,065 2,594,883 Fairlawn storm sewer improvements project................... 251,935 33,964 217,971 251,935 --------------------------------------------------- Total Project Budget.................................. ........... 1,250,000 8,022,248 9,272,248 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- b. Percent and source of required matching fund; and Please see the above chart. The City of Miami anticipates that the State will pay for 87 percent of this project. Since the City of Miami is a local government, no match is required. c. Justification for use of federal taxpayer dollars: The City of Miami Stormwater Project will significantly mitigate flood conditions caused by local storms and will result in a reduction of flood damage and an increase in public safety for the City of Miami by implementing stormwater drainage projects throughout the City. This project will also help control the discharge of stormwater into the Miami River and Biscayne Bay and will improve the overall water quality of Miami's waterways. ____________________