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March 26, 2009

The Honorable David R. Obey, Chairman

The Honorabl e Jerry Lewis, Ranking Member
Committee on Appropriations
H-21S, The Capitol
Wash ington, D.C. 20515

Dear Chairman Obey and Ranking Member Lewis :

I am requesting fu nding for a Public Safety lnteroperability Program in fiscal yea r 2010.

The entity to receive funding for this project is :

City of Newark
3701 Newark Boulevard
Newark, CA 94560

The fund in g wou ld be used for upgrading the City' s communications system. The City of
Newark relies on the Alameda County Radio System for communications. The current analog
communication system is proprietary and does not allow direct communication with other
local agencies not using the Counties Motorola SMARTNET system_ Alameda County will be
allocating funds received th rough Urban Areas Security Initiatives (UASJ) and other sources
to upgrade their system in order to become Project 25 (P25) compliant. This is the current set
of standards adopted by the National Telecommun ications Industry Association (TIAl _

I certify that neither J nor my spouse has any financial interest in this project.

n~ Stark
Member of Congre ss