E544 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 4, 2009 RECOGNITION OF THE PASSING IN HONOR OF JOHN JOSEPH Whereas, Tuscarawas County Council for AND LIFE OF WILBERT ‘‘BILL’’ ‘‘WACKO’’ HURLEY OF SOUTH Church and Community has been faithfully TATUM BOSTON, MA serving the community of Tuscarawas County since 1966; and HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL HON. STEPHEN F. LYNCH Whereas, the Tuscarawas County Council OF MASSACHUSETTS for Church and Community has participated in OF NEW YORK IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ‘‘Character Counts! Week,’’ a character build- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, March 4, 2009 ing program meant to instill six pillars of char- Wednesday, March 4, 2009 acter in children, from October 19–25; and Mr. LYNCH. Madam Speaker, I rise today in Whereas, the ‘‘Character Counts!’’ program Mr. RANGEL. Madam Speaker, once in a honor of John Joseph ‘‘Wacko’’ Hurley, in rec- while someone leaves this Earth and their teaches young people about the six pillars of ognition of his outstanding contributions to his character—trustworthiness, respect, responsi- life’s story needs to be told, not just because hometown of South Boston, MA, and to com- it’s interesting, but because it illustrates les- bility, fairness, caring, and citizenship—and is mend him for over 50 years of dedicated serv- an enrichment and community extension of sons that should be passed along. Madam ice to his community. the Tuscarawas County Council for Church Speaker, I rise today to recall the life Wilbert The son of Margaret and Michael Hurley, ‘‘Bill’’ Tatum, longtime publisher of the immigrants from County Kerry, Ireland, John and Community Character Formation Pro- Amsterd News and my personal friend, who, was born on May 11, 1930 in South Boston gram, now, therefore, be it Resolved that along with the residents of to the sadness and shock of my community, and lived on East Fifth St. until 1965 when he the 18th Congressional District, I commend died suddenly last week. Bill lived the life that moved to East Fourth St. in South Boston the participants of the ‘‘Character Counts!’’ people dream of and few attain, and while where he currently resides. program on their commitment to citizenship doing so became a friend, mentor, and ‘‘broth- John attended Nazareth School at O and and respect of themselves and one another. I er’’ to countless people. Third St., and South Boston High School grad- also commend those involved in the program In the early 1970s, Mr. Tatum, along with uating in 1948. Subsequent to his graduation, for their dedication to the youth of our commu- former State Comptroller H. Carl McCall and John enlisted in the United States Navy, serv- nity and preparing them for lives of thoughtful- former Manhattan borough president Percy ing from 1950–1952 aboard the USS Noah ness, respect, and civic responsibility. Sutton, bought the Amsterdam News. This (DD–841). venture into the news industry reflected their Upon completion of his distinguished service f to our country, John worked for the State Vet- longtime involvement in civic activism and EARMARK DECLARATIONS passion for their community. Bill maximized erans Services for 20 years. Following this po- sition, John worked as an office manager for his passion as the paper’s publisher, a role for HON. GARY G. MILLER which his life prepared him. the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Author- OF CALIFORNIA Bill’s voice goes back to his high school ora- ity for 18 years. Along with providing distinguished service to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tory competition days in North Carolina. He his country and his state, John is also an ac- was a journalist, writing for three small news- Wednesday, March 4, 2009 tive member of his community. A faithful pa- papers that provided information to Black rishioner at St. Brigid’s Church in South Bos- Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California. Madam farmers. He served his country in the Marine ton, John can be found daily at the 7 a.m. Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leader- Corps, graduated from Lincoln University in early morning mass followed by his walk ship standards on earmarks, I am submitting Pennsylvania, and received his master’s de- around Castle Island. John also brought to the the following information regarding earmarks I gree from Occidental College in Los Angeles. United States Supreme Court the case (John received as part of the FY 2009 Omnibus. In New York, he was a community activist who J. Hurley v. GLIB) that affirmed the First Requesting Member: Congressman GARY served as deputy Manhattan Borough Presi- Amendment right of the South Boston Allied G. MILLER dent under Percy Sutton’s borough presidency War Veterans Council to organize a private Bill Number: H.R. 1105 and held various city-level posts. parade. He won a victory with a 9–0 vote. This Account: Natural Resources Conservation Under Bill’s ownership, the Amsterdam law can now be found in every law book in the Service, Resource Conservation and Develop- News was a brash and controversial voice for country. In fact, John has organized the Evac- ment the Black community, regularly scorching poli- uation Day/St. Patrick’s Day Parade in South Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Municipal ticians like 1970’s Mayor Ed Koch. He was Boston for the past 50 years. Water District of Orange County one of the angriest—and most eloquent—of John was recently awarded the Bishop Address of Requesting Entity: 18700 Ward voices on issues of politics, civil rights, and Cheverus Medal from Cardinal Sean O’Malley, Street, Fountain Valley, CA 92728 community action. What some perceived as Archbishop of Boston, for Community Service Funding Secured: $134,000 sensational journalism, we in the community and Catholic Dedication. You will find John Description of Request: Funding will be knew reflected the honest views of the pub- every Thanksgiving and Christmas at St. used to expand an existing $2.2 million pro- lisher and his readers. At the same time, he Monica/St. Augustine serving holiday meals to gram launched in 2004 to distribute an addi- filled the pages with colorful articles on social the less fortunate. tional 5,500 Smart Irrigation Controllers by the and community happenings. Madam Speaker, John is known for his end of 2011 to the highest water using resi- Bill was a gentleman who loved people and quick sense of humor and great storytelling. dential and commercial properties in Orange derived no bigger joy than helping his commu- He has had the good fortune to be married to County. This ‘‘smart’’ Irrigation Controller tech- nity. He gave opportunities to scores of bud- Molly for 56 years; they are the proud parents nology assists customers in delivering the ap- ding journalists and was a friend and profes- of 7 children, 15 grandchildren, and 2 great propriate amount of irrigation water to land- sional mentor to many. A kind and decent per- grandchildren. scape based on soil, slope, type of landscape, son with a keen sense of humor, Bill was a Madam Speaker, it is my distinct honor to and changing water conditions. Smart irriga- man for all seasons and fierce defender of the take the floor of the House today to join with tion controllers will help use exiting water re- causes he believed in. Despite an illness that John J. ‘‘Wacko’’ Hurley’s family, friends, and sources and efficiently as possible to help take confined him to a wheelchair, he and his be- contemporaries to thank him for his remark- pressure off of our imported water supplies loved wife Susan continued their travels able service to his community of South Bos- from Northern California and the Colorado around the world. He entrusted his daughter ton. River. When fully implemented there will be a Eli to succeed him as publisher and editor, f reoccurring 40,000 acre foot savings of water and she has done an admirable and success- A PROCLAMATION HONORING THE every year. ful job in filling his shoes. TUSCARAWAS COUNTY COUNCIL Requesting Member: Congressman GARY Wilbert Bill Tatum will be remembered as an FOR CHURCH AND COMMUNITY G. MILLER honorable man of tough love, who used his Bill Number: H.R. 1105 brilliant mind and the First Amendment to de- HON. ZACHARY T. SPACE Account: Community Oriented Policing Serv- nounce injustices he saw in his community. ices’ Law Enforcement Technology Program OF OHIO His life reminds us that the greatest love we Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES can share with others is the power to speak Brea up and be honest about where we are and Wednesday, March 4, 2009 Address of Requesting Entity: 1 Civic Cen- where we need to go. I will miss him dearly. Mr. SPACE. Madam Speaker: ter Circle, Brea, CA 92821

VerDate Nov 24 2008 03:01 Mar 05, 2009 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A04MR8.007 E04MRPT1 jbell on PROD1PC69 with REMARKS March 4, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E545 Funding Secured: $50,000 lent of crimes, such as homicides and rapes. Address of Requesting Entity: 18700 Ward Description of Request: The City will use the Due to these backlogs, volume crimes are ei- Street, Fountain Valley, California funds to develop of a forensics criminal ther ‘‘not processed’’ or significantly delayed. It Funding Secured: $558,000 science laboratory for its police department. is well documented that those who commit Description of Request: Funds will be used This will allow the Brea Police Department to burglaries, also commit other crimes. These to supply 72,000 acre feet per year of water meet legal and scientific standards in the crimes include, but are not limited to, rapes, and will provide the backbone facilities for fu- proper handling and processing of biological homicides, robberies, gang violence, drug pos- ture ground water replenishment system ex- evidence (DNA, blood, semen, saliva, and tis- session and sales, carjacking, auto theft, etc. pansion. The Groundwater Replenishment sues); to process evidence in a manner that Requesting Member: Congressman GARY System (GWR System) is a jointly funded meets safety standards for the evidence tech- G. MILLER project of the Orange County Water District nicians; more efficiently and effectively identify Bill Number: H.R. 1105 (OCWD) and the Orange County Sanitation and collect latent fingerprint evidence through Account: Office of Justice Programs, Byrne District (OCSD) with OCWD serving as the the use of chemistry and light. The creation of Discretionary Grants lead or constructing agency. When complete, the forensics criminal science laboratory will Legal Name of Requesting Entity: County of the GWR System will be the largest water re- give the Department the means in which to San Bernardino cycling project of its kind in the world, reusing identify more suspects and solve more crime. Address of Requesting Entity: 655 E Third 140,000 acre feet per year (AFY) of advance It will also reduce the workload on outside Street, San Bernardino, California treated wastewater (recycled water). Phase I, Funding Secured: $1,925,000 companies that Brea Police Department con- currently under construction, will supply Description of Request: The request is for tracts with and the Orange County Sheriff’s 72,000 AFY and will provide the backbone fa- the purchase of the Automated Fingerprint crime lab. Finally, it will allow the department cilities for future GWR System expansion. The Identification System for mobile and fixed to control the speed in which evidence is proc- GWR System will supplement existing water identification. In 1985, the Counties of River- essed and maintained. supplies by providing a new, reliable, high- side and San Bernardino embarked on a joint Requesting Member: Congressman GARY quality source of water to recharge the Orange venture to create a regional identification sys- G. MILLER County Groundwater Basin and protect the tem designed to be shared by all law enforce- Bill Number: H.R. 1105 Basin from further degradation due to sea- ment agencies in the 27,360 square mile juris- Account: Office of Justice Programs, Juve- water intrusion. By treating excess storm flows diction (with a combined population of over nile Justice Delinquency Programs along the Santa Ana River, the GWR System 3,250,000). The system provides fingerprint, Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Hope project also postpones the need for OCSD to photo, and DNA services to all public safety Through Housing Foundation construct a new ocean outfall in Huntington agencies including the local police depart- Address of Requesting Entity: 9065 Haven Beach. ments, district attorneys, school districts, coro- Avenue, Suite 100 Rancho Cucamonga, Cali- Requesting Member: Congressman GARY ners, and Sheriffs’ Departments in both coun- fornia 91730 G. MILLER ties. It is also available to other state and fed- Funding Secured: $750,000 Bill Number: H.R. 1105 Description of Request: Funding will be eral law enforcement agencies that utilize Account: Environmental Protection Agency’s used to administer an after school program on these services on a routine basis. State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG) Requesting Member: Congressman GARY site at National CORE affordable housing fa- Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Orange G. MILLER cilities that is designed to help prevent vio- County Sanitation District Bill Number: H.R. 1105 lence and keep at risk youths off the streets. Account: Army Corps of Engineers, Con- Address of Requesting Entity: Ellis Avenue, This program includes an array of services es- struction Fountain Valley, California 92708 sential to assisting at-risk youth gain the re- Legal Name of Requesting Entity: County of Funding Secured: $300,000 sources they will need to succeed in life and Orange Description of Request: The Orange County school. An afternoon at Hope’s After School Address of Requesting Entity: 300 N Flower Sanitation District (OCSD) is under a Consent and Beyond—Violence Prevention includes: Street, Santa Ana, California Decree mandate to comply with the Clean team building exercises, self esteem building Funding Secured: $14,000,000 Water Act through implementation of sec- activities, homework assistance, family literacy Description of Request: This funding will go ondary wastewater treatment standards. The and Peace Builders, the nationally acclaimed to construction, acquisition of property rights, Consent Decree compliance effort requires violence prevention curriculum. These ele- relocations, environmental mitigation and en- that OCSD undertake an enormous capital im- ments will further develop positive and com- hancement in Orange, Riverside, and San provement program to construct, rehabilitate, munity networks that will support youth in their Bernardino counties for the Santa Ana River and upgrade the facilities needed to comply journey into adulthood, and will support their Mainstem Project. The Army Corps of Engi- with secondary treatment standards. Federal families in helping them on this journey. neers considers the Santa Ana River as the support has been provided to municipalities, Requesting Member: Congressman GARY worst flood threat west of the Mississippi including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, G. MILLER River. The Corps estimated that 3 million peo- and Boston, for similar projects. These funds Bill Number: H.R. 1105 ple and 110,000 acres would be impacted, will go to meet this mandate. Account: Office of Justice Programs, Com- with potential loss of 3,000 lives and $15 bil- Requesting Member: Congressman GARY munity Oriented Police Services’ Law Enforce- lion in economic losses in 1987 price levels. G. MILLER ment Technology Estimated impacts and loss without the Project Bill Number: H.R. 1105 Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Orange being constructed would be much greater with Account: Department of Education, Elemen- County District Attorney current population growth and value of land tary and Secondary Education Address of Requesting Entity: 401 Civic and structures. In addition to protecting a Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Hope Center Drive, Santa Ana, California 92701 large, highly populated and rapidly growing Through Housing Foundation Funding Secured: $500,000 area of Southern California, the Project has Address of Requesting Entity: 9065 Haven Description of Request: Funds will provide and will improve protection of major transpor- Avenue, Suite 100 Rancho Cucamonga, Cali- for three DNA mobile collection vehicles that tation corridors. The Santa Ana River fornia 91730 would travel to the five branch courts in Or- Mainstem Project including Prado Dam was Funding Secured: $330,000 ange County to collect DNA on site from of- authorized under the Water Resources Devel- Description of Request: These funds will be fenders and volunteers. Funds would also pro- opment Act (WRDA) of 1986, and Section 309 used to administer an after school tutoring vide for related equipment, supplies and DNA of WRDA, 1996. The flood control districts of program on site at National CORE housing fa- processing. By expanding collection efforts, these counties are the Local Sponsors who cilities. The project will combine intensive age- the District Attorney would be able to collect are responsible for implementing the Project. appropriate academic tutoring with enrichment approximately 50 samples a day. The Orange Requesting Member: Congressman GARY activity for children in grades K–8. In addition, County District Attorney DNA Expansion G. MILLER a family literacy component and community Project will strengthen local law enforcement Bill Number: H.R. 1105 building technical assistance program will efforts to solve, and ultimately prevent, ‘‘vol- Account: Department of the Interior and strengthen the support services available to ume crimes’’ such as burglaries, auto thefts, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Water and Re- children and youth. The program includes tu- and robberies. Currently, throughout the coun- lated Resources, Title XVI toring each day where a student attends, they try, law enforcement DNA laboratories are Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Orange receive 60 minutes of small group academic backlogged and must focus on the most vio- County Water District tutoring in both math and English/language

VerDate Nov 24 2008 03:01 Mar 05, 2009 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A04MR8.009 E04MRPT1 jbell on PROD1PC69 with REMARKS E546 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 4, 2009 arts. Each learning center is a literacy-rich en- Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of at risk of going to market rate, and full service vironment stocked with age appropriate books, Rancho Santa Margarita construction management with expertise in as well as creative writing and reading mate- Address of Requesting Entity: 22112 El multifamily and mixed use development. rials. Students are encouraged to check out Paseo, Rancho Santa Margarita, California f books, create journals, and engage in any Funding Secured: $95,000 A PROCLAMATION HONORING THE type of activity that encourages them to read Description of Request: The project will con- SANDY VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL and write. sist of removing failed pavement, installing Requesting Member: Congressman GARY new pavement in the failed areas, cold milling CARDINALS FOOTBALL TEAM G. MILLER the pavement, overlaying the entire roadway Bill Number: H.R. 1105 surface with Asphalt Rubber Hot Mix, repairing HON. ZACHARY T. SPACE Account: Health Resources & Services Ad- the sidewalks, installing Concrete Access OF OHIO ministration Ramps, adjusting utility manholes and water IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Children’s valves to grade, and installing new striping Wednesday, March 4, 2009 Hospital of Orange County at Mission and traffic loops along the Antonio Parkway. Address of Requesting Entity: 27700 Med- Mr. SPACE. Madam Speaker: The Antonio Parkway was constructed in the Whereas, the Sandy Valley High School ical Center Road, Mission Viejo, California mid to late 1980s. Since that time, heavy use 92691 Cardinals football team admirably squared off combined with the natural aging process has against the Garaway High School Pirates on Funding Secured: $95,000 caused transverse block cracking, heaving, Description of Request: Funds will be used the night of Friday, September 12, 2008; and and shoving on its surface. A new surface to purchase needed equipment to retrofit all Whereas, recognizing the game was not course of asphalt rubber hot mix combined patient rooms on the Medical/Surgical unit with going their way, the Sandy Valley Cardinals, with full depth dig-out repairs will extend the sleep sofas to improve the comfort and restful- under the direction of Coach John Groff, ex- life of the pavement another 20 years. ness of overnight accommodations for parents emplified the finest in sportsmanship and class Requesting Member: Congressman GARY of children in the Children’s Hospital of Or- by allowing the Pirate’s team manager, Craig G. MILLER ange County at Mission. To facilitate and Gordon, a young man with Down Syndrome, Bill Number: H.R. 1105 maximize parental and family involvement in to record his first touch of the football during Account: Department of Housing and Urban a game; and patient care at CHOC at Mission, the hospital Development, Economic Development Initia- Whereas, Cardinals players allowed Gordon maintains open visiting hours and encourages tive to carry the football into the end zone for a parents to spend as much time as possible Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Hillview touchdown, giving him a memory and a feeling with their children, including sleeping overnight Acres Children’s Home of pride that will last a lifetime, now, therefore, with their children, in the hospital. CHOC at Address of Requesting Entity: 3683 Chino be it Mission provides a family lounge area, two Avenue, Chino, California Resolved that along with the residents of separate parent sleep rooms with bathrooms, Funding Secured: $95,000 the 18th Congressional District, I commend and sleep accommodations for parents in Description of Request: This request is for the players and coaches of the Sandy Valley each room on the general Medical/Surgical construction and improvements to Hiliview High School Cardinals for showing the very unit. Acres Children’s Home facilities. One of the highest in class, sportsmanship, and character Requesting Member: Congressman GARY biggest challenges Hiliview faces today is their by allowing Gordon the opportunity to fulfill a G. MILLER aging physical plant. The campus’s relation- dream of scoring a touchdown during a game Bill Number: H.R. 1105 in his senior year. Coach Groff, his coaching Account: Federal Highway Administration, ship impact model was written and imple- staff, and the Cardinals players have proven Interstate Maintenance Discretionary mented in the 1970s. Since that time, Hiliview Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Orange has continued to be progressive in the way to be decent and honorable men who should County Transportation Authority they treat and care for injured children. As be proud of their actions on the field that Address of Requesting Entity: 550 South their success in taking care of abused and ne- night. Main Street, Orange, CA 92868 glected children maintains and increases in f strength, their facilities have weakened and no Funding Secured: $237,500 TROOPS TO TEACHERS longer parallel the quality of their program. Description of Request: Funds will be used IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2009 for the examination of the technical feasibility Requesting Member: Congressman GARY of options to connect SR–91 Express Lanes G. MILLER with SR–241 and for the preliminary engineer- Bill Number: H.R. 1105 HON. THOMAS E. PETRI OF WISCONSIN ing for funding for the SR–91 corridor and the Account: Department of Housing and Urban IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Costa Mesa Freeway (SR–55) Interchange. Development, Economic Development Initia- The SR–91 is the only significant transpor- tive Wednesday, March 4, 2009 tation facility connecting Orange County and Legal Name of Requesting Entity: National Mr. PETRI. Madam Speaker, today I am re- Riverside County. The facility is currently oper- Community Renaissance introducing the Troops to Teachers Improve- ating at full capacity during peak hours and is Address of Requesting Entity: 9065 Haven ment Act to improve opportunities for veterans critical for the movement of goods from the Avenue, Suite 100, Rancho Cucamonga, Cali- to transition into second careers in teaching. I ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to in- fornia am pleased to once again be joined in this ef- land destinations. The request is partly for ex- Funding Secured: $950,000 fort by Congresswoman DORIS MATSUI. I have amination of the technical feasibility of options Description of Request: Funding will be been a supporter of the Troops to Teachers to connect SR–91 Express Lanes with SR– used for the construction of affordable housing program since its authorization, and I am 241. A direct connection between high occu- communities. With this funding, National Com- proud of its success over the last decade. pancy toll (HOT) lanes on the SR–91 and the munity Renaissance will undertake one or Since 1994, this program has placed nearly SR–241 toll road will provide a new travel op- more large-scale neighborhood revitalization 10,000 veterans in our nation’s classrooms. tion for SR–91 commuters and allow for a projects, develop or acquire and preserve over Troops to Teachers is a unique program more balanced distribution of travel along the 10,000 additional apartments in at least 10 that provides retiring military with a $5,000 sti- highly congested SR–91 corridor. The request more states nationwide, and establish a best- pend to help cover the costs of teaching cer- is also for the preliminary engineering for fund- in-class non-profit Web portal, a free informa- tification in exchange for three years service in ing for the SR–91 corridor and the Costa tion resource that will become the go-to loca- a high-need school, which until recently was Mesa Freeway (SR–55) Interchange. Con- tion for updates and information assistance in defined as receiving grants under part A of structing this project will alleviate current and using affordable housing resources. National Title I. To further encourage participants to future congestion at the interchange of SR–91 Community Renaissance is one of the largest teach in schools with the greatest need, a and SR–55. nonprofit affordable housing development cor- $10,000 bonus is offered to those who agree Requesting Member: Congressman GARY porations in the United States. It manages to teach for three years in a school with 50 G. MILLER several business lines that contribute to the percent of students below the poverty level. Bill Number: H.R. 1105 development and preservation of high quality This structure has proven very effective in Account: Federal Highway Administration, affordable housing throughout the country, in- transitioning qualified retiring military per- Transportation, Community and System Pres- cluding development of new affordable hous- sonnel into second careers in teaching. In- ervation ing, preservation of existing affordable housing deed, Troops participants fill several critical

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