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WYDEN, SMITH SECURE HUNDREDS
OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR OREGON PROJECTS
Projects receiving FY 2005 funding include
key energy and water, agriculture, community development, transportation,
job training, and education programs
November 21, 2004
Washington, DC – U.S.
Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Ore.) today
announced that Oregon will receive several hundred million dollars
in Federal funding for key projects throughout the state. Wyden
and Smith secured this funding in the fiscal year 2005 omnibus
spending bill, which has passed the Senate and the House of Representatives
and is expected to move shortly to the White House for signature
into law. The measure will fund numerous Oregon agriculture, energy
and water, natural resources, transportation, infrastructure,
community development, and health, education, and job training
projects.
“The projects receiving
funding in today’s bill take a big step forward in improving
the lives of all Oregonians,” said Wyden. “Not only
will these projects help us grow the economy and create jobs,
but Oregon families will also benefit from the safer neighborhoods,
stronger infrastructure, and successful research endeavors funded
today.”
“The projects funded in
this bill will help protect and create more jobs for Oregonians
while providing a boost to our economy,” said Smith. “They
will also help preserve and enhance our infrastructure and natural
resources for future generations of Oregonians.”
Following is a list of Oregon
projects that received funding in the FY2005 omnibus spending
measure:
Agriculture Projects
• $6,285,000 is provided
for Oregon State University (OSU) for wood utilization research.
• Oregon State University
(OSU) will receive $688,000 for the barley gene mapping project.
• OSU’s Solutions
to Environmental and Economic Problems (STEEP) III project will
receive $645,000.
• $454,000 is provided
for grass seed cropping projects. Oregon will share in these funds
with Washington and Idaho.
• The Northwest Center
for Small Fruits Research will receive $425,000 to be shared among
Oregon, Idaho and Washington for basic research.
• $356,000 is provided
for OSU for multi-commodity agriculture marketing research
• OSU will receive $351,000
for research at the National Laboratory for Molluscan Broodstock
in Newport.
• The Oregon Garden project
will receive $325,000.
• OSU’s meadowfoam
research project, an effort to increase the supply of renewable
industrial oils, will receive $262,000.
Additionally, Wyden and Smith
were successful in maintaining funding at current levels for the
following agriculture projects that were originally slated to
have funding cancelled in FY2005:
o $1,124,000 for the Western
grazing lands project in Burns
o $867,000 for the viticulture project in Corvallis
o $755,000 for the shellfish genetics project in Newport
o $693,000 for the Northwest Small Fruits Research program in
Corvallis
o $382,000 for the hops research program in Corvallis
o $18,500 for minor use pesticides/IR-4 in Corvallis
Commerce, Justice and State Programs
• The Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund will receive
$90 million. Of that amount, Oregon will directly receive $13
million.
• $11,457,000 is provided
for the regional hatcheries and facilities councils.
• $4.8 million is provided
for the West Coast Groundfish project.
• $4 million is provided
for the West Coast Groundfish Observers project.
• $4 million is provided
for the ESA Columbia River BiOp Implementation project.
• Columbia River Hatcheries
will receive $3.2 million for facilities improvements.
• $1.7 million is provided
for regional hatcheries councils for monitoring, evaluation, and
reform projects.
• The Northwest Fisheries
Science Center will receive $1.7 million for the Groundfish Team.
• Marion County will receive
$600,000 for enhancements to its methamphetamine forensic lab.
• $500,000 is provided
for West Coast Groundfish Cooperative Research.
• Clackamas County will
receive $300,000 for its methamphetamine community prosecution
initiative.
• Lincoln County will
receive $300,000 for its methamphetamine intervention and enforcement
program.
• The city of Woodburn
will receive $300,000 for police technology improvements.
• $250,000 is provided
for the Oregon Partnership Methamphetamine Prevention Program.
• Oregon Health Sciences
University (OHSU) will receive $250,000 for the Nanotech Research
program.
• Clackamas County will
receive $200,000 for a Juvenile Justice Assessment Center.
• Clatsop County will
receive $200,000 for law enforcement technologies.
• Washington County will
receive $200,000 for a Juvenile Justice Prevention Program.
• Coos County will receive
$150,000 for law enforcement technologies.
• The city of Canby will
receive $100,000 for law enforcement technologies.
• Marion County will receive
$100,000 for the Children of Incarcerated Parents Initiative.
• Marion County will receive
$100,000 for the Co-Occurring Disorders Pilot Project for at-risk
youth.
• Coos and Curry Counties
will receive $60,000 for the Oregon Methamphetamine Reduction
Project.
Energy and Water Projects
• $27 million is provided for the Klamath Project for resource
management and facilities operations.
• $20,018,000 is provided
for improvements to the Columbia & Lower Willamette River.
Oregon will share in these funds with Washington.
• $17,791,000 is provided
for improvements to the Columbia River at the mouth. Oregon will
share in these funds with Washington.
• $9,000,000 is provided
for improvements to the Columbia River Channel. Oregon will share
in these funds with Washington.
• $8,807,000 is provided
for improvements to the Bonneville Lock and Dam. Oregon will share
in these funds with Washington.
• $6,200,000 is provided
for Willamette River temperature control projects.
• $6,165,000 is provided
for the Coos Bay maintenance project.
• $5,898,000 is provided
for improvements to the John Day Lock and Dam. Oregon will share
in these funds with Washington.
• $5,678,000 is provided
for improvements to the McNary Lock and Dam. Oregon will share
in these funds with Washington.
• $4,900,000 is provided
for the Bonneville Powerhouse Phase II project. Oregon will share
in these funds with Washington.
• $4,550,000 is provided
for the development of Columbia River Treaty Fishing Access Sites.
Oregon will share in these funds with Washington.
• $3,075,000 is provided
for the Umatilla Basin Project for resources management and facilities
operations.
• $2,805,000 is provided
for operations and maintenance projects at Lost Creek Lake.
• $2,200,000 is provided
for the Savage Rapids Dam Removal project.
• $2,182,000 is provided
for the Yaquina Bay and Harbor maintenance project.
• $2 million is provided
for restoration of the Lower Columbia River Ecosystem. Oregon
will share in these funds with Washington.
• $2 million is provided
for OHSU’s Defense and Security Research Center to be used
for facilities and research development. Specifically, the funds
will be used for new sensing systems and nanosensors and for nanobiology
research in the Biomedical Engineering program.
• $1,456,000 is provided
for operations and maintenance projects at Lookout Point Lake.
• $1,350,000 is provided
for operations and maintenance projects at Green Peter -Foster
Lakes.
• $1,172,000 is provided
for Eastern Oregon Projects for resource management and facilities
operations.
• $1,001,000 is provided
for the Rogue River Basin Project.
• $1,037,000 is provided
for Cougar Lake.
• The Klamath Project
will receive $1 million for water quality multi-probe and flow
measurement instrumentation. Oregon will share in these funds
with California.
• $993,000 is provided
for Fern Ridge Lake.
• $793,000 is provided
for Cottage Grove Lake.
• $761,000 is provided
for the Crooked River project for resource management and facilities
operations.
• $750,000 is provided
for the Walla Walla River Watershed. Oregon will share in these
funds with Washington.
• $723,000 is provided
for Willow Creek Lake.
• $700,000 is provided
for the Columbia River Treaty Fishing Sites. Oregon will share
in these funds with Washington.
• $669,000 is provided
for maintenance projects at Applegate Lake.
• $655,000 is provided
for the Oregon Investigation Program for resources management
and facilities operations.
• $631,000 is provided
for the Deschutes Project for resources management and facilities
operations.
• $627,000 is provided
for Detroit Lake.
• $614,000 is provided
for improvements along the Columbia River between Vancouver, Washington
and The Dalles, Oregon. Oregon will share in these funds with
Washington.
• $599,000 is provided
for Dorena Lake.
• $590,000 is provided
for the Tualatin Project for resources management and facilities
operations.
• $526,000 is provided
for Hills Creek Lake.
• $521,000 is provided
for Fall Creek Lake.
• $500,000 is provided
for the Deschutes Ecosystem Restoration project.
• $411,000 is provided
for restoration of the Willamette River floodplain.
• $300,000 is provided
for Elk Creek Lake.
• $300,000 is provided
for the Klamath and Lake Counties Geothermal Ag Industrial Park.
• $264,000 is provided
for Amazon Creek.
• $259,000 is provided
for maintenance projects at Chetco River.
• $256,000 is provided
for Blue River Lake.
• $250,000 is provided
for the Astoria Boat Basin on the Columbia & Lower Willamette
Rivers.
• $250,000 is provided
for the restoration of the Eugene Delta Ponds Ecosystem.
• $250,000 is provided
for Snake River Dredging. Oregon will share in these funds with
Idaho and Washington.
• $250,000 is provided
for Tillamook Bay and Bar.
• $225,000 is provided
for the Umpqua River maintenance project.
• $228,000 is provided
for Willamette River environmental dredging.
• $210,000 is provided
for Willamette Falls Locks.
• $200,000 is provided
for Fern Ridge Lake.
• $200,000 is provided
for Kellogg Creek.
• $200,000 is provided
for the Umatilla Basin Project, Phase III Study.
• $200,000 is provided
for The Walla Walla River. Oregon will share in these funds with
Washington.
• Gold Beach will receive
$175,000 for improvements to the Rogue River.
• $175,000 is provided
for the Port of Orford.
• $150,000 is provided
for the Depoe Bay maintenance project.
• $150,000 is provided
for maintenance dredging at Depoe Slough.
• $136,000 is provided
for restoration of the Lower Columbia River Ecosystem. Oregon
will share in these funds with Washington.
• $134,000 is provided
for the surveillance of northern boundary waters.
• $132,000 is provided
for maintenance dredging at the Coquille River.
• $125,000 is provided
for Siuslaw River.
• Coffee Lake and Arrowhead
Creek will receive $125,000 to continue feasibility projects.
• $92,000 is provided
for maintenance dredging at Skipanon Channel.
• $61,000 is provided
for the Willamette River Basin review project.
• $60,000 is provided
for the St. Johns Landfill Dike Stabilization project.
• $60,000 is provided
for Willamette River bank protection.
Interior Projects
• Crater Lake National Park will receive $8,741,000 to remodel
the park cafeteria and relocate the rim parking facilities.
• Fort Clatsop National
Monument will receive $5 million for land and water conservation
and land acquisition.
• $2,682,000 is provided
for the Clark R. Bavin Forensics Laboratory in Ashland.
• $1 million is provided
for land acquisition in the Columbia River Gorge. Oregon will
share in these funds with the state of Washington.
• $1.5 million is provided
for the Pacific Northwest streams project at Siuslaw Fawn Creek.
• $1 million is provided
for land acquisition for the Pacific Crest Trail. Oregon will
share in these funds with the California and Washington.
• $1 million is provided
for land acquisition by the Bureau of Land Management on the Sandy
River. This will assist in the creation of a free-flowing river
from Mt. Hood to the Columbia River Gorge.
• The Tualatin National
Wildlife Refuge will receive $700,000 for construction and maintenance
of a Visitor Center.
• The bill provides $500,000
for land and water conservation and land acquisition by the Bureau
of Land Management at the Grand Ronde National Wild and Scenic
River.
• $500,000 is provided
for Hinkle Creek for a watershed study to be conducted by the
U.S. Forest Service.
• $500,000 is provided
for the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail.
• $300,000 is provided
for the James Beard Historic Market.
• $150,000 is provided
for improvements to the Bureau of Land Management at Swede’s
Landing at the Hells Canyon Complex.
• $100,000 is provided for the Lake Oswego Historic Iron
Smelter.
Labor, Health and Human
Services Projects
• The School of Nursing
at OHSU will receive $370,000 for facilities and training.
• Western Oregon University
in Monmouth will receive $370,000 for technology equipment for
the Divisions of Computer Science and Economics, and the Department
of Mathematics.
• $340,000 is provided
for Multnomah County for health care facilities and equipment.
• Clatsop Community College
in Astoria will receive $320,000.
• Portland State University
Library will receive $320,000.
• Oregon Health Sciences
University will receive $300,000 for the Women’s Health
Center.
• The Benton County Health
Department will receive $265,000.
• Self Enhancement, Inc.
in Portland will receive $250,000.
• $225,000 is provided
for Lane County for mental health services for youth.
• The Chemeketa Community
College will receive $210,000 for facilities and equipment for
nursing and allied health students.
• $200,000 is provided
for the Springfield School District #19 for the Schools Plus initiative.
• Clackamas Community
College in Oregon City will receive $150,000 for the Energy and
Resource Management Workforce Training Initiative.
• The Harney District
Hospital in Burns will receive $136,000 for facilities and equipment.
• The Ontario School District
will receive $130,000 for innovation and improvement projects.
• Oregon Institute of
Technology in Klamath Falls will receive $120,000.
• The Oregon Partnership
will receive $100,000 to implement the Oregon Youth Suicide Prevention
Program.
• Washington County will
receive $100,000 for a co-located Primary Care Clinic and affordable
housing complex.
• The Yakima Valley Farmworkers
Clinic will receive $100,000 to purchase equipment for Rosewood
Family Health Clinic.
• Umatilla County will
receive $95,000 for the construction of a public health facility.
• The Klamath County Public
Health Department will receive $75,000.
• The Cascade AIDS Project
in Portland will receive $50,000.
• Marion County will receive
$50,000 to develop disease prevention and education programs.
• Esther’s Pantry
in Portland will receive $30,000 for food and supplies for people
living with HIV/AIDS.
• The Jewish Family and
Child Service in Portland will receive $30,000.
• Our House of Portland
will receive $30,000 for Medicare and Medicaid services.
• The Medford Senior Center
will receive $25,000.
Transportation and Infrastructure Projects
• $23.4 million is provided for the Portland Interstate
Max Light Rail Extension project.
• $9 million is provided
for the Washington County Commuter Rail from Wilsonville to Beaverton.
• Eugene will receive
$5 million for improvements in and around the Morse Courthouse
area.
• $4 million is provided
for the Lane Transit Bus Rapid Transit Vehicle project.
• $3 million is provided
for preliminary environmental and engineering work on Interstate
Highway 5 at Coburg.
• $2.5 million is provided
for the reconstruction of the Multopor Overpass at Highway 26
near Government Camp.
• Salem will receive $2.5
million for the Keizer Transit project.
• Portland will receive
$2.3 million for the Portland region Job Access Reverse Commute
(JARC) program.
• Newburg/Dundee will
receive $2,250,000 for transportation improvement projects.
• $2 million is provided
for work on Interstate Highway 5 in Salem.
• North Bend will receive
$2 million for the replacement of terminal air traffic control
facilities.
• $1.5 million is provided
for the I-5/I-205/SR50 Transit Loop project.
• Eugene will receive
$1.25 million to install a new instrument landing system.
• Medford Airport will
receive $1.2 million for terminal construction.
• $1 million is provided
for Highway 97 improvements in Redmond.
• $1 million is provided
for maintenance on Interstate Highway 205.
• Bend will receive $1
million for the Cooley Road Interchange project.
• Portland will receive
$1 million for air traffic control tower facility improvements.
• $1 million is provided
for the TriMet bus system.
• Lake County will receive
$900,000 for highway realignment improvements on Federal Lands
Highway OR 140.
• Salem will receive $750,000
for the Third Bridge project.
• $500,000 is provided
for Barber Street in Wilsonville.
• $500,000 is provided
for the Lewis & Clark Explorer Shuttle Parking program.
• $500,000 is provided
for the Safe Sidewalks program.
• $500,000 is provided
for the South Metro Area Park and Ride Facility program.
• Tillamook Railroad will
receive $500,000.
• $400,000 is provided
for the Portland State University Intelligent Transportation Center.
• Salem will receive $350,000
for the Keizer bus and bus facilities.
• The Madras Jefferson
County airport will receive $300,000 for a flight services building.
• Brookings Harbor Boardwalk
will receive $225,000.
• $200,000 is provided
for the Rogue Valley Transit District JARC program.
• Salem will receive $200,000
for the Salem-Keizer Transit JARC program.
• $150,000 is provided
for Yamhill County Transit.
Veterans Administration / Housing and Urban Development
Projects
• The City of Wilsonville
will receive $750,000 for the development of a new rainwater management
system.
• The City of Portland
will receive $572,750 for the development of the Portland Streetcar.
• $500,000 is provided
for the Columbia Basin Groundwater Management Area in Deschutes
County.
• Portland Development
Commission will receive $450,000 for the North Macadam affordable
housing project.
• The City of Rainier
will receive $450,000 for wastewater infrastructure improvements.
• The City of Brookings
Harbor will receive $418,250 for the construction of a seafood
processing plant.
• Deschutes County will
receive $400,000 for the Upper Deschutes River water quality and
monitoring program.
• The City of Coburg will
receive $300,000 for infrastructure improvements.
• The City of Brookings
Harbor will receive $250,000 for boardwalk redevelopment work.
• The City of Coquille
will receive $250,000 for a wastewater treatment plant.
• The City of Gresham
will receive $250,000 for a Cultural Arts Center.
• The City of Klamath
Falls will receive $250,000 for preliminary work on wastewater
treatment facilities.
• The City of Rainier
will receive $250,000 for a wastewater treatment plant.
• The City of Warrenton
will receive $250,000 for the development of a municipal water
outfall.
• Washington County Homeless
Shelter will receive $250,000.
• The Bean Foundation
will receive $200,000 for the construction of the Madras Center
for Education and Workforce Training.
• The City of Klamath
Falls will receive $200,000 for wastewater infrastructure improvements.
• $200,000 is provided
for the Southern Oregon Rehabilitation Center in White City for
facilities renovations.
• The City of Portland
will receive $150,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure
improvements.
• The City of Salem will
receive $150,000 for the development of the peak excess flow treatment
facility.
• The City of Sweet Home
will receive $150,000 for wastewater infrastructure improvements.
• The City of Salem will
receive $121,250 for the development of the Mill Creek Industrial
Employment Center.
• $100,000 is provided
for the Oregon Department of Human Services in Washington County
for the View Master Water Contamination Study.
• Oregon Museum of Science
and Industry will receive $72,750 for land acquisition.
• The City of Salem will
receive $72,750 for the development of a conference center.
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