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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Cardoza announced today that $23.6 million in individual Member appropriations have been authorized for public projects and programs in the San Joaquin Valley. The funding will support local law enforcement, education, agriculture, transportation, and social services.
“I am always pleased to obtain these funds for our community,” said Congressman Cardoza. “They provide a significant and direct means of improving the quality of life for our residents. At the same time, these appropriations are in keeping with the budget resolutions passed by Congress and do not add a dime to the deficit.”
Congressman Cardoza has a strict policy of requesting appropriations only for the benefit of the public. He will only submit requests for appropriations on behalf of local government entities, or nonprofit organizations that are sponsored by a government entity.
The appropriations obtained for the 18th Congressional District for FY 2010 are as follows:
Commerce, Justice, Science
Program: California Department of Justice Gang Suppression Enforcement Team
Allocation: $100,000
Summary:
The funds will be used by the California Department of Justice for operation of its gang eradication program, known as Gang Suppression Enforcement Teams (GSET), in the Merced County area. The funds will be used for equipment, overtime compensation, and logistical support for the GSET team operating out of the DOJ Fresno Regional Office, which services Merced County.
Program: Operation Peacekeeper Gang Outreach Program
Allocation: $200,000
Summary:
Operation Peacekeeper Program was started in 1998 and is staffed by experienced, street-wise men and women who all have had personal experiences with gangs. They have been screened by participating law enforcement agencies and are employees of the City of Stockton. The Peacekeepers are well trained in conflict resolution, mediation, mentoring, community organizing, and case management. The requested funding will be used to help pay for overtime of six Youth Gang Outreach Workers. In addition, funds will be used to cover the costs of books, GED testing, school tuition, tutoring, tattoo removal, and sports-related programs for at-risk youth.
Program: Law Enforcement Communications Equipment
Allocation: $300,000
Summary:
Stanislaus County and its public safety agencies are committed to the development of a radio network that provides the best level of service in support of our citizens and their communities. The overall regional communications between public safety agencies in Stanislaus County are dangerously inadequate. Improvements to operability and interoperability have been made, but more work needs to be done. These funds will enhance the existing interoperability channel, expand radio coverage through difficult terrain, replace aging equipment, continue progress towards system wide P-25 compliance, and will support the City and County’s joint efforts to respond to public safety incidents throughout California’s Central Valley and be prepared for a disaster situation.
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education
Program: Childhelp National, UC Merced, Great Valley Center
Allocation: $300,000
Summary:
The requested funds will be administered to Childhelp National through UC Merced/Great Valley Center in a local, collaborative effort to expand child abuse prevention services to schools in the Merced area. The partnership involving UC Merced/The Great Valley Center, Childhelp National, and the Merced County Department of Public Health will also deliver critically needed child abuse prevention education to parents in Merced County.
Program: Merced County Association of Governments College Preparatory Program
Allocation: $425,000
Summary:
The San Joaquin Valley suffers from low educational attainment levels accompanied by high unemployment rates. The proposed Engineering Academy would prepare the region’s ethnically diverse, economically disadvantaged high school students for engineering college degrees and careers. The Engineering Academy is a series of four new courses designed to enhance the core math and science curriculum.
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development
Program: Altamont Commuter Express Alignment Project
Allocation: $300,000
Summary:
This funding is for an environmental study and a complementary effort with the California High Speed Rail Authority, to identify a joint use alignment between the Central Valley and the Bay Area. A shared corridor will be designed to accommodate high speed rail, regional commuter rail, and future short-haul freight service.
Program: Tuolumne River Regional Park Gateway Trail System
Allocation: $350,000
Summary:
The Tuolumne River Regional Park Gateway parcel spans 90 acres adjacent to the downtown areas of Modesto and Ceres and the Tuolumne River. This funding allocation will fund Phase 2 of the trail system, establishing 2.5 miles of trails, improving the efficiency of regional transportation, and reducing the environmental impacts of regional transportation. This project will also construct a bridge over Dry Creek at Confluence Point, as well as providing habitat restoration on the mid-level tiers, storm water treatment facilities, picnic areas, playgrounds, and educational facilities.
Program: San Joaquin Regional Operations Facility Construction
Allocation: $500,000
Summary:
The funds will be used to build a consolidated Regional Operations Center (ROC) in order to effectively meet current and future transit service demands in San Joaquin County. The ROC will replace a facility that has been in use for more than 30 years which is now outdated and overcrowded.
Program: Castle Airport Instrument Landing System
Allocation: $520,000
Summary:
The FAA recently cancelled the Castle Airport, Runway 13 VOR Approach procedure, removing the only south-bound, ground-based approach to Castle Airport when the weather deteriorates. Requested funds would be used to acquire and install a Cat 1 (with DME), Non-Fed ILS for Runway 13, to compensate for the loss of the bad-weather, south-bound, VOR approach. This project will increase access and safety for pilots flying to Castle Airport during inclement weather, which plagues the Central Valley throughout the winter months.
Program: Metro Express-Airport Way Corridor BRT Project, San Joaquin
Allocation: $2,808,825
Summary:
This funding will be used to expand the existing Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) services south from downtown Stockton to the Stockton Airport. This will increase bus frequency and decrease travel times for communities that are in need of transportation for employment and basic needs. The funding will be used for design and construction work, including placement of shelters, paving of sidewalks, paving of roads, striping, and signage.
Agriculture
Program: California County Pest Detection Augmentation Program, California Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers Association
Allocation: $619,000
Summary:
The requested funds will be used to expand the statewide pest-trapping program, operated by County Agricultural Commissioners, to cover more rural-residential areas in California.
Program: Applied Agriculture and Environmental Research, CSU
Allocation: $693,000
Summary:
This project will leverage state, federal, and industry resources to support the immediate and ongoing need for quality applied agricultural and environmental research, development, education, outreach, and technology transfer activities for the benefit of the nation’s farmers, ranchers, and consumers. Funding priority will be given to science and best management issues related to climate change, air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, and carbon sequestering; food safety and security; water quality, infrastructure, and conveyance; and public health and welfare.
Program: California County Pest Detection Import Inspection Program, California Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers Association
Allocation: $738,000
Summary:
Funds will be used to inspect incoming plant material at points of entry in California to prevent the establishment of serious agricultural and environmental invasive pests and diseases.
Energy & Water
Program: Pinole Shoal Management Study at the Port of Stockton
Allocation: $100,000
Summary:
The requested funds would be used to develop and approve a joint agency permit and general regional water quality control board order for dredging and beneficial reuse of dredged material; implement a Delta Dredging and Reuse Management Team with a MOU, charter, and operating principles; develop regional disposal & reuse of dredged sediment alternatives; initiate a programmatic biological assessment; and conduct a pilot project.
Program: Flood Control Project San Joaquin River Basin
Location: Orestimba Creek, CA
Allocation: $341,000
Summary:
Ongoing flooding of Orestimba Creek has damaged the lives and property of those on the west side of Stanislaus County. Annualized damage projections are approximately $7.8 million per year. This project will help solve this ongoing problem by funding the federal portion of the Army Corps capability for FY 2009. Requested funds will be used to continue a feasibility study to finalize selection and design of a flood damage reduction plan. These funds are needed for work on the Orestimba Creek Flood Control Project to continue a feasibility study to finalize selection of a flood damage reduction plan for Orestimba Creek, West Stanislaus County, California.
Program: Stockton Metro Flood Control Reimbursement
Location: Stockton, CA
Allocation: $484,000
Summary:
This request is for continued reimbursement of the Stockton metropolitan area flood control project. The project was authorized to be constructed by the local sponsor in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 1996. To date the total amount reimbursed to the San Joaquin Area Flood Control Agency (SJAFCA) is $22,417,020. However, reimbursement has not kept pace with a payment schedule consistent with traditional construction projects, as mandated in WRDA.
Program: Flood Protection Feasibility Study of the San Joaquin River Basin
Location: San Joaquin County, CA
Allocation: $897,000
Summary:
These funds will go toward the Army Corps of Engineers’ feasibility study for the project. The next phases of the study consist of levee and channel evaluations, updating hydraulics and hydrology for the system, and identifying economic benefits for the area to be protected. The goal of the project is to provide evaluation of existing levees and reservoirs, to identify deficiencies, and to develop feasible alternatives to achieve enhanced flood protection against a major flooding incident in San Joaquin County.
Program: San Joaquin River, Port of Stockton Dredging Project
Location: Stockton, CA
Allocation: $3,377,000
Summary:
These funds will be used to conduct annual maintenance dredging of the federally authorized Stockton Ship Channel, which is necessary for the safe movement of deep-draft commercial vessels calling at the largest inland port and the fourth busiest California port.
Interior
Program: City of Ceres for the East Service Road Sanitary Sewer Extension
Location: Ceres, CA
Allocation: $500,000
Summary:
The funding would be used to build a sewer line extension in Ceres, which will provide necessary infrastructure improvements to alleviate an immediate system capacity problem and increase the economic development potential in our prime business corridor—improving the quality of life for thousands of residents and preserving and attracting jobs in an emergent trade area.
Program: EPA Emissions Reduction Grants to the South Coast Air Quality Management District and San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District
Location: San Joaquin Valley, CA
Allocation: $10,000,000
Summary:
The funding would be used toward the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District’s action plan to achieve attainment of the national 8-hour ozone standard by 2023. Funds would be used as part of the incentive program to retrofit heavy duty vehicles and replace on-road and off-road vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rate (GVWR) greater than 14,000 pounds and non-engine agricultural sources. This funding would specifically address the highest percentage of mobile emissions as well as the large sources of livestock and dairy operations emissions unique to the agriculture sector.
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