Project Location:  San Diego

Project Requested By:  Administration Budget Request

Project:  Construction of new Federal Courthouse

Project Description:

Construction of a new Federal Courthouse for U.S. Court Southern District of California to replace the current aging and inadequate facility.

Amount Requested:  $110,362,000
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Project Location:  San Diego County

Project Requested By:  North Zone Fire Agencies, City of Vista serving as lead agency

Project:  San Diego Regional Interoperable Computer Aided Dispatch Project

Project Description:

Provide an emergency response GIS system that can be used by fire, emergency medical services and law enforcement agencies throughout the region served by the North Zone Fire Agencies. Implementation of the Regional Computer Aided Design interoperability project, wild land fire prevention, structural and tactical pre-planning will enable improved communications between 15 different fire agencies in the north San Diego County area. It will also provide for the integration of wild land fire pre-plans and wildfire mitigation plans.

Amount Requested:  $6,000,000

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Project Location:  San Diego County

Project Requested By:  County of San Diego, Sheriff’s Department

Project:  San Diego Regional Communications System (RCS) Upgrade

Project Description:

This project will move the County of San Diego and its cities forward in the implementation of an effective, efficient regional interoperable communications system. This system will be critical both in terms of daily, routine communications and during disaster emergencies and other events that demand that all public safety agencies be able to communicate effectively. The RCS has developed a strategic plan to upgrade to P25 capacity. Due to size and scope, this plan identifies a multi-phased approach with incremental operational benefits while spreading costs across several years. RCS supports nearly 20,000 analog radios within the existing system. These radios must continue to operate while a P25 infrastructure is gradually put in place.

Amount Requested:  $3,500,000

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Project Location:  Oceanside, CA

Project Requested By:  City of Oceanside

Project:  Gang Prevention Program

Project Description:

Gangs are a problem of national, and increasingly international, scope.  This Collaborative is comprised of City officials, law enforcement (local, courts, and probation), youth service providers, schools, job partnership providers and community members. The program creates case managers and mentors to work with youth in the community who have been identified as gang associates (kids that are on the brink of becoming full-fledged gang members). The referrals to identify these youth will be made from the schools, probation and school police resource officers. The goal is to provide intense intervention to divert these youth away from gang membership. The program will work towards placing these gang associates in training and jobs once they are ready for work.

Amount Requested:  $500,000

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Project Location:  Lake Elsinore, CA

Project Requested By:  City of Lake Elsinore

Project:  Lake Elsinore Emergency Operations Center

Project Description:

Funds will be used to equip a new Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Lake Elsinore. The proposed EOC, which is set to be housed in a secure location within the police headquarters, will be used to manage the lake as an emergency resource as well as to provide the City and surrounding community with a base of operations during any emergency.

Amount Requested:  $250,000

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Energy and Water

Project Location:  Temecula, CA

Project Requested By:  Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District

Project:  Murrieta Creek Flood Control Project

Joint Requestor:  Rep. Mary Bono

Project Description:

Murrieta Creek poses a severe flood threat to the cities of Murrieta and Temecula, where overflow flooding from this undersized creek with a tributary watershed of over 220 square miles has periodically wreaked havoc, most recently in 1993 when the public and private sectors incurred flood-related damages of nearly $20 million, and nearby Camp Pendleton Marine Base suffered $88 million in damages.  The project, developed jointly by the Corps of Engineers and the local sponsor, not only provides flood control for these two communities, but also includes other elements such as environmental restoration and recreation and will serve as the lynchpin for regional economic development.

The Murrieta Creek Flood Control Project will provide 100-year flood control, environmental restoration and recreation benefits to the cities of Murrieta and Temecula.  The project will also create seven miles of soft earthen channelization that will result in the development of a riparian habitat corridor throughout the length of the project, which can become a safe home for several listed endangered species that have already been found to exist nearby.  This channel will not only facilitate species movement and connectivity to existing wildlife preserves, but will also create an extensive natural wetlands system that can efficiently remove contaminants from stream flows and help ensure improved water quality for local residents and Marines stationed at the Camp Pendleton Marine Base who regularly use this supply.

Amount Requested:  $13,000,000

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Project Location:  Oceanside, CA

Project Requested By: City of Oceanside

Project:  San Luis Rey Flood Control Project

Project Description:

This is funding for Phase I of the Operations and Maintenance Plan for the San Luis Rey Flood Control Project.  Phase I includes clearing the main flood conveyance channel of overgrown vegetation, providing mitigation of environmental impacts,  and  operating the project to provide 150-year flood protection for the City of Oceanside.  Responsibility for operation and maintenance of the main flood channel will transfer to the City of Oceanside once Phase I is completed.

Amount Requested:  $7,200,000

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Project Location:  Perris, CA

Project Requested By:  Eastern Municipal Water District

Project:  Perris II Desalter

Project Description:

This project will produce potable water from an otherwise unusable groundwater resource through the construction of a three million-gallon per day reverse osmosis desalter, feed-water pipelines, and brackish water wells in the Perris south sub-basin.  In addition to reducing future demand and use of federal resources for imported water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and the Colorado River, project benefits include salinity management for expanded water recycling and protection of high-quality groundwater in basins adjacent to the South Perris Basin.   The Perris II Desalter is a vital component of Eastern Municipal Water District’s (EMWD) desalination program which will ultimately generate up to 12,000 a
cre-feet per year of potable water and remove 50,000 tons of salt out of the basin every year.  Funding for construction of projects such as this will move EMWD toward its goal of drought-proofing its region and providing reliability and flexibility to its water supply.

Amount Requested:  $2,000,000

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Project Location:  Riverside County, CA

Project Requested By:  Rancho California Water District

Project:  Non-Potable Distribution Facilities and Demineralization/Desalination Recycled Water Treatment and Reclamation Facility Project

Joint Requestor: Rep. Mary Bono

Project Description:

Funds are requested for construction of project which, when completed, will free up enough treated water demands to serve 70,000 households in Southern California by converting local agricultural demands from treated water to recycled and raw water, shifting 144 cubic feet per second peak demand off the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s treated water system, relieving pressure from the California Bay Delta and Colorado River.

RCWD partnered with Eastern and Western Municipal Water Districts and completed a feasibility study in July 2007, which insured the viability of the project. The Bureau of Reclamation declared a positive feasibility determination on November 15, 2007. RCWD is currently working with the Bureau to complete CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) and NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) requirements, which are expected to be completed by August 2008 and December 2008, respectively.

Amount Requested:  $2,000,000

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Project Location:  Camp Pendleton, CA

Project Requested By:  Fallbrook Public Utilities District

Project:  Santa Margarita Conjunctive Use Project

Project Description:

Funding is requested for completion of the final design.  The Santa Margarita Conjunctive Use Project will provide a safe, drought-and earthquake-proof water supply of 15,000 acre-feet annually – enough for 35,000 families. The project will improve the water supply for Camp Pendleton, which will receive better quality water in quantities sufficient to meet water needs.

Amount Requested:  $1,000,000

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Project Location:  Riverside County, CA

Project Requested By:  Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District

Project:  SAMP

Project Description:

Recognizing the interdependence between the area’s future transportation, habitat, open space and land-use/housing needs, Riverside County and the surrounding region have undertaken a Special Area Management Plan (SAMP) to determine how best to balance these factors for the future benefit of the area.  To that end, in 2003, the County adopted a new General Plan and Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan to address regional conservation and development plans that protect entire communities of native plants and animals, while streamlining the process for compatible economic development in other areas.  Requested funds would help develop a plan for coordinating federal, state, and local efforts for future development while restoring and protecting aquatic resources.

Amount Requested:  $355,000

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Interior and Environment

Project Location:  San Diego County

Project Requested By:  The County of San Diego

Project:  San Diego County Fire Safety and Fuels Reduction Program

Project Description:

The San Diego County Fire Safety and Fuels Reduction Program removes dead, dying and diseased trees to mitigate catastrophic wildfire dangers.

Catastrophic wildfires have become a threat to residents, businesses and the environment, and dead, dying and diseased trees provide a ready source of fuel.

The existing County Fire Safety and Fuels Reduction program have committed approximately $47 million to removed, dead, dying and diseases trees along evacuation corridors and around structures in the Palomar Mountain, Greater Julian, and Lost Valley areas.

Although the program has cut over 400,000 trees, the County estimates that only 10 percent of the dead, dying, and diseased trees have been removed and an additional 10-15 percent needs to be removed to reach a safe fuel load level.

Requested Amount:  $45,000,000.

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Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations

Project Location:  Oceanside, CA

Project Requested By:  Mira Costa College Foundation

Project:  Corpsmen/Medics Civilian Nursing Training Program

Project Description:

Mira Costa College is developing a national model program to meet the educational needs of both active-duty and exiting Navy corpsmen and Army medics.  The project creates military-specific assessment and instructional tools that will acknowledge the service members’ military training while preparing them to meet state licensing requirements to enter the civilian nursing field.

Amount Requested: $1,600,000

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Project Location:  Vista

Project Requested By:  Vista Community Clinic

Project:  Vista Community Clinic

Project Description:

The construction and purchase of equipment for a new 12,000 square foot community health center facility providing obstetrics, pediatrics, family and internal medicine, pharmacy, health education to low income, uninsured residents of North San Diego County, California. Located on the border of Vista and Oceanside, this site will serve 16,000 patients in 50,000 medical visits annually. Ninety-five percent of VCC patients have an income qualifying them as low to moderate income by federal standards, making no more than $42,000 annually for a family of four. Nearly 50% of VCC patients are children who do not have any form of health insurance; 62% of VCC patients are women.

Amount Requested: $1,000,000

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Project Location:  Oceanside, CA

Project Requested By:  North County Health Services

Project:  North County Health Project Oceanside Clinic Expansion

Project Description:

NCHS provides medical and dental care to more than 58,000 low-income patients yearly. NCHS plans to replace an existing, aging clinic site to increase patient visits by 20%. Funding will be used for facility construction, equipment and technology.

Amount Requested: $1,000,000

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Transportation and HUD

Project Location:  Riverside County, CA

Project Requested By:  City of Lake Elsinore

Project:  Railroad Canyon I-15 interchange project

Project Description:

Railroad Canyon Road serves as a connector route between I-15 and I-215 in Southwest Riverside County.  The current interchange with I-15 serves approximately 50,000 vehicles per day. In its current condition, during peak hours of travel, vehicles are backing onto the freeway mainline in both the north and southbound directions.  This unsafe condition interferes with the capacity and function of this highway section. The level of service at the intersections adjacent to this interchange is rated Service-F.

Amount Reques
ted:  $8,000,000

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Project Location:  San Diego County, CA

Project Requested By:  SANDAG

Project:  State Route 76

Project Description:

The project will widen and realign State Route 76 (SR 76) between Melrose Drive in the City of Oceanside and Interstate 15 (I-15) in the County of San Diego.  

Safety conditions would be improved for this rural highway as accident rates exceed the statewide average.  This portion of SR 76 serves as an east-west connection between I-5 and I-15, and a north–south connection between Vista and the unincorporated communities of Fallbrook and Bonsall.  Average daily traffic ranges from 28,000 to 43,000 vehicles with traffic back-ups as long as three miles during peak periods.

The SR 76 project has been identified as a high-priority project by SANDAG and is part of the TransNet Early Action Program.

Amount Requested:  $5,000,000

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Project Location:  Oceanside, CA

Project Requested By:  City of Oceanside

Project:  San Luis Rey Transit Center

Project Description:

This project is a 12-bay transit center anchoring a proposed mixed-use residential and retail development in suburban North County.

The City of Oceanside approved the conditional use permit on September 20, 2006.  The Federal Transit Administration also approved a Categorical Exclusion, CA-03-0718, on October 15, 2006.  The next steps are final design, property acquisition, and construction of the transit center.

Amount Requested:  $3,100,000

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Project Location:  Vista, CA

Project Requested By:  SANDAG

Project:  West Vista Way

Project Description:

The project will widen a two-mile segment of West Vista Way to relieve traffic congestion in the City of Vista.  The project area extends from Melrose Drive on the east to Thunder Drive on the west, on the boundary with the City of Oceanside.

The widening project will enhance capacity, relieve traffic congestion, and improve mobility along West Vista Way and in the surrounding vicinity.

Amount Requested:  $2,000,000

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Project Location:  Temecula, CA

Project Requested By:  City of Temecula

Project:  French Valley Airport

Project Description:

$1 million is requested for a feasibility study for the French Valley Airport to determine the necessary improvements and viability of an expansion of the airport to ensure safety of the neighboring communities.  The project will review and analyze the feasibility of expanding the airport to enhance the region’s economic development and tourism opportunities.

Amount Requested:  $1,000,000

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Project Location:  Fallbrook, CA

Project Requested By:  Boys and Girls Club of North County

Project:  Renovation and expansion of Fallbrook Boys and Girls Club

Project Description:

Renovation and expansion of the Ingold Family Unit of the Fallbrook Boys and Girls Club including upgrades that would qualify the space to serve as an emergency disaster center for fire, earthquake, and other community emergencies.  Funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Economic Development Initiative Congressional Grants account were only dispersed last year with specific project direction from Congress.

Amount Requested:  $500,000