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Prince George's County Municipal Interoperability Upgrades
Request: $2,000,000
University of Maryland Public Safety Training and Technical Assistance Program
9001 Edmonston Road, Greenbelt, MD 20770 This funding would be used to equip nineteen municipalities with interoperable communication devices and technology. With the October 2010 deadline looming for the changeover to the 700 MHz frequency, it is imperative public safety officials have the technology necessary to communicate on the 700 MHz band. This is a good use of taxpayer funds because these jurisdictions must be able to communicate when within the 700 MHz Public Safety Spectrum to provide effective emergency services to the more than 800,000 residents of Prince George's County, MD.
Prince George's County-Montgomery County Gang Prevention and Suppression Task Force
Request: $2,900,000
University of Maryland Public Safety Training and Technical Assistance Program
9001 Edmonston Road, Greenbelt, MD 20770
Funding will support a joint county gang initiative to prevent and suppress gang activity occurring in both Prince George's and Montgomery County. Incidents of gang activity have remained steady in both counties, with three specific areas identified as hot spots for gang violence-Langley Park, Hyattsville and Landover. Stemming this violence requires improved coordination between both county police departments to combat dangerous activity. The funding would be used to hire law enforcement personnel and provide program support for prevention and intervention activities in Prince George's and Montgomery Counties. The program will be administered through the University of Maryland Public Safety Training and Technical Assistance Program. Less administrative costs, the remaining funding will be equally divided between the Prince George's County Police Department and Montgomery County Police Department, and each department will redirect appropriate funds for prevention and intervention activities to each county's Department of Health and Human Services as outlined. This is a good use of taxpayer funds because gangs threaten the stability of communities, and combating gangs activity demands an integrated approach and the resources necessary to support law enforcement's ongoing efforts.
Calvert County Mobile Data Terminals
Request: $500,000
Calvert County Department of Public Safety
175 Main Street, Prince Frederick, MD 20678
Funding will be used to support law enforcement and public safety around Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant in Calvert County. This is a good use of taxpayer funds because mobile data terminals allow public safety officials to communicate and share information more effectively and efficiently in protection of the local population and the plant.
St. Mary's County Office of the Sheriff In-Car Video Technology
Request: $500,000
St. Mary's County Office of the Sheriff
23150 Leonard Hall Drive, Leonardtown, MD 20650
Funding will be used for the purchase of in-car video cameras and related technology. In-car cameras support law enforcement by assuring residents of professionalism and improving the delivery of police services. For example, once downloaded video is captured and downloaded to the server, it would be easily retrievable for use as evidence in criminal proceedings. This is a good use of taxpayer funds because the cameras can be valuable as a training aide to improve officer safety and an unbiased tool to ensure the accountability and integrity of officers.
Legal Services for Southern Maryland Homeowners
Request: $300,000
Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland, Inc.
520 West Fayette Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
Funding will facilitate free legal services for Southern Maryland homeowners to mitigate the foreclosure crisis. With these funds, the Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland will expand upon its existing program by enhancing its referral and mentoring services for homeowners seeking help. This is a good use of taxpayer funds because not only will it prevent foreclosures, which disrupt the lives of families and destabilize neighborhoods, but it will also leverage over $1,250,000 worth of pro bono time by participating lawyers.
Alliance for Coastal Technologies
Request: $3,000,000
UMCES - Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
One Williams Street
Solomons, MD 20682
Funding would be used to support the Alliance for Coastal Technologies, a consortium of research institutions, state and regional resource managers, and private sector companies focused on developing and applying sensor technologies for monitoring and studying coastal environments. This is a good use of taxpayer dollars because the project helps coastal managers, researchers and marine industries access the latest and most advanced testing and monitoring technology for real time data, including water temperature, salinity, currents, and nutrient levels, necessary to understand the unique environmental challenges facing our coastal waters and use this knowledge toward research critical to sustaining them.
Development of Earth System:
Request: $1,500,000
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20740
Funding would be used to conduct important climate change research and test modeling to better predict climate patterns for use in industry, transportation, defense, homeland security and other critical sectors of society. This is a good use of taxpayer dollars because the project would produce comprehensive and consistent descriptions of all significant aspects of the planet to better understand the climate, its natural variability, and its susceptibility to human influences.
Oyster Hatchery Economic Pilot Program:
Request: $500,000
Morgan State University
14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
Funding would be used to increase hatchery efficiency and expand control of the industry to local watermen. The Oyster Hatchery Economic Pilot Program represents a partnership between the Calvert County Watermen's Association and the Estuarine Research Center. This is a good use of taxpayer dollars because the project seeks to replenish the population of oysters in the Chesapeake Bay while helping to stabilize the social and cultural foundation of the local watermen communities.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Center for Weather and Climate Prediction
Request: $14,100,000
NOAA
14th Street & Constitution Ave NW, Room 6217
Washington, DC 20230
Funding would be used to build a state of the art operations and research facility in College Park, Maryland, which will replace the outdated facilities currently located in Camp Springs, Maryland. This is a good use of taxpayer dollars because it will enable the consolidation of this agency into a modern, state of the art facility necessary to undertake this critical research.
Oyster Restoration:
Request: $5,600,000
NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
410 Severn Avenue
Annapolis, MD 21403
Funding would be used to aid native oyster restoration in both Maryland and Virginia portions of the Chesapeake Bay. This is a good use of taxpayer dollars because the restoration of the native oyster is essential to a healthy and thriving Chesapeake Bay.
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