The Constitution grants Congress the responsibility for appropriating the nation's public funds.  This system allows for federal funds to be directed to those projects which have broad and meaningful application to the well-being of our communities, state, and nation.  In keeping with that Constitutional mandate, I receive hundreds of requests each year asking that federal funding be directed to specific projects. After reviewing all those proposals, I submit what I believe are the most meritorious projects to the appropriate committee for consideration as possible additions to bills under their jurisdiction. Each project is evaluated by the involved committee with only a handful selected for final approval.
 
Many citizens are understandably interested in the authorization and appropriations process through which federal funding priorities are established.  So, in an effort to ensure greater transparency, I support recent requirements established by Congress to provide a new openness of the process. As part of that accountability, I have listed below those projects which I submitted this year to various committees for consideration of federal funding.
             
27th Avenue/Baseline Park-and-Ride Design and Construction, Phoenix, AZ
Recipient:               City of Phoenix
                                 200 West Washington Street
                                 Phoenix, AZ 85003
Amount Requested: $3.84 million
The funds requested would be used to construct a park-and-ride for the Central South-Mountain RAPID bus line which will help alleviate traffic congestion.  This is a high growth area with limited access to the downtown area, so creation of a parking area would allow commuters to get to their jobs via bus, reducing the numbers of vehicles on crowded roadways while also providing a secure location for vehicles and personal safety.
 
ACES 5 Ejection Seat
Recipient:               Goodrich Corporation
                                 3414 South 5th Street
                                 Phoenix, AZ 85040-1169
Amount Requested:  $7 million
The funding requested would be used to test the ACES 5 ejection seat in response to the Air Combat Command's issued requirement for the development and fielding of the ACES 5 modular ejection seat. This improvement in modularity will allow maintenance personnel to more effectively remove seats for repair which will significantly reduce maintenance downtime and increase mission rates for aircraft while maintaining a robust survivability system for those in the aircraft.
 
Achieving a College Education (ACE) Program
Recipient:               Maricopa County Community Colleges
                                 2411 West 14th Street
                                 Tempe, AZ 85281
Amount Requested: $1 million
The ACE program is a nationally recognized program that targets students who may not consider going to college as an achievable goal.  The unique program focuses on at-risk youth and is specifically designed to help students make a smooth transition from high school to an accredited community college, then move on to a university in order to complete a bachelor's degree.  By identifying eligible high school sophomores, the program then assists juniors and seniors in enrolling in college courses while still attending high school.
 
Advanced Affordable Turbine Engine (AATE) Program
Recipient:               Honeywell Aerospace
                                 111 South 34th Street
                                 Phoenix, AZ 85034
Amount Requested: $6 million
The AATE demonstrator program is designed to validate the technologies needed to achieve the Army's aggressive engine performance goals to improve the existing UH-60 Blackhawk and AH-64 Apache aircraft.  It is anticipated this effort will reduce costs for fuel consumption, production, and maintenance, while also boosting horsepower.
 
Agua Fria River Trilby Wash, AZ
Recipient:               Maricopa County, Arizona
                                 301 West Jefferson Street, 10th Floor
                                 Phoenix, AZ 85003
Amount Requested: $1 million
This ongoing Corps of Engineers feasibility study encompasses the Trilby Wash watershed upstream from the McMicken Dam Project to the Agua Fria River. The next phase of the Trilby Wash Feasibility Study is to develop alternatives for the overall rehabilitation or replacement of McMicken Dam in sufficient detail so as to select an alternative that will provide long-term flood protection to the same or greater level currently provided by the McMicken Dam Project. An appropriate alternative will help to ensure the safety of more than 80,000 people living downstream as well as significant agricultural activity in the area.
 
Air Education & Training Command Range Improvements at the Barry M. Goldwater Range
Recipient:               Barry M. Goldwater Range Management Office
                                 Luke Air Force Base
                                 7222 Fighter Country Avenue
                                 Luke AFB, AZ 85309-1149
Amount Requested: $4.4 million
The funding will be used for acquisition of ground moving targets and development of sensor training areas within the Barry M. Goldwater Tactical Range to address the operational requirements for F-16 and F-35 pilot and crew training. This will grant fighter aircraft teams enhanced real world training which translates into decreased loss of life and aircraft.
 
Alzheimer's Prevention Initiative
Recipient:               Arizona Alzheimer's Consortium
                                 901 East Willetta Street, Main Floor
                                 Phoenix, AZ 85006
Amount Requested: $3 millionThe funding would be used to develop an Arizona registry of volunteers interested in different clinical trials of multiple methods to potentially prevent this dramatically increasing disease. The project aims to reduce the future cost burden of the disease on individuals and taxpayers.

Arrowhead Park-and-Ride/Transit Center
Recipient:                City of Glendale
                                  5850 West Glendale Avenue
                                  Glendale, AZ 85301
Amount Requested: $19.696 million
Located at Loop 101 and Bell Road, this proposed park-and-ride/transit center garage would accommodate approximately 860 vehicles and include an 8-bus bay transit center along with site improvements.  It will serve four local bus routes, one connector route, and four express routes,  with one connecting to the light rail system.

Arizona Center for Socially Engaging Rehabilitation Technology for Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Recipient:               Banner Health
                                 1111 East McDowell Street
                                 Phoenix, AZ 85001
                                               and
                               Arizona State University
                               425 North 5th Street
                               Phoenix, AZ 85004
                                               and
                                Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering
                               Arizona State University
                               699 South Mill Avenue
                               Tempe, AZ 85281
Amount Requested: $1.648 million
The funding would be used to develop a program that provides defense personnel and veterans with state of the art rehabilitation technologies that allow faster and sustainable recovery from traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).  This is intended to benefit the 22 percent of military personnel returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan who have been subjected to TBI or PTSD and may require sustained physical and mental care over long periods of time.
 
Arizona Department of Public Safety Technology Upgrade
Recipient:               Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS)
                                 2102 West Encanto Boulevard
                                 Phoenix, AZ 85005-6638
Amount Requested: $625,000
The requested funding would be used by DPS to upgrade equipment that supports the Department's state information sharing architecture and to enhance its interface with the Criminal Information Sharing Alliance network.  This advanced capability would assist Arizona state and local law enforcement officers with their overall prevention and enforcement strategy to protect Arizona citizens.
 
Arizona Meth Project
Recipient:               Arizona Meth Project
                                 301 West Jefferson Street, Suite 3200
                                 Phoenix, AZ 85003
Amount Requested: $1 million
The Arizona Meth Project is a large-scale, statewide prevention and public awareness program designed to reduce the prevalence of methamphetamine abuse in Arizona. Based on a proven model, this program will reduce the numbers of meth users in the State.

Avenida Rio Salado Design
Recipient:             Arizona Department of Transportation
                               206 South 17th Avenue
                               Phoenix, AZ 85007
Amount Requested: $3.6 million
Previously called “Rio Salado Parkway,” this project will increase the traffic capacity and improve circulation in southwest Phoenix by providing improved transportation options for motorists traveling both locally and regionally.  This is an integral part of the planned regional transportation system, including connections to the planned State Route 801 Freeway and the State Route 202 Loop.

Avondale Park-and-Ride
Recipient:             City of Phoenix Public Transit Department
                               302 1st Avenue, Suite 900
                               Phoenix, AZ 85003
Amount Requested: $14.3 million
This project will provide 650 parking spaces and will provide residents in the region with connectivity to the area’s mass transit system.  By positioning the facility next to I-10, it will be a valuable resource in granting access for suburban commuters to major metropolitan employment centers.

Bilingual Nursing Program at South Mountain Community College
Recipient:               Maricopa County Community Colleges
                                 2411 West 14th Street
                                 Tempe, AZ 85281
Amount Requested: $613,900
This project will continue funding the Bilingual Nursing Program at South Mountain College, which recruits and graduates nursing students proficient in English and Spanish. The program is a direct response for the need to have nurses trained in both languages who are able to deliver medical care to the growing number of patients in Arizona who are not fluent in English.
 
Biomass Gasification Renewable Clean Energy Project
Recipient:               Southwest NRG, LLC
                               77 East Columbus Avenue, #214, Phoenix, AZ 8501

Amount Requested: $4.88 million
In partnership with the Phoenix Human Services Campus, a public-private development that coordinates social service and health agencies for more than 15,000 homeless men, women, and children in Metropolitan Phoenix, the Biomass Gasification Renewable Clean Energy Project will provide training and employment in green collar jobs.  The Biomass Gasification Renewable Clean Energy Project will generate clean, renewable energy using state-of-the-art Biomass Gasification technology. The program will promote the expansion of clean, renewable energy throughout the nation, placing Arizona in a leadership role for innovative solutions to meet the nation's energy needs while training homeless individuals for competitive and cutting-edge employment opportunities.
                                             
Buckeye Small Business Incubator Commerce Center
Recipient:               Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc.
                                 1112 East Buckeye Road
                                 Phoenix, AZ 85034
Amount Requested: $900,000
The requested funding will be combined with non-federal monies to develop a mixed use site within a designated enterprise community that will provide affordable retail and commercial office space for local small business start-ups and expansions.  This will allow employees to become employers.

Bus Procurement
Recipient:             City of Phoenix Public Transit
                               302 North 1st Avenue, Suite 900
                               Phoenix, AZ 85003
Amount Requested: $2 million
This is a project to purchase buses needed as replacement and service expansion vehicles over the next five years.

Catalytic Oxidation (CATOX) Integrated Demonstration
Recipient:               Honeywell Aerospace
                                 111 South 34th Street
                                 Phoenix, AZ 85034
Amount Requested: $6 million
CATOX is an innovative method of protection from chemical and biological weapons. It destroys a wide range of toxins in a manner similar to automotive catalytic converters and improves upon current breathing protection systems that rely on charcoal filters to capture and collect toxins.  This proposed demonstration is expected to lead to expanded protections for warfighters, first responders, and civilians in the event of a terrorist attack or other release of deadly toxins.

Central Avenue High Capacity Transit
Recipient:             City of Phoenix Public Transit Department
                               302 North 1st Avenue, Suite 900
                               Phoenix, AZ 85003
Amount Requested: $1.04 million
This project will complete a feasibility study for a 16-mile, high capacity transit system on Central Avenue from downtown Phoenix to Baseline Road.  The study will also look at future extensions along Baseline Road, both eastbound to I-10E and westbound to 59th Avenue and the future South Mountain Freeway.

Central Phoenix/East Valley Light Rail Transit Project
Recipient:               City of Phoenix
                                 200 West Washington Street
                                 Phoenix, AZ 85003
Amount Requested: $96.9 million
This funding request would complete the Full Funding Grant Agreement with the Federal Transit Administration for the initial 20-mile light rail project in Phoenix and neighboring communities.  Completion of this funding would allow consideration of the rail line's further expansion under a future federal cost share agreement.
 
Childhelp Children's Center of Arizona
Recipient:               Childhelp
                                 2346 North Central Avenue
                                 Phoenix, AZ 85004-1329
Amount Requested: $600,000
The requested funds would be used to expand services provided through the Childhelp Children's Center in Phoenix. This would provide for processing an increased number of cases and add to the services offered to abused children, which includes forensic interviews and medical examinations, crisis intervention, safe placement, individual and group counseling, victim's compensation information, and court case preparation. This would result in more children receiving much needed protection from abusive situations.
 
City of Phoenix Community Prosecution Program
Recipient:               City of Phoenix
                                 620 West Washington Street
                                 Phoenix, AZ 85003
Amount Requested: $773,000
With one placed in each of Phoenix's six police precincts, Community Prosecutors work directly with neighborhood law enforcement, businesses, and community leaders to pro-actively address crime and blight, both in a short-tern and long-term basis.  The funding being requested would provide for two more prosecutors and support staff to join the two new precincts under development. These slots will assist in reducing crime, while also building positive relationships with members of the community.
 
City of Phoenix COPLINK
Recipient:               City of Phoenix
                                 620 West Washington Street
                                 Phoenix, AZ 85003
Amount Requested: $1 million
Acquisition of COPLINK will allow the Phoenix Police Department and other law enforcement agencies in Arizona to rapidly identify potential criminal suspects, relationships, and patterns by searching facts from an investigation against millions of records stored in multiple databases across the country. This technology will provide law enforcement with a critical tool to protect Arizona citizens.
             
City of Phoenix Electronic Prosecutor Records Management
Recipient:               City of Phoenix
                                 620 West Washington Street
                                 Phoenix, AZ 85003
Amount Requested: $120,000
The purpose of this project is the virtualization of the Phoenix prosecutors current hard-copy system. This will allow the prosecutors to file cases more quickly and allow easier access to information.
 
City of Phoenix Enhanced Mobile Data Security
Recipient:               City of Phoenix
                                 620 West Washington Street
                                 Phoenix, AZ 85003
Amount Requested: $500,000
The requested funding would be used to purchase hardware and software to enhance security on all of the Phoenix Police Department's mobile data terminals, thereby allowing police officers in the field to have direct access to criminal justice information while also providing increased security to protect sensitive data and privacy.
 
City of Phoenix Police Department Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) System
Recipient:               City of Phoenix
                                 620 West Washington Street
                                 Phoenix, AZ 85003
Amount Requested: $500,000
The AVL System is software that would enable the Phoenix Police Department to utilize global positioning systems in every patrol vehicle, allowing the central dispatch center as well as the officers' supervisors to know the location of every police vehicle.  This will enhance public safety by providing quicker patrol responses to emergency situations.
 
Colorado River Indian Tribes Juvenile Detention Center
Recipient:               Colorado River Indian Tribes
                                 26600 Mohave Road
                                 Parker, AZ 85344
Amount Requested: $3.068 million
Due to Department of Justice requirements and standards for sight and sound separation between the adult and juvenile detainees, in May 2004, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) removed Colorado River Indian Tribe (CRIT) juvenile offenders from the CRIT juvenile detention center.  CRIT juvenile offenders are currently being bused over five hours away to Gila County detention facilities in Globe, Arizona, costing the Tribe more than $300,000 annually, and, in many instances, requiring that offenders remain at the facility well beyond their sentence, and hundreds of miles from their family support groups.  The Tribe is seeking assistance in developing a secure juvenile detention facility on its Reservation that meets all Department of Justice standards.  These funds will supplement a Department of Housing and Urban Development grant as well as significant CRIT Tribal Tax Revenues.
 
Common Safety System Controller
Recipient:               BAE Systems
                                 7822 South 46th Street
                                 Phoenix, AZ 85044
Amount of Request: $5 million
This aircraft research effort is perfecting the integration of existing crash detection technology with new crash prediction capabilities into a system which, after determining a crash will occur, activates a variety of safety and survivability systems.  This will increase the number of lives that can be saved by having a system that does not have to wait until ground impact is detected to start providing protection.
 
Copper Canyon Youth Development Program
Recipient:                City of Glendale
                                  5850 West Glendale Avenue
                                  Glendale, AZ 85301
Amount Requested: $200,000
The funding would be used to sustain the Youth Workforce Development Program at Copper Canyon High School. The program is designed to help young individuals develop job readiness skills, provides job opportunities and placement, and discourages gang affiliation.  An average of 300 youths participate in the activities conducted during the school year.
 
Design of 67th Avenue Bridge Over The Salt River
Recipient:                Arizona Department of Transportation
                                  206 South 17th Avenue
                                  Phoenix, AZ 85007
Amount Requested: $1.2 million
This project will ultimately provide another point of access across the Salt River, which will improve the flow of traffic and help eliminate traffic congestion on existing bridges.

East Baseline Park-and-Ride
Recipient:             City of Phoenix
                               200 West Washington Street
                               Phoenix, AZ 85003
Amount Requested: $7,160,000
This project would be used to design and construct a park-and-ride facility located east of Central Avenue on Baseline Road.  The project will include 400 parking spaces and a guard station to serve the riders on the Central-South Mountain RAPID bus route.  This is a high growth area with limited access to the downtown area, so creation of a parking area would allow workers to get their jobs via bus.  This will reduce the number of vehicles on crowded roadways while also providing a secure location for vehicles and personal safety.

Ecological Restoration Institute
Recipient:               Ecological Restoration Institute
                                 Northern Arizona University
                                 P.O. Box 15017
                                 Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Amount Requested: $1 million
The Ecological Restoration Institute (ERI) provides practical knowledge synthesis, interdisciplinary applied research, and education needed to restore the ecologic and economic health of the land and the communities that depend upon them.  The funds used for restoration support and education services allows land management decisions to be made that are grounded in strong science, provides jobs and educational opportunities throughout Arizona, and improves the quality of life of Arizona's citizenry while effectively reducing the costs borne by taxpayers to fight wildfires and rehabilitate severely burned landscapes.
 
Emergency Medical Service Personal Protection Equipment Grant Program
Recipient:               Federal Emergency Management Agency
                                 Department of Homeland Security
                                 500 C Street, SW
                                 Washington, DC 20472
Amount Requested: $114.2 million
The funding would be used for a competitive grant program that provides personal protection equipment, such as powered air purifying respirators to governmental and non-governmental emergency medical service (EMS) personnel.  This will enhance protections for critical EMS personnel from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear hazards, in the event of an act of terrorism or natural disaster.
 
Gas Engine-Driven Air Conditioning (GEDAC)
Recipient:               Southwest Gas Corporation
                                 5241 Spring Mountain Road
                                 Las Vegas, NV 89193-8510
Amount Requested: $5 million
The funding requested would be used for the continuation of a demonstration project at military installations with heavy air conditioning requirements to test use of gas driven engines to power cooling units.  This effort is expected to achieve substantial energy dollar savings, reduced electricity usage, and water savings, which will reduce the military's operations and maintenance expenses while meeting energy reduction goals.
 
Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field Runway Repair
Recipient:               Luke Air Force Base
                                 7222 Fighter Country Avenue
                                 Luke AFB, AZ 85309-1149
Amount Requested: $9.76 million
The requested funding would be used to replace the asphalt runway with concrete at this airfield which provides an emergency alternative landing site for Luke pilots as well as a training site to conduct take-off and landing practice runs.  This is an important safety improvement as the current surface is cracking and crumbling.
 
Glendale Computer Aided Dispatch and Records Management Systems Upgrade
Recipient:               City of Glendale
                                5850 West Glendale Avenue
                                Glendale, AZ 85301
Amount of Request: $1 million
The requested funding would be used to upgrade and enhance the computer aided dispatch and records management system that is used by law enforcement to respond to emergencies in the Glendale community.  These upgrades will include modules for booking, streamlined information gathering for courts/prosecutors, increased capability to request backup from other agencies or neighboring law enforcement officials, and automatic vehicle location, a system that is currently used by the fire department so that the closest officers can be directed to the call location.  These upgrades will result in quicker response times and increased levels of accurate/actionable information for law enforcement personnel in the field and the courts.
 
Glendale Police Forensics Laboratory
Recipient:               City of Glendale
                                 5850 West Glendale Avenue
                                 Glendale, AZ 85301
Amount of Request: $500,000
This proposed new full-service crime lab will include laboratories for ballistic, photography, serology, chemistry, toxicology, trace evidence, documents, latent prints, and DNA analysis among other functions.  Such a laboratory benefits the entire criminal justice system through speedy trials, quicker investigative information to remove criminals from society, and more speedy resolution for crime victims and families of victims.  This also facilitates halting criminals earlier in their criminal careers.
 
Greater Phoenix Urban League's Restore Our Homes-Homeownership Center
Recipient:               Greater Phoenix Urban League
                                 1402 South Seventh Street
                                 Phoenix, AZ 85007-3902
Amount Requested: $500,000
The requested funding would be used to expand and enhance the Restore Our Homes-Homeownership Center in Phoenix, Arizona. This service connects potential and current homeowners with responsible housing counseling, home buyer education, financial literacy workshops, credit counseling, fair housing advocacy and foreclosure assistance.
 
Green Clubs of America
Recipient:               Green Clubs of America
                                 5804 West Belmont
                                 Glendale, AZ 85301
Amount Requested: $750,000
The Green Clubs of America, a newly created national non-profit organization for learners of all ages, focuses on alternative energy and sustainable living.  Each local chapter around the nation will complete an alternative energy or sustainable living community service project in their local communities and attend an annual meeting in Glendale, Arizona. Each community service project will have an immediate impact on the environment as well as benefitting the participating students by applying their academic knowledge to alternative energy and sustainable living.
 
HIV/AIDS Community Prevention, Education and Wellness Center Renovation Project
Recipient:               Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS
                                 1144 East McDowell Road, Suite 200
                                 Phoenix, AZ 85006
Amount Requested: $3.6 million
This project would assist in a coordinated effort with the City of Phoenix and private support to renovate a local community center to provide more space for community classrooms, clinical trial laboratories, exam and counseling rooms, and space for a primary care health clinic partnered with Arizona's largest public HIV/AIDS family primary care clinics. The new facility would assist the center in meeting the needs of more than 25,000 individuals impacted or at-risk for HIV.

Houston-Mesa Road Realignment
Recipient:             Arizona Department of Transportation
                               206 South 17th Avenue
                               Phoenix, AZ 85007
Amount Requested: $9.43 million
This project will relocate approximately four miles of the existing Houston-Mesa Road between Water Wheel Hill and Control Road through the Tonto National Forest.  The purpose of this realignment is to build a safer, straighter, flatter road, eliminate the dangerous river crossings, avoid past problems of the road becoming impassable due to flooding, and coordinate with the construction of the Blue Ridge Pipeline which will save money on both projects.

Human Genomics, Molecular Epidemiology, and Clinical Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases
Recipient:               Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen)
                                  445 North Fifth Street, Suite 600
                                  Phoenix, AZ 85004
Amount of Request: $2 million
This funding will continue past cooperative efforts between TGen and the U.S. Army to develop diagnostic and analytic tools which lead to faster and more accurate identification and characterization of disease pathogens and development of therapeutics for infectious diseases. These scientific advancements will provide better clinical outcomes for injured service persons, and will spill over to improved treatments for civilian populations.
 
Hybrid Electric Heavy-Fuel Power System
Recipient:               M-Dot Aerospace
                                 3418 South 48th Street, Suite 3
                                 Phoenix, AZ 85040-1939
Amount of Request: $4.2 million
As an aircraft utilized primarily by the U.S. Army and Marines, the Shadow provides reconnaissance, surveillance, targeting, and assessment capability. The research money being requested will produce an engine for this aircraft that burns less fuel and requires less maintenance which will save the Department of Defense considerable expense.
 
I-10 West Corridor Light Rail Transit Extension Alternatives Analysis/Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Phoenix, AZ
Recipient:               City of Phoenix
                                 200 West Washington Street
                                 Phoenix, AZ 85003
Amount Requested: $1.96 million
The funding would be used to complete the first steps on this phase of Phoenix's planned 57-mile light rail system which is scheduled to be completed in 2019. Keeping on this schedule will allow the City to coordinate with Arizona's Department of Transportation's plan for lane additions along the same portion of I-10.        
 
I-10 West Corridor Light Rail Transit Extension Preliminary Engineering, Phoenix, AZ
Recipient:               City of Phoenix
                                 200 West Washington Street
                                 Phoenix, AZ 85003
Amount Requested: $34.55 million
The requested funding would be used to commence the preliminary engineering of this light rail extension in follow-up to completion of the necessary alternatives analysis/draft environmental impact states.  This tight coordination of activities will allow the project to process in conjunction with Arizona's Department of Transportation's plan for lane additions along the same portion of I-10.
 
Innovative Copper Applications Initiative
Recipient:               Freeport McMoRan
                                 One North Central Avenue
                                 Phoenix, AZ 85004
Amount of Request: $11.25 million
This funding would be used to establish a formal structure between industry and the Department of Defense to accelerate deployment of copper-related technologies.  This program has strong support from the military, including the U.S. Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command at the Army Research Laboratory, based on the need to expand the research and development of copper technologies with specific military applications.  This effort will increase energy efficiency, conductivity, corrosive resistance and produce health and safety benefits related to strategic materials in a wide spectrum of military systems.

Intercity Passenger Rail Between Phoenix and Tucson
Recipient:             Arizona Department of Transportation
                               206 South 17th Avenue
                               Phoenix, AZ 85007
Amount Requested: $4 million
This will fund Phase II of the Environmental Impact Study on a proposed passenger rail system between Phoenix and Tucson.  As one of the fastest growing corridors in the nation, this 140-mile rail line would connect Peoria/Surprise/Phoenix with Marana/Tucson.
 
Internal Auxiliary Fuel Tank System
Recipient:               Robertson Aviation
                                800 West Carver Road, Suite 101
                                Tempe, AZ 85284
Amount Requested: $5 million
The requested funds would be used for the procurement of 200-gallon internal auxiliary fuel systems for installation in UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters operated by the Army National Guard. These tanks would allow extended range for combat, disaster relief, and homeland security helicopters.
 
International Arid Land Consortium
Recipient:                University of Arizona
                                  1401 East University Boulevard
                                  Tucson, AZ 85721
Amount Requested: $875,000
This project funds a consortium of universities that focuses on the development, management, restoration, and reclamation of arid and semiarid lands to maximize land use. By using an international approach, the program benefits through a wider array of expertise when addressing the challenges faced by Arizona and other arid regions.
 
Jobs for Arizona's Graduates Dropout Prevention Project
Recipient:               Jobs for Arizona's Graduates (JAG)
                                 1395 North Hayden, Suite 160
                                 Scottsdale, AZ 85257
Amount Requested: $500,000
The funding will be used to expand and operate 14 new JAG programs, serving approximately 560 of Arizona's most at-risk middle and high school students. The program's mission is to boost academic success of participants and improve high school graduation rates among Arizona's youth.
 
Lodestar Day Resource Center, Maricopa County Human Services Campus
Recipient:               Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
                                 301 West Jefferson Street, 10th Floor
                                 Phoenix, AZ 85003
Amount Requested: $220,000
The requested funds would be used to address Maricopa County's unemployment rate and housing foreclosures (which are both far above the national average) by increasing the Lodestar Day Resource Center's services to reintegrate homeless individuals and their families into the local economy with employment and housing assistance. These activities include assistance with security/utility deposits, household move-in kits (beds, bedding, kitchen items), emergency rental, and life skills workshops. By reducing the downward spiral of homelessness, we strengthen Arizona communities.
 
Maricopa County Road Paving Program
Recipient:               Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
                                 301 West Jefferson Street, 10th Floor
                                 Phoenix, AZ 85003
Amount Requested: $1.2 million
This project would pave four high traffic roadway segments in Maricopa County, AZ, which are currently unpaved. The proposed road improvements would reduce the substantial level of dust particles in surrounding neighborhoods that pose a health hazard for vulnerable populations, causing Maricopa County to fall short of the Environmental Protection Agency's particulate matter health standards.  It would also improve road safety as national studies have indicated that 2.3 times more people are killed per vehicle mile of travel on unpaved roads than on paved ones.
 
Maricopa Integrated Health System Electronic Medical Records
Recipient:               Maricopa Integrated Health System
                                 2601 East Roosevelt Street
                                 Phoenix, AZ 85008
Amount Requested: $2.93 million
This project would assist Maricopa Integrated Health System in converting paper medical records into electronic medical records. The transition to electronic medical records will reduce medical errors, provide improved preventative care and reduce the healthcare costs to Arizona taxpayers.
                                                                                                                             
Maricopa Integrated Health System Graduate Medical Education
Recipient:               Maricopa Integrated Health System (MIHS)
                                 2601 East Roosevelt Street
                                 Phoenix, AZ 85008
Amount Requested: $2 million
Funding would be used to extend the Graduate Medical Education program at MIHS facilities. The program continues to play a major role in addressing Arizona's physician workforce shortage. The majority of program graduates remain practicing physicians in Maricopa County.
             
Maricopa Integrated Health System Medical Office Equipment
Recipient:               Maricopa Integrated Health System (MIHS)
                                 2601 East Roosevelt Street
                                 Phoenix, AZ 85008
Amount Requested: $3.48 million
Funding would be used to replace existing medical equipment, including X-ray and MRI machines, at several MIHS facilities.  The new equipment would allow physicians to meet the increasing demands for patient services in Arizona and improve patient safety.
 
Maryvale Workforce Development and Health Services Campus
Recipient:               Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc.
                                 1112 East Buckeye Road,                          
                                 Phoenix, AZ 85034                                                                                                                                                                    
Amount Requested: $900,000
The requested funding will be used for a campus under development which will house several non-profit and local agencies to assist low-income families in Maryvale and local communities with much needed medical care, behavioral health services, and workforce development programs including skills training and job placement. This will strengthen and expand opportunities for economically disadvantaged persons.
 
Miami, AZ Sewer Collection System Upgrade
Recipient:               Town of Miami
                                 500 Sullivan Street
                                 Miami, AZ 85539
Amount Requested: $400,000
The Town of Miami, Arizona regularly experiences rain and water runoff in critical proportions.  The capacity of the existing sewer collection system is 330,000 gallons per day. However recent peak flow recordings have exceeded 650,000 gallons per day resulting in massive overflows affecting the entire town. These funds will be used to purchase and install four new pumps and a Grit Separator to alleviate the serious problem.
 
NAHN Mentorship Program
Recipient:               National Association of Hispanic Nurses
                                 7703 Floyd Curl Drive
                                 San Antonio, TX 78229
Amount Requested: $1.5 million
The funding would be used to develop a mentorship program to assist Hispanic individuals seeking a nursing career. The project aims to encourage undergraduates to apply to nursing programs as well as support those individuals currently enrolled by providing tutoring and career training.
 
National Institute on State Policy and Trafficking of Women and Girls
Recipient:               Center for Women Policy Studies
                                 1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 450
                                 Washington, DC 20036
Amount Requested: $500,000
The Center for Women Policy Studies works with state legislators and community leaders nationwide on formulating state-level policies that addresses issues associated with the trafficking of women and girls into the United States.  The requested funding would be used to focus on the Southwestern states for the purpose of providing effective victim services, supporting community-based organizations that serve victims of trafficking, and educating the public about international trafficking. The intended result is to reduce the numbers of women suffering from denial of their basic human rights.
 
National Student/Parent Mock Election
Recipient:               National Student/Parent Mock Election
                                 225 West Oro Valley Drive
                                 Tucson, AZ 85737Amount                                                                                                                                             
Requested: $275,000
The funding would be used towards a hands-on program to familiarize under represented groups in Arizona with the Federal election process.  The process would include conducting educational Democracy Workshops to introduce voting ballots and election cycle to students and their families. This would help ensure the Democratic voting process is open and understandable to all eligible individuals and encourage our nation's youth to become more involved in civic affairs.
 
Neurofibromatosis (NF) Research
Recipient:               Department of Defense, Congressional Directed Medical Research Programs
                                 U.S. Army Medical Research & Material Command
                                 1077 Patchel Street
                                 Fort Detrick
                                 Frederick, Maryland 21702-9218
Amount Requested: $20 million
The funding would be used to continue ongoing research on NF which is leading to substantial improvement of the current understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of NF. This research also promotes broader advancements in nerve regeneration following wound injuries or exposure to chemical toxins which are encountered by military personnel.

New River Multi-Use Pathway
Recipient:                 Arizona Department of Transportation
                                   206 South 17th Avenue
                                   Phoenix, AZ 85007
Amount Requested: $3 million
This project will design and construct a 2.3-mile multi-use pathway along the New River in Glendale.  It will provide trail connectivity to destinations in Phoenix and Peoria and provide economic benefits to businesses in the Westgate and Glendale Sports complexes.

Nogales Wash Channel Repair
Recipient:               City of Nogales, AZ
                                  777 North Grand Avenue
                                  Nogales, AZ 85621
Amount Requested: $19.7 million
In order to protect the residents and environment of Southern Arizona from future flooding and a potential public health crisis, this Corps of Engineers project would repair the damaged 6,000 linear foot stretch of the Nogales Wash Channel and associated repair of the International Outfall Interceptor, which carries approximately 10 million gallons of raw sewage daily from Mexico to the Nogales International Wastewater Treatment Plant in southern Arizona. Immediate repair has been deemed "critical" by the City of Nogales.
 
Northern Parkway/SR 303L Traffic Interchange
Recipient:             Arizona Department of Transportation
                               206 South 17th Avenue
                               Phoenix, AZ 85007
Amount Requested: $75.7 million
The Northern Parkway is already under construction for the purpose of alleviating city congestion.  However, that plan currently does not have funding for the ramps and associated construction of connecting the parkway with State Road 303L, an existing major artery. The project to be built with these requested funds will allow motorists to safely and efficiently access both roadways in each direction.

Operation Quality Time
Recipient:               Operation QT
                                 7800 North 65th Street
                                 Paradise Valley, AZ 85253
Amount Requested: $564,000
These funds will support after-school programs in over 20 schools, K-12, located in economically disadvantaged areas. By giving these students supervised academic and recreational programs, they have healthy alternatives to gangs, drug or alcohol abuse, and juvenile crime activities, while also building self-esteem and community awareness.

Palo Parado Road and Bridge
Recipient:                 Arizona Department of Transportation
                                   206 South 17th Avenue
                                   Phoenix, AZ 85007
Amount Requested: $7.28 million
This project will be used to plan and construct the Palo Parado Road from an existing interchange on I-19 in Santa Cruz County, eastward to Pendleton Drive.  It will include .67 miles of asphalt, an 800 foot bridge span, bank protection, and a signalized at-grade railroad crossing.

Paratransit Vehicle Procurement
Recipient:             City of Phoenix Transit Department
                               302 North 1st Avenue, Suite 900
                               Phoenix, AZ 85003
Amount Requested: $1 million
This is a project to purchase paratransit vans needed as replacement and service expansion vehicles over the next five years.  These “Dial-a-Ride” vehicles provide shared-ride public transportation in Phoenix to residents who are 65-years and older or who have disabilities that don’t allow them to access regular bus services.

Pascua Yacqui Tribe Master Drainage Plan State and Tribal Assistance Grant (STAG)
Recipient:               Pascua Yacqui Tribe
                                 7474 South Camino de Oeste
                                 Tucson, AZ 85746
Amount Requested: $3 million
Recipient will match funding from the Environmental Protection Agency for the continued planning and implementation of the Drainage Master Plan.  The project will address safety, economic, and transportation problems resulting from flooding and drainage issues by providing a systematic approach for solving existing and future drainage issues within the Tribal lands and the surrounding communities.             
Phoenix Children's Health Project (PCHP)
Recipient:                Phoenix Children's Hospital
                                  1919 East Thomas Road
                                   Phoenix, AZ 85016
Amount Requested: $234,000
The funding would sustain and enhance the PCHP's mission of delivering clinical services to homeless and runaway youth 21 years and under in the city of Phoenix aboard a mobile medical unit. By bringing comprehensive primary care directly to at-risk youth, the project will provide accessible medical services to an extremely vulnerable population.
 
Phoenix Children's Hospital Central Energy Plant Expansion
Recipient:               Phoenix Children's Hospital
                                 1919 East Thomas Road       
                                 Phoenix, AZ 85016
Amount Requested: $6 million
Building on funding from the Department of Energy in Fiscal Year 2009, this project provides energy for a critical care facility based on innovative power technology currently being used in the desert environment of Saudi Arabia. The design incorporates the use of water-to-water heat pump chillers and retains water that is normally evaporated.  The unique and innovative energy plant will provide chilled water, hot water, and a power generator for a 320 bed facility.  Using variable frequency drives, the system regulates power consumption based on need, and conserves an estimated six million gallons of water annually, reducing energy consumption by 17 percent.  This is the first use of this type of energy system in a critical care facility.
 
Phoenix Children's Hospital Economic Development Initiative
Recipient:               Phoenix Children's Hospital
                                 1919 East Thomas Road
                                  Phoenix, AZ 85016
Amount Requested: $1.475 million
In order to prepare for growth in the pediatric population and to reduce the risk to patient safety, this project would assist in the acquisition of a second CT scanner dedicated to the Hospital's Emergency Department.  The scanner will help the Hospital continue to provide the children of Arizona with the specialized health care they need.
 
Phoenix Children's Hospital Emergency Medical Records
Recipient:               Phoenix Children's Hospital
                                 1919 East Thomas Road
                                  Phoenix, AZ 85016
Amount Requested: $769,000
Funding will be used to continue updating the electronic medical records system within the hospital by installing an updated system within the Emergency Department.  The system would help avoid medical errors, save time in a high-pace environment and allow the hospital to continue providing the children of Arizona with the specialized health care they need.
 Phoenix Indian Medical Center (PIMC)
Recipient:                Gila River Indian Community                
                                   525 West Gu u Ki                                  
                                   Sacaton, AZ 85247                                               
                                               and                                        
                               Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Comm.
                                10005 East Osborn Avenue
                                Scottsdale, AZ 85256            
Proposed Committee Report language urging the Indian Health Service to set aside construction funds for the Phoenix Indian Medical Center Southeast Ambulatory Care Center, as well as design phase funds for the Northeast Ambulatory Care Center.  The Indian Health Service has placed the Phoenix Indian Medical Center at the apex of its priority list, only to have funding sent to lower priority facilities.
 
Phoenix Metropolitan Water Reuse Project
Recipient:               City of Phoenix, AZ
                                 200 West Washington Street
                                 Phoenix, AZ 85003
Amount Requested: $100,000
The Phoenix Metropolitan region is working with the Bureau of Reclamation to develop new sources of water and find ways to lessen the impact of growth on groundwater resources, including recharging water into the aquifer to slow the decline in groundwater levels.  The Project will take 40,000 to 100,000 acre-feet of reclaimed water from the 23rd Avenue and/or the 91st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plants and recharge it in the Agua Fria River for future recovery and use, thus lessening the impact on groundwater resources, including recharging water into the aquifer to slow the decline of groundwater levels.
 
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Taxiway Alpha
Recipient:               City of Phoenix
                                 Sky Harbor International Airport
                                 3400 East Sky Harbor Boulevard
                                 Phoenix, AZ 85034
Amount Requested: $14.4 million
This funding would be used to upgrade the airport's last asphalt taxiway.  This is a critical safety issue as the asphalt is spalling and cracking along its entire two mile stretch, creating foreign object debris which can cause serious harm to jet engines. This funding would also update the lighting system which has failed in the past and does not meet FAA luminosity requirements. Both of these improvements would provide significant safety enhancements.
 
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Taxiway Connector H5
Recipient:               City of Phoenix
                                 Sky Harbor International Airport
                                 3400 East Sky Harbor Boulevard
                                 Phoenix, AZ 85034
Amount Requested: $2.48 million
These funds would be used to design and construct a taxiway connector from Runway 7R/25L to Taxiway H.  This connector would enable smaller general aviation aircraft to exit the runway more expeditiously, mitigating the loss of separation between aircraft. While primarily a safety enhancement, it also will allow for more efficient use of the runway system.
 
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Terminal 4 Apron Reconstruction
Recipient:               City of Phoenix
                                 Sky Harbor International Airport
                                 3400 East Sky Harbor Boulevard
                                 Phoenix, AZ 85034
Amount Requested: $3.2 million
These funds would be used to repair Sky Harbor's Terminal 4 apron, which receives approximately 80% of the airport's commercial traffic.  This heavy usage has caused the pavement to severely decline, placing it in need of surface removal and replacement as a safety improvement.
 

Portable Solar Charging Rechargeable Battery System
Recipient:               Global Solar
                                  8500 South Rita Road
                                  Tucson, AZ 85747
Amount Requested: $876,765
This funding would be used to provide the U.S. Border Patrol with lightweight portable solar charging rechargeable battery systems for use in the field.  By replacing the heavy batteries which currently must be hauled to the field as a power source for the agency's electronic suites, with a lightweight "manpackable" unit that uses solar energy to recharge, agents will be able to access more remote locations and remain in the field for longer periods of time.
 
Produce Market Analysis Program
Recipient:               Arizona State University
                                 1711 South Rural Road
                                 Tempe, AZ 85281
                                               and
                               New Mexico State University
                                940 College Avenue
                                Las Cruces, NM 88003
Amount Requested: $500,000
Rising demand for fresh produce has been boosting imports into the United States, making it more vulnerable to contamination. As a member of the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) consortium, the Produce Market Analysis Program (PMAP) will use the requested funds to meet the information needs of policy makers and the public by conducting analysis on produce related issues including food safety, protection, and defense.  In particular, PMAP will provide unbiased independent information, which is critical for maintaining a competitive consumer focused U.S. produce sector.
 
Regional Vehicle Management System, Phoenix, AZ

Recipient:               City of Phoenix
                                  200 West Washington Street
                                  Phoenix, AZ 85003
Amount Requested: $4.56 million
This funding will be used to upgrade Phoenix's Public Transit Department and its regional partners with the latest technology for managing the area's transit fleet. This will result in greater efficiencies, better communication, increased reliability and cost savings in the Phoenix region which is home to 64.7% of the State's entire population, many of whom rely on public transportation.
 
Rio Salado Oeste, Salt River, AZ
Recipient:               City of Phoenix, AZ
                                  200 West Washington Street
                                  Phoenix, AZ 85003
Amount Requested: $2 million
This Corps of Engineers project will continue the restoration of the riparian habitat along an eight mile stretch of the Salt River from 19th Avenue to 83rd Avenue in the Phoenix, Arizona area.  The project will join the Rio Salado and Tres Rios habitat restoration projects, and provide restoration of important habitat, water quality, flood control, and recreational benefits.
 
San Pedro River Ecosystem, Cascabel (Cochise County), Arizona
Recipient:               United States Forest Service
                                 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
                                 Washington, D. C. 20250
Amount Requested: $900,000
The Arizona Chapter of the Nature Conservancy has highlighted this project as its highest land conservation project.  The funds will be used to acquire conservation easements over 694 acres within the Bureau of Land Management's San Pedro Ecosystem Management Area in Cochise County, Arizona. All of the land owners/ranchers are willing to put their lands into permanent conservation projection with the State through conservation easements. Protection of the designated tracts on the Lower San Pedro River will contribute to continued success of a large, landscape-level conservation effort involving local, State, and Federal partners in support of the BLM's San Pedro River Ecosystem Management Area to the confluence with the Gila River.
 
Science and Technology Experiences for Underprivileged Youth
Recipient:               Arizona Science Center
                                 600 East Washington Street
                                 Phoenix, AZ 85004
Amount Requested: $630,000
The funding requested will be used to increase children's exposure to science by waiving admission to the Center for underprivileged youth as defined under Title I.  Reaching out to an estimated 90,000 students, it is expected that the experience will not only be a positive educational tool, it is likely to encourage some students to pursue careers in the areas of science, bioscience, and technology areas where we are experiencing national worker shortages.
 
Senior Center Buses, Guadalupe, AZ

Recipient:               Town of Guadalupe
                                 9241 South Avenida Del Yaqui
                                 Guadalupe, AZ 85283-2598
Amount Requested: $150,000
The community is need of suitable buses that can accommodate wheelchairs to transport the community's older citizens to and from the senior center, senior outings, and critical activities such as doctor appointments.  This would allow otherwise housebound seniors to access services for the elderly and provide valuable social interaction.
 
Senior Center Parking Lot, Guadalupe, AZ
Recipient:               Guadalupe Senior Center
                                 9241 South Avenida Del Yaqui
                                 Guadalupe, AZ 85283-2598
Amount Requested: $60,000
The Senior Center's current parking lot is dangerous for the elderly. Reconstruction of the lot will allow seniors, staff, and visitors to park their cars on a safe surface.
 
Sid Yates Scholarship Program
Recipient:               Arizona State University
                                 Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
                                 P.O. Box 877906
                               Tempe, AZ 85287
Amount Requested: $210,000
This continuing Bureau of Reclamation scholarship program is an innovative and unique program at Arizona State University that assists Native American students through a curriculum pertinent to Tribal Sovereignty, Tribal governance, and seminars in Advanced Tribal Law.  The objective of the scholarship and clerkship program is to improve the ability of Native American tribes to develop and manage their water resources for present and future generations.  Because of this program, a qualified pool of Native American attorneys are now available to serve as tribal department directors, tribal judges, tribal council members, and State and Federal agency employees.  Since its inception in 1994, more than 129 students have received scholarship funding.
 
Small Turbofan VAATE Program (Project No. XTC58F)
Recipient:               Honeywell Aerospace
                                 111 South 34th Street                                                                                            
                                  Phoenix, AZ 85034
Amount Requested: $10 million
The Versatile Affordable Advanced Turbine Engine (VAATE) program is a joint Air Force, Navy, Army, NASA and DOE effort to improve fuel efficiency, power generation, performance, and to lower overall costs for military aircraft engines.  The XTC58F effort concentrates on critical technologies required for advanced unmanned aircraft, training and light attack aircraft, and specialized military transports.  It is anticipated that this project will result in fuel costs savings, improved power, doubled air time and range.
 South/Central Arizona Investigations Program
Recipient:               City of Phoenix, AZ
                                 200 West Washington Street
                                 Phoenix, AZ 85003
Amount Requested: $1 million
The Central Arizona Salinity Study (CASS) conducted by the Bureau of Reclamation comprises representatives from the Federal, State, and local governments along with private engineering and research groups.  CASS examines the problems created by importing highly saline water, human activities that concentrate salts, and the lack of drainage needed to export salts in central Arizona. CASS serves to coordinate the participating agencies and communities in order to efficiently and effectively identify and assess salinity problems and develop possible solutions for central Arizona's growing salinity issues.  The next phase of the study will be to review the viable options for concentrate management and put into place a pilot or demonstration project to test different concentrate management processes.
 
South Central Avenue Light Rail Feasibility Study, Phoenix, AZ
Recipient:               City of Phoenix
                                 200 West Washington Street
                                 Phoenix, AZ 85003
Amount Requested: $900,000
The requested funding would begin consideration of extending Phoenix's light rail south of downtown where there is high density housing with a significant number of transit dependent residents. This would ensure that the South Mountain area receives consideration for future connection to the region's light rail system.
 
South Operating Facility Upgrades
Recipient:             City of Phoenix Public Transit Department
                               302 North 1st Avenue, Suite 900
                               Phoenix, AZ 85003
Amount Requested: $4 million
This is a project to refurbish a 30-year old bus maintenance facility that services over two hundred transit vehicles.  For continued use, the facility requires replacement and upgrades of many outdated features.  Those modifications will bring the facility into compliance with current building codes.
                                                                            
Southwest Consortium for Environmental Research and Policy (SCERP)
Recipient:               Arizona State University
                                 P. O. Box 878105
                                Tempe, AZ 85287
Amount Requested: $5 million
Continuing this ongoing Environmental Protection Agency program, this consortium of five United States universities, including Arizona State University, and five Mexican universities conducts research projects to address the acute air, water, and health problems plaguing the U.S. - Mexican border region.  SCERP supported research has facilitated many solutions to critical environmental problems in this unique, environmentally challenged area.
Southwest Consortium for Plant Genetics and Water Resources
Recipient:               University of Arizona
                                1401 East University Boulevard
                                Tucson, AZ 85721
Amount Requested: $400,000
This project funds a consortium of universities that focuses on greater understanding of the way plants adapt to high salt levels in desert soils, including effective water management and land use.  These advancements will promote improved agriculture practices and promote environmental conservation in Arizona and similar environments.
 
State Route 347 Grade Separation Project, City of Maricopa
Recipient:               City of Maricopa
                                 45145 West Madison Avenue
                                 Maricopa, AZ 85239
Amount Requested: $7 million
State Road 347 is the City of Maricopa's "Main Street". The Union Pacific Rail Road crosses this road in the center of the community, with roughly 50 trains crossing over State Road 347 every day at speeds in excess of 50 mph. The Union Pacific Rail Road plans on increasing this single track to a double track within the year and plans for a third soon to follow.  With a population of 37,000 residents and growing, this level of train traffic in the heart of town poses a significant safety hazard, in addition to the obvious congestion problems it creates. Therefore, the funding being requested would be utilized for the completion of a preliminary design and environmental studies of a viable alternative that allows traffic to safely negotiate over the tracks.
 
Steam Pump Ranch Historic Site Restoration and Preservation
Recipient:               Town of Oro Valley, AZ
                                 11000 North La Canada
                                 Oro Valley, AZ 85737
Amount Requested: $1 million
This is an ongoing project to restore and rehabilitate the historic Steam Pump and Ranch House in the pre-opening phase of the proposed Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area. The restoration of these facilities will ensure the preservation of early Arizona history by interpreting and highlighting the significance of past cattle and mercantile activities from 1874 through the late 20th Century.
 
Surprise, Arizona Reclaimed Water Pump Project STAG
Recipient:               City of Surprise
                                 12425 West Bell Road
                                 Surprise, AZ 85374
Amount Requested: $825,000
This reclaimed water pump station will increase the reclaimed water pressure and deliver reclaimed water to the Surprise Center development. The increased use of reclaimed water will replace the use of potable water, which largely comes from groundwater, with a renewable supply of water for irrigation demands. By negating the further depletion of groundwater, the pump station will allow for long-term sustainability of water resources for the entire Valley, as well as assist the State of Arizona in achieving its safe yield goal by the required deadlines.
 
TGen Equipment Procurement and Laboratory Build-Out
Recipient:               Translational Genomics Research Institute
                                 445 North Fifth Street, Suite 600
                                 Phoenix, AZ 85004
Amount Requested: $3 million
This project would assist in a coordinated effort with the City of Phoenix and the Health Resources and Services Administration to complete a 170,000 square-foot biomedical research facility in downtown Phoenix. The funds would be used to renovate and equip laboratory areas within the facility.  The funding enables the organization to maintain a laboratory facility and procure state-of-the-art equipment necessary to genomics-based disease research and help recruit top scientists to Arizona.
 
Tres Rios, AZ
Recipient:               City of Phoenix
                                 200 West Washington Street
                                 Phoenix, AZ 85003
Amount Requested: $20 million
This continuing Corps of Engineers flood control and environmental restoration project along the Salt, Gila, and Agua Fria Rivers restores critical habitat for several endangered species and provides much needed flood protection.  Flooding in January, 1993 damaged infrastructure, businesses, and private residences. The requested funding will finish the construction of the last phase of the levee, ensuring the flood protection of the community.  Also included is funding for the completion of the over-bank wetlands, the substantial riparian habitat area of the project, and the final phase of the pump station to supply water to the wetlands area.
 
Tucson Drainage Area, AZ
Recipient:               Pima County, Arizona
                                 97 East Congress Street
                                 Tucson, AZ 85701
Amount Requested: $21.84 million
This ongoing Corps of Engineers critical urban flood control and ecosystem restoration project will promote flood damage reduction, environmental restoration, and recreation.  Phase II construction, the final phase of the project, will allow the Corps to finish flood control improvements vital for the protection of the Tucson urban core, including neighborhoods along the Tucson Arroyo and Arroyo Chico Wash, and the downtown business district. This provides flood control protection to 1,100 residential, commercial, and industrial structures as well as public safety benefits by protecting the Interstate 10 transportation corridor and the Union Pacific Railroad.
 
Tucson Modern Streetcar/Light Rail System
Recipient:                City of Tucson
                               255 West Alameda Street, Tucson, AZ 85701
Amount Requested: $73 million
The funding will be used to assist with the construction of a streetcar/light rail system that will stimulate Tucson's economy, provide jobs, improve the environment through congestion reduction, and provide a new transportation alternative. It will also be a valuable tool in revitalizing Tucson's downtown area.
 
U.S. Marine Shrimp Farming Consortium
Recipient:                University of Arizona           
                                   1401 East University Boulevard
                                   Tucson, AZ 85721
Amount Requested: $4.2 million
This project funds a consortium of universities which conduct research projects focused on biologically, economically, and environmentally sustainable shrimp farming in the United States.  By developing a robust shrimp farming industry within the U.S., consumers will have a safer product and we reduce the current trade deficit on imported shrimp.
 
United States - Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program
Recipient:               University of Arizona
                                 1401 East University Boulevard
                                 Tucson, AZ 85721
Amount Requested: $5 million
The University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center (WRRC), along with partners at New Mexico State University and Texas A&M University, utilizes funds from this program to develop and implement an integrated scientific approach for the identification and assessment of priority aquifers, to evaluate data as part of the development of study plans for each priority transboundary aquifer, and to provide outreach information to water managers and natural resource agencies in the United States and Mexico.
 
University of Arizona Compressed Air Energy Storage
Recipient:               University of Arizona
                                 1401 East University Boulevard
                                 Tucson, AZ 85271
Amount Requested: $2 million
In partnership with other universities, local utility providers, and local corporations, a consortium spearheaded by the University of Arizona Solar Research Institute will use these funds to develop a combined-cycle underground compressed air energy storage system for the efficient, continuous utilization of solar energy.  This storage system will be the highlight of a solar power demonstration project of the consortium located near I-10 and the Salt River.  The project will combine research, engineering, and demonstration of an approach to use underground compressed air energy storage to first store excess solar energy and then deliver this energy through electricity generated by a turbine operated by the heated released air when production fails to meet demand.
 

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