I firmly believe in the principles of limited government and maintaining a balanced budget, and have worked diligently to return the federal government to firmer financial footing. Within those limitations, I will fight for Idaho priorities, and for projects that
• are fiscally responsible,
• cannot be accomplished without federal help, and
• demonstrate a national benefit or are consistent with already-authorized national programs.
Each year, I receive hundreds of applications for assistance in securing federal funding for specific Idaho or regional projects and programs, as well as for national programs. I carefully review each project and program to ensure that it is fiscally responsible and fulfills specific Idaho or national needs that would otherwise not be met.
In fiscal year 2006, Congressman Mike Simpson and I were successful in securing support for the following projects that benefit Idaho:
(Please access the Idaho Initiatives Archive for information about projects funded between FY1998 and FY2005.)
| ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS: | |
| Activities at the Idaho National Laboratory | |
| Next Generation Nuclear Plant | $40,000,000 |
| Advanced Test Reactor Upgrades | $13,500,000 |
| Plutonium-238 Consolidation Activities | $8,500,000 |
| SCADA Testbed | $5,000,000 |
| Utility Corridor Extension | $2,500,000 |
| Buildings 651 and 691 | $5,000,000 |
| Nuclear Hydrogen Initiative | $5,000,000 |
| Idaho Cleanup Project | $538,225,000 |
| Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative |
$80,000,000 |
| Other Energy Projects | |
| Idaho University Consortium - Center for Advanced Energy Studies | $3,000,000 |
| Idaho Accelerator Center at Idaho State University | $4,000,000 |
| Synchronous Wind Turbines project at Boise State University | $500,000 |
| International Utilities Efficiency Partnership |
$3,500,000 |
| Idaho Water Projects | |
| Albeni Falls Dam | $1,613,000 |
| Dworshak Dam | $2,464,000 |
| Lucky Peak Lake | $2,310,000 |
| Salmon River, Challis | $311,000 |
| Lower Boise River | $100,000 |
| Inspection of Completed Works | $70,000 |
| Scheduling of Reservoir Operations | $387,000 |
| Boise Area Projects | $4,785,000 |
| Columbia & Snake Salmon Recovery Project | $16,748,000 |
| Idaho Investigation Program | $524,000 |
| Minidoka Area Projects | $5,559,000 |
| Minidoka Northside Drain Water Management | $191,000 |
| Minidoka Grassy Lake Project | $297,000 |
| Rural Idaho Water Infrastructure in the City of Emmett, the City of Burley, the City of Donnelly, the City of Rupert, the City of Driggs, the City of Bonners Ferry, the City of Smelterville, and the Eastern Idaho Regional Wastewater Authority | $5,000,000 |
| City of Caldwell's Indian Creek Restoration Project | $479,000 |
| City of Moscow's Paradise Creek Ecosystem Restoration project |
$195,000 |
| DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS: | |
| Read Out Integrated Circuit Manufacturing Improvement | $2,400,000 |
| Explosive Detection and Mitigation at INL | $1,500,000 |
| Medical Modeling and Simulation Through Synthetic Genes | $1,000,000 |
| Electronic Medical Record & Teleradiology System - St. Alphonsus | $1,200,000 |
| Smart Prosthetic Device Technology Research at ISU | $1,000,000 |
| Advanced Lead Acid Battery Development for Military Vehicles at UI | $1,000,000 |
| Advanced Microwave Ferrite Research at UI | $1,500,000 |
| Quiet High Speed Propulsion research at Bayview | $4,800,000 |
| Research of frequency selective surfaces and thermal signatures at INL | $2,400,000 |
| Advanced Materials Disposition for Semiconductor Nanostructures at UI | $1,000,000 |
| MRAM Communication Materials Research at UI | $1,000,000 |
| Research on a Systematic Approach to Radiation Hardened Electronics | $2,400,000 |
| DNA Safeguard Project at BSU | $1,000,000 |
| Research on a Molecular Approach to Hazardous Materials Decontamination | $1,000,000 |
| Characterization, Reliability and Applications of 3-D Microstructures at BSU | $1,800,000 |
| Small Accelerators and Detection Systems at ISU | $1,500,000 |
| Remediation of Environments Contaminated by Ammonium Perchlorate at UI | $1,000,000 |
| Advanced Unmanned Vehicle System Development at INL | $4,200,000 |
| Vacuum Sampling Pathogen Collection and Concentration | $1,500,000 |
| Critical Infrastructure Test Range at INL | $6,000,000 |
| Information Therapy Program | $1,500,000 |
| Credibility Assessment Research Initiative at BSU |
$1,050,000 |
| TRANSPORTATION, TREASURY, HUD, DC APPROPRIATIONS: | |
| Boise Airport Control Tower | $7,700,000 |
| National Corridor Infrastructure Improvement: Worley to Cougar Creek | $2,000,000 |
| City of Rocks Back Country Byway | $3,000,000 |
| Idaho Transit Coalition Bus Capital Investment | $2,900,000 |
| College of Southern Idaho Student Safety Initiative | $750,000 |
| Cheyenne Corridor Safety Improvement Project | $2,000,000 |
| FH-24 Banks to Lowman | $1,000,000 |
| Salmon Falls Creek Bridge | $200,000 |
| Idaho Statewide ITS Deployment for Public Transportation | $100,000 |
| Air Transportation Center of Excellence at BSU and other universities | $2,000,000 |
| Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Project Planning and Implementation | $1,150,000 |
| Environmental Science and Public Policy Building at BSU | $1,000,000 |
| Burley Community Center Construction | $1,000,000 |
| Oneida Stake Academy Restoration | $100,000 |
| Rexburg Greenways Project | $350,000 |
| Franklin City Hall Renovation | $45,000 |
| Pocatello Senior Center Construction | $100,000 |
| Ada County Family Justice Center Construction |
$1,000,000 |
| SCIENCE, STATE, JUSTICE, AND COMMERCE: | |
| Criminal Information Sharing Alliance Network - Idaho State Police | $750,000 |
| Idaho-Montana Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Bi-State Safety Project | $300,000 |
| Child Protection Program - Nez Perce Tribe | $150,000 |
| Idaho Virtual Incubator at Lewis-Clark State College | $75,000 |
| Research on Radiation-Tolerant Ultra-Low-Power Electronics at UI | $1,000,000 |
| Temporal Land Cover Change Research Program at ISU | $500,000 |
| Performance, Safety, and Mission Success Tools for NASA Programs at INL | $2,000,000 |
| ISU Boise Center Aerospace Laboratory | $500,000 |
| NCOMS Software Development Project - Idaho Department of Corrections | $25,000 |
| Pro-Tech Program at College of Southern Idaho | $75,000 |
| Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund |
$2,250,000 |
| AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS: | |
| National Veterinary Medical Services Act | $500,000 |
| UI Billingsley Creek Aquaculture Facility Construction | $1,000,000 |
| Irrigation Pumps and Water Conservation at CSI | $125,000 |
| Research on Barley for Rural Development at UI | $735,000 |
| Aquaculture Research Initiatives at UI | $635,195 |
| Aquaculture Growth, Development, and Nutrition at UI | $645,000 |
| National Small Grains Germplasm Facility at UI | $200,000 |
| Sugar Beet Research | $683,000 |
| Brucellosis Eradication | $1,064,000 |
| Northwest Center for Small Fruits Research | $1,220,000 |
| Tri-State Predator Control Project | $1,337,000 |
| Potato Breeding Research | $150,000 |
| Cool Season Food Legume Research | $564,000 |
| Potato Variety Development Research | $1,497,000 |
| Improving Safety and Shelf-life of Idaho Commodities at UI | $863,000 |
| Nez Perce Bio-Control Weeds Program | $253,000 |
| Idaho One-Plan | $200,000 |
| Northwest Wood Utilization Research | $6,435,000 |
| Grass Seed Cropping Systems Research at UI | $450,000 |
| Solutions to Economic and Environmental Problems at UI | $640,000 |
| Jointed Goatgrass Research at UI | $355,000 |
| Canola Research at UI | $1,196,000 |
| Regional Barley Genome Mapping at UI | $682,000 |
| Grain Legume Research | $564,000 |
| Great Basin Rangeland Project | $750,000 |
| USDA/ARS Grain Legume Plant Pathologist |
$246,591 |
| MILITARY QUALITY OF LIFE AND VETERANS AFFAIRS APPROPRIATIONS: | |
| Gowen Field Training Area Railhead | $8,415,000 |
| Mountain Home AFB Base Operations/RAPCON Facility | $9,835,000 |
| Mountain Home AFB Family Housing Replacement -- Phase 7 |
$56,467,000 |
| INTERIOR AND ENVIRONMENT APPROPRIATIONS: | |
| Idaho's Strategic Plan for Managing Noxious Weeds | $1,000,000 |
| Northern Rocky Mountain/Central Idaho Wolf Recovery | $1,180,000 |
| Idaho Sage Grouse Management Plan | $300,000 |
| Research on shallow subsurface fluid flow at BSU | $500,000 |
| St. Joe Basin/Mica Creek forest conservation | $1,500,000 |
| U of I Collaborative Working Forests Project | $300,000 |
| Fire Research and Management Exchange System at UI | $350,000 |
| Peregrine Fund California Condor Recovery | $400,000 |
| Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness conservation | $1,000,000 |
| Upper/South Fork Snake River conservation | $1,500,000 |
| Singleton-Kilgore forest conservation | $650,000 |
| City of Castleford Water Infrastructure Improvements | $400,000 |
| Valley County South Lake Wastewater Collection and Treatment Facility | $600,000 |
| Rathdrum Prairie/Spokane Valley Aquifer Study | $300,000 |
| Auger Falls Wastewater Treatment Project | $500,000 |
| FOREIGN OPERATIONS: | |
| Firefly Children's Network | $1,000,000 |
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