[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 8] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages 10912-10913] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]EARMARK DECLARATION ______ HON. BILL SHUSTER of pennsylvania in the house of representatives Wednesday, May 21, 2008 Mr. SHUSTER. Madam Speaker, consistent with the Republican Leadership's policy on earmarks, I am placing this statement in the Congressional Record. Requesting Member: Congressman Bill Shuster (PA-9). Bill Number: H.R. 5658. Project Name: Army Reserve Center, Letterkenny Army Depot. Account: MILCON, ARMY RESERVE. Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Letterkenny Army Depot. Address of Requesting Entity: Letterkenny Army Depot, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Description of Request/Justification of Federal Funding: Provide an authorization of $17.9 million for Army Reserve Center, Letterkenny Army Depot. It is my understanding that funding for this project would consolidate three area Army Reserve facilities at the Letterkenny Army Depot (LEAD) in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. The project will provide a 300 member training facility with administrative areas, classrooms, [[Page 10913]] assembly hall, arms vault, kitchen, equipment storage areas, physical training rooms, and maintenance facilities. LEAD has set aside 7.5 acres of secure federal land for construction of the Reserve Center. The Center will be constructed behind the Letterkenny fence and adjacent to 600 aces of federal land which are used for Reserve training. This facility will also meet all projected force protection and anti-terrorism standards. This project is in including the President's FY 2009 budget and the US Army Reserve Fiscal Year 2009 FYDP. Project Name: Upgrade Munition Igloos, Phase 2, Letterkenny Army Depot. Account: MILCON, ARMY. Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Letterkenny Army Depot Address of Requesting Entity: Letterkenny Army Depot, Franklin County, Pennsylvania Description of Request/Justification of Federal Funding: Provide an authorization of $7.5 million for Upgrade Munition Igloos, Phase 2, Letterkenny Army Depot. It is my understanding that funding for this project would modify igloo doors and provide concrete ramps to significantly increase productivity and enhance Letterkenny Army Depot's (LEAD) ability to rapidly and safely support mission requirements. Letterkenny is a major receiving, storage, maintenance, and shipping site for both tactical missiles and conventional ammunition. These munitions are stored in 902 igloos constructed in the 1940s to store low technology ammunition that could be carried by hand. 706 of these igloos have 4 foot wide single doors ad a two step differential between the pavement and igloo floor. Funding for this project will modify approximately 100 igloos to 10 foot doors and provide concrete ramps direct from the pavement to the igloo. This project is in the US Army Fiscal Year 2011 FYDP. Letterkenny's munitions storage mission continues to grow and its need for upgraded igloos to meet this mission requirement is more immediate than programmed. Project Name: Expeditionary Persistent Power. Account: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, & EVAL, DEFENSEWIDE. Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Mission Critical Solutions, LLC. Address of Requesting Entity: 271 Industrial Lane, Alum Bank, PA 15521. Description of Request/Justification of Federal Funding: Provide an authorization of $3 million for Expeditionary Persistent Power. It is my understanding that funding will be used for research, development, testing, and evaluation. This program builds on the recent success and advancements in ground based power and alternative propulsion systems for USSOCOM as well as advancements in the ultra thin film solar and small wind driven regeneration systems. The power/ propulsion system will use latest-generation, commercially available Li-ion polymer batteries storing power from wind, solar, and regeneration techniques. USSOCOM has a continuing requirement for Expeditionary Power and Clandestine Propulsion Systems for ground, marine, and UV's for all operations environments and tactical scenarios. It is also my understanding that approximately 55 percent of funding would be used for labor costs, approximately 40 percent of funding would be used for materials, and approximately 5 percent of funding would be used for travel and other costs. Project Name: Fire Support Technology Improvement Program. Account: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, & EVAL, ARMY. Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Szanca Solutions, Inc. Address of Requesting Entity: 100 East Pitt Street, Suite 300, Bedford, PA 15522. Description of Request: Justification of Federal Funding: Provide an authorization of $1.5 million for Fire Support Technology Improvement Program. It is my understanding that funding for this project would be used for research, development, testing, and evaluation to leverage and develop advanced artillery battle management technologies and to integrate these advanced technologies into the Army fire support modernization initiatives. This program will help in Battlefield Damage Assessment (BDA) for target re-fire, to include target of opportunity avoidance due to weighted benefits of a current intel information resource that is supplying crucial tactical intel information. This effort will also decrease the time from target identification to firing. The program will also provide Theater Commanders with the intelligence to determine if a fire mission may affect critical infrastructures or resources (water and oil pipelines, power lines or support facilities) that are critical to the civilian population. It is also my understanding that approximately 80 percent of funding would be used for staff, approximately 17 percent of funding would be use to design and implement a test facility, and approximately 3 percent of funding would be used for travel and other costs. Project Name: Maritime C4ISR System. Account: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, & EVAL, ARMY. Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Mission Critical Solutions, LLC. Address of Requesting Entity: 271 Industrial Lane, Alum Bank, PA 15521. Description of Request/Justification of Federal Funding: Provide an authorization of $1 million for Maritime C4ISR System. It is my understanding that funding would be used for research, development, testing, and evaluation. This project would be used to support C4ISR situations awareness for maritime protection activities. The Maritime C4ISR System is a comprehensive suite of sensor devices together with IP based network communications to support C4ISR situational awareness for maritime protection activities. The system was conceived for port and coastal security missions requiring enhanced situational awareness, integrating and fusing existing sensors via IP. The Maritime C4ISR system allows the user to manage several complex and diverse tasks simultaneously through remote access, automation, information management, and the development or enhancement of decision aides to simplify decision-making and support defensive action by joint forces. It is also my understanding that approximately 50 percent of funding would be used for labor, approximately 42 percent of funding would be used for material, and approximately 8 percent of funding would be used for travel and other costs. Project Name: Strengthening LEAD Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management. Account: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, & EVAL, ARMY. Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Mountain Research LLC. Address of Requesting Entity: 825 25th Street, Altoona, PA 16601. Description of Request/Justification of Federal Funding: Provide an authorization of $500,000 for Strengthening LEAD Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management. It is my understanding that funding for this project would be focused on technology transfer and implementation to reduce the impact of legacy use of toxic chemicals, investigate alternative fuel use for non-tactical fleet vehicles, reduce energy intensity, implement alternative renewable energy technologies, support the design and construction of sustainable buildings, and improve Environmental Management Systems at the Letterkenny Army Depot in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. The President signed E.O. 13423 on January 24, 2007, requiring Federal agencies to ``conduct their environmental, transportation, and energy-related activities under the law in support of their respective missions in an environmentally, economically and fiscally sound, integrated, continuously improving, efficient, and sustainable manner.'' Letterkenny Army Depot's unique mission, including manufacturing, depot level maintenance, and demilitarization, presents significant challenges to maintaining operations while achieving aggressive sustainability targets. Letterkenny Army Depot's leadership in technology implementation will not only benefit Letterkenny, but will also facilitate horizontal technology transfer to surrounding Pennsylvania military installations, other Army depots, and installations across the DoD. It is also my understanding that approximately 57 percent of funding would be used for labor, approximately 40 percent of funding would be used for material, and approximately 3 percent of funding would be used for travel and other costs. ____________________