[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E314-E315]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                          HON. ADAM H. PUTNAM

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 24, 2009

  Mr. PUTNAM. Madam Speaker, I submit the following:


     omnibus funding award for hillsborough county methamphetamine 
                    enforcement and cleanup project

  Requesting Member: Congressman Adam H. Putnam.
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105.
  Account: Department of Justice--Community Oriented Policing Services 
(COPS).
  Project Funding Amount: $250,000.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Hillsborough County.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 3110 Clay Mangum Lane, Tampa, Florida 
33618.
  Description of Request: On behalf of Hillsborough County, I 
respectfully requested $250,000 in funding for the county's 
Methamphetamine Enforcement and Cleanup project. Methamphetamine use 
and distribution is a major problem in the Tampa Bay/Hillsborough 
County area. Realizing that methamphetamine has clear and tragic 
consequences, whether it's the obvious striking physical and mental 
affects or the cleanup of the toxic production laboratories, 
Hillsborough County will use this funding to combat this problem 
through meth prevention, treatment, and the cleanup of drug sites.


      omnibus funding award for the polk county sheriff's office 
                   methamphetamine prevention project

  Requesting Member: Congressman Adam H. Putnam.
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105.
  Account: Department of Justice--COPS Methamphetamine Enforcement.
  Project Funding Amount: $250,000.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Polk County Sheriff.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 455 North Broadway Avenue, Bartow, 
Florida 33830.
  Description of Request: The Polk County Sheriff's Office has placed 
an earmark request of $250,000 in continued funding for the Polk County 
Methamphetamine Project. This critical program has received previous 
federal funding to carry out methamphetamine prevention and mitigation 
programs that have shown positive results in cracking down on the 
growth of methamphetamine production and distribution in central 
Florida. This funding will cover equipment and training, thus enabling 
the Polk County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) to make a dedicated effort to 
combat the distribution and use of methamphetamine in Polk County, 
Florida. From 2003 through 2007, the PCSO made 3,481 methamphetamine 
related arrests, seized over 150,000 grams of methamphetamine, and 
eliminated 27 methamphetamine labs.


   omnibus funding award for florida fish and wildlife conservation 
 commission: the cooperative reef fish monitoring and research program

  Requesting Member: Congressman Adam H. Putnam.

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  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009--
Division B--Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2009.
  Account: Department of Commerce (National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Association).
  Project Funding Amount: $1,000,000.00.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Florida Fish and Wildlife 
Conservation Commission.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 620 S. Meridian St., Tallahassee, FL 
32399-1600.
  Description of Request: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation 
Commission (FWC) is seeking $1 million in Federal funds in FY 2010 to 
continue implementation of the Cooperative Reef Fish Monitoring and 
Research Program, a partnership between FWC and the National Marine 
Fisheries Service (NMFS). Public criticism of fishery-related science 
used in management decisions highlights the need for data that has the 
confidence of regulators and the public. FWC and NMFS are building 
long-term information for improving stock assessments and management of 
important reef fisheries in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, with a goal of 
ensuring a sustainable snapper-grouper fishery. This partnership 
increases integration of institutional resources, knowledge, and 
expertise, in an efficient and cost-effective manner. During FY 2008 
and 2009--part of a three-year pilot phase--FWC and NMFS staffs have 
focused on developing scientific sampling protocols, identifying 
critical data gaps, and integrating existing state and federal 
fisheries sampling programs. Following this pilot phase, permanent 
authorization for this program will ensure that State and Federal 
fisheries managers have access to long-term status and trend 
information to support science-based and proactive fisheries management 
decisions.

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