Madam Speaker, in accordance with the February 2008 New Republican Earmark Standards Guidance, I submit the following in regards to the Fiscal Year 2009 Labor, Health and Human Services, and…
Madam Speaker, in accordance with the February 2008 New Republican Earmark Standards Guidance, I submit the following in regards to the Fiscal Year 2009 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act found in H.R. 1105, the FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act:
Department of Education (DOE)--Arkansas City Public Schools: H.R. 1105, the FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act contains $120,000 for Arkansas City Public Schools, Arkansas City, KS for the purchase of equipment in the Fund for the Improvement of Education (FIE) Account. The entity to receive
funding for this project is Arkansas City Schools, Unified School District 470, at 2545 Greenway, Arkansas City, KS 67005.
This funding will help the schools reach their Five-Year Strategic Plan objective of developing career technology. It will provide additional computers and support hardware, including printers and storage devices, and facilitate a workplace environment to help students develop technology-based job skills concurrent with classroom learning objectives.
No matching funds are required for this Department of Education project.
Department of Education (DOE)--Coffeyville Public Schools: H.R. 1105, the FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act contains $167,000 for Coffeyville School District, Coffeyville, KS for purchase of equipment in the Fund for the Improvement of Education (FIE) Account. The entity to receive funding for this project is Coffeyville School District at 615 Ellis, Coffeyville, KS 67337.
Coffeyville, KS was hit by severe flooding in July 2007, which has significantly impacted the finances of the region. This funding would assist USD 445 in providing access to technology for students who would otherwise be financially unable to do so.
No matching funds are required for this Department of Education project.
Department of Education (DOE)--Independence Public Schools: H.R. 1105, the FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act contains $238,000 for Independence Public Schools, Independence, KS for purchase of equipment in the Fund for the Improvement of Education (FIE) Account. The entity to receive funding for this project is Independence Unified School District 446, at PO Drawer 487, 517 N 10th, Independence, KS 67301.
This funding will assist USD 446 in providing additional technology for language arts and mathematics teachers to use in their classrooms, and to train the teachers in the use of new and existing technology.
No matching funds are required for this Department of Education project.
Department of Education (DOE)--Valley Center Public Schools: H.R. 1105, the FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act contains $442,000 for Valley Center Public Schools, Independence, KS for curriculum development, to include the purchase of technology and equipment in the Fund for the Improvement of Education (FIE) Account. The entity to receive funding for this project is Valley Center Public Schools at 132 S Park Ave., Valley Center, KS 67147.
This funding will assist USD 262 in developing on the job training and staff development, purchasing technological tools and resources for classroom use, and curriculum to use the technology in the classroom.
No matching funds are required for this Department of Education project.
Department of Education (DOE)--Coffeyville Public Schools: H.R. 1105, the FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act contains $213,000 for Winfield Public Schools, Winfield, KS for curriculum development, to include the purchase of technology and equipment in the Fund for the Improvement of Education (FIE) Account. The entity to receive funding for this project is Winfield, Kansas, Public Schools, Unified School District 465 at 1407 Wheat Road, Winfield, KS 67156.
This funding will help facilitate a greater understanding of technology through training for middle and high school teachers, and allow for greater integration of technology in the classroom through curriculum development.
No matching funds are required for this Department of Education project.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)--Sedgwick County, KS: H.R. 1105, the FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act contains $428,000 for Sedgwick County Government, Wichita, KS for prenatal education and outreach programs, in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Account. The entity to receive funding for this project is Sedgwick County (KS) Government at 525 N. Main, Suite 243, Wichita, KS 67203.
The Sedgwick County Healthy Babies program utilizes evidence-based practices and innovative community-driven interventions (outreach, health education, case management, utilization of prenatal/postnatal care) to improve the quality of and access to health care for women and infants at both service and system levels. This funding will allow Sedgwick County Healthy Babies to continue its critical outreach programs.
No matching funds are required for this Department of Health and Human Services project.
In accordance with the February 2008 New Republican Earmark Standards Guidance, I submit the following in regards to the Fiscal Year 2009 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act found in H.R. 1105, the FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act:
Department of Agriculture--National Agriculture Biosecurity Center, Kansas: H.R. 1105, the FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act contains $259,000 for the National Agriculture Biosecurity Center, Kansas, in the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's Salaries and Expenses account. The entity to receive funding for this project is The Kansas State University, located at 110 Anderson Hall, Manhattan, Kansas 66506.
The funding would be used to implement international linkages for food animal and food crop disease surveillance, to expand animal health diagnostic screening capabilities in Kansas and the region, and to further develop a GIs-tracking system for pathogen monitoring.
No matching funds are required for this Department of Agriculture project.
Department of Agriculture--Grain Sorghum, Kansas, Texas: H.R. 1105, the FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act contains $515,000 for Grain Sorghum, Kansas and Texas, in the Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service's Special Research Grants Account. The entity to receive funding for this project is the Kansas State University, located at 110 Anderson Hall, Manhattan, Kansas 66506.
The funding would be used to expand existing research and education programs, particularly in genetic improvement and sorghum utilization.
No matching funds are required for this Department of Agriculture project.
Department of Agriculture--Water Conservation, Kansas: H.R. 1105, the FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act contains $69,000 for Water Conservation, Kansas in the Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service's Special Research Grants Account. The entity to receive funding for this project is the Kansas State University, located at 1 10 Anderson Hall, Manhattan, Kansas 66506.
The funding would be used to study ways to stop and reverse the depletion of the Ogallala Aquifer in Kansas.
No matching funds are required for this Department of Agriculture project.
Department of Agriculture--Wheat Genetic Research, Kansas: H.R. 1105, the FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act contains $240,000 for Wheat Genetic Research, Kansas, in the Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service's Special Research Grants Account. The entity to receive funding for this project is the Kansas State University, located at 110 Anderson Hall, Manhattan, Kansas 66506.
The funding would be used to collect, conserve, and distribute wheat genetic and genomic resources; develop improved germ plasm; develop genetic stocks; develop genomic resources; and support training and outreach.
No matching funds are required for this Department of Agriculture project.
In accordance with the February 2008 New Republican Earmark Standards Guidance, I submit the following in regards to the Fiscal Year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act found in H.R. 1105.
Water system improvements, City of Derby, Kansas: The Department of the Interior, Environment and Other Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations Act found in H.R. 1105 contains $1,000,000 for the City of Derby, Water and Wastewater System Improvements. The entity to receive funding for this project is the City of Derby, 611 N. Mulberry, Derby, Kansas, 67037-3533.
The funds will be used to upgrade its municipal wastewater treatment plant in 2009. The Derby Wastewater Treatment Plant presently treats about 1.8 to 2.0 million gallons of wastewater per day. The sludge- handling portion of the treatment process is near its designed capacity, and the treatment plant master plan calls for adding sludge handling capacity. Design goals are to reduce staff hours necessary for the sludge handling process, improve efficiency and reliability, increase flexibility in plant operation, and reduce odors, while maintaining compliance to all regulatory requirements. The City of Derby will also use the funds to help extend the municipal sewer system in the Spring Creek watershed area in 2009.
The City of Derby will provide matching funds as required.
Law Enforcement Technology, City of Wichita, Kansas: The Fiscal Year 2009 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act found in H.R 1105 contains $1,675,000 for the Southern Kansas Multi-Jurisdictional SWAT. The entity to receive funding for this project is the City of Wellington, 110 East 10th Street, Wellington, KS 67152.
The funds will be used to procure a Pictometry Visual Intelligence Tool. Pictometry allows federal, state and local agencies to have a common tool to jointly manage emergencies. It captures every square foot of an area from as many as twelve directions. This system captures images that consist of orthogonal (straight down) images like ordinary aerial imaging and images that are oblique (taken from angles) so that features can be easily seen in their entirety. These images reveal the
front, back, and sides of objects of interest rather than just their tops. Within seconds, a law enforcement officer can literally view and analyze any house, building, intersection, fire hydrant, tree or any feature in the county from their laptop, workstation, or mobile device. Southern Kansas encompasses a large area of responsibility, and the police and sheriff's departments are low on manpower and equipment. Federal, state, and local agencies will have a common tool to jointly manage emergencies. The Southern Kansas Multi-Jurisdictional SWAT will administer the program for the four selected counties from the 4th Congressional District. The included counties are Cowley, Greenwood, Montgomery and Sumner.
No matching funds are required for this Department of Justice project.
In accordance with the February 2008 New Republican Earmark Standards Guidance, I submit the following in regards to the Fiscal Year 2009 Energy and Water Appropriations Act found in H.R. 1105, the FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act:
Department of Interior--Wichita Project, Equus Beds Division: H.R. 1105, the FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act contains $1,500,000 for the Wichita Project--Equus Beds Division in the Bureau of Reclamation Water and Related Resources Account. The entity to receive funding for this project is the City of Wichita, located at City Hall, 455 North Main, Wichita, KS 67202.
The funding would be used for funding the design on Phase II of the Equus Beds Aquifer Storage and Recovery project. The project involves taking excess flood water from the Little Arkansas River (called above base flow) and depositing that water into the underground aquifer through water supply wells. This project was authorized in 2006 (P.L. 109-299).
This project is authorized for 25% federal matching and will be matched by the city.
Department of Interior--El Dorado Lake, KS: H.R. 1105, the FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act contains $619,000 for El Dorado Lake, Kansas, in the Army Corps of Engineers' Operation and Maintenance Account. The entity to receive funding for this project is the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District located at 1645 S. 101 East Ave., Tulsa, OK 74128.
The additional funds will be used to replace tainter gate stems, dam gate trash racks, seal concrete surfaces, and paint bridge steel. The additional funds will also be used to undertake repairs to project recreation areas that were damaged during the record floods of 2007.
No matching funds are required for this Army Corps of Engineers project.
In accordance with the February 2008 New Republican Earmark Standards Guidance, I submit the following in regards to the Fiscal Year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act found in H.R. 1105:
I-235/US 54 and I-235/Central Ave Interchange, KS: The Department of Transportation Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations Act found in H.R. 1105 contains $380,000 for funding for reconstruction of two interchanges on I-235, Wichita, Kansas. The entity to receive funding for this project is the City of Wichita, located at City Hall, 455 North Main, Wichita,
