[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E323-E324]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                     HON. CHARLES W. BOUSTANY, JR.

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 24, 2009

  Mr. BOUSTANY. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the House Republican 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information for 
publication in the Congressional Record regarding earmarks I received 
as part of H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009. These 
earmarks are contained in Division C--Energy and Water Development:


          Southwest Coastal Louisiana Hurricane Protection, LA

  Member requesting funds: Charles Boustany Jr., MD (LA-07)
  Entity receiving funds: US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans 
District, 7400 Leake Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118
  Account: Army Corps of Engineers, General Investigations
  Purpose: Provide an earmark of $956,000 to advance the authorized 
Southwest Coastal Louisiana Hurricane Protection, LA project. The Corps 
is directed to expedite the study under the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2007. The funds will be used to continue the feasibility phase 
including the Chenier Plain Sustainability Initiative. Activities 
include plan formulation, hydrology and hydraulic analyses, economic 
inventory, environmental analyses, and stakeholder and public 
involvement.


                           Calcasieu Lock, LA

  Member requesting funds: Charles Boustany Jr., MD (LA-07)
  Entity receiving funds: US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans 
District, 7400 Leake Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118
  Account: Army Corps of Engineers, General Investigations
  Purpose: Provide an earmark of $574,000 to advance the authorized 
feasibility study for the Calcasieu Lock, LA project. The study is 
needed to replace the lock. Funds will be used to address economic and 
environmental concerns. A rate review will be undertaken to determine 
the economic impacts of the without-project conditions, and will be 
accompanied by an analysis to identify impacts from flooding of 
agricultural areas. The Calcasieu Lock is a bottleneck on the Gulf 
Intracoastal Waterway system in Louisiana, causing delays in 
transportation and interstate commerce.


                Calcasieu River and Pass Navigation, LA

  Member requesting funds: Charles Boustany Jr., MD (LA-07)
  Entity receiving funds: US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans 
District, 7400 Leake Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118
  Account: Army Corps of Engineers, General Investigations
  Purpose: Provide an earmark of $155,000 for the authorized Calcasieu 
River and Pass Navigation, LA project. The study is needed to 
investigate ways to improve navigation on the Calcasieu Ship Channel by 
adding passing lanes and anchorage areas. Currently only one-way 
traffic is allowed because of the narrow channel and hazardous cargo. 
The funds will be used to complete the feasibility study and initiate 
the PED phase. Additional beneficiaries include the Lake Charles Harbor 
and Terminal District and the users of the Calcasieu River Ship 
Channel.


                         Calcasieu River Basin

  Member requesting funds: Charles Boustany Jr., MD (LA-07)
  Entity receiving funds: US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans 
District, 7400 Leake Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118
  Account: Army Corps of Engineers, General Investigations
  Purpose: Provide an earmark of $75,000 to advance the authorized 
feasibility study and initiate the PED. The study is needed to 
investigate methods of providing flood control and environmental 
enhancement measures in the Calcasieu River Basin. Additional funds 
could be used to initiate the plans and specs for the first 
construction contract. Other beneficiaries include the residents of 
Calcasieu Parish.


                    LCA--Ecosystems Restoration, LA

  Member requesting funds: Charles Boustany Jr., MD (LA-07)
  Entity receiving funds: US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans 
District, 7400 Leake Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118
  Account: Army Corps of Engineers, General Investigations
  Purpose: Provide an earmark of $8,604,000 to advance the studies for 
the authorized Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA) Ecosystems Restoration, LA 
project. The funding is needed to continue eleven feasibility studies 
and initiate six PED studies. Activities include completing and 
submitting to the Secretary a final report on the Beneficial Use of 
Dredged Material Program Feasibility Program, completing identification 
of initial BUDMat projects; beginning plans and specs on Barataria 
Basin Barrier Shoreline Restoration project; and continuing studies 
initiated in FY08. Additional beneficiaries include residents of 
Louisiana.


                      Calcasieu River and Pass, LA

  Member requesting funds: Charles Boustany Jr., MD (LA-07)
  Entity receiving funds: US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans 
District, 7400 Leake Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118
  Account: Army Corps of Engineers, Operations and Maintenance
  Purpose: Provide an earmark of $13,894,000 for the authorized 
Calcasieu River and Pass, LA project. Funds are needed to keep 
international commerce moving without delays and light loadings. Funds 
will be used to operate and maintain the Calcasieu River Salt Water 
Barrier and the channel, dredge bar channel, dredge mile 5 to 17 and 
Devil's Elbow, foreshore dike construction for protection of disposal 
areas and to reduce shoaling, and maintenance of dredged material 
disposal facilities. Additional beneficiaries include the Lake Charles 
Harbor and Terminal District and the users of the Calcasieu River Ship 
Channel.


                          Freshwater Bayou, LA

  Member requesting funds: Charles Boustany Jr., MD (LA-07)
  Entity receiving funds: US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans 
District, 7400 Leake Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118
  Account: Army Corps of Engineers, Operations and Maintenance
  Purpose: Provide an earmark of $1,716,000 for the authorized 
Freshwater Bayou, LA project. The lock is crucial to support offshore 
oil industry to provide the necessary fuel, supplies and food to 
offshore oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, and also to support 
commercial fishing. The funds will be used for operations and 
maintenance and to dredge two critical reaches to support the energy 
infrastructure along the Freshwater Bayou, LA.


                          Mermentau River, LA

  Member requesting funds: Charles Boustany Jr., MD (LA-07)
  Entity receiving funds: US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans 
District, 7400 Leake Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118
  Account: Army Corps of Engineers, Operations and Maintenance
  Purpose: Provide an earmark of $1,828,000 for the authorized 
Mermentau River, LA project. Funding is required to dredge and continue 
ongoing repairs along the Mermentau River, including operations of 
Catfish Point and Schooner Bayou Control Structures, maintenance of the 
control structures, including water control data systems, real estate, 
and dredge Mermentau Bar Channel, and boathouse replacement at CPCS.

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                   Bayou Teche & Vermilion River, LA

  Member requesting funds: Charles Boustany Jr., MD (LA-07)
  Entity receiving funds: US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans 
District, 7400 Leake Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118
  Account: Army Corps of Engineers, Operations and Maintenance
  Purpose: Provide an earmark of $13,000 for the authorized Bayou Teche 
& Vermilion River, LA project. The funding will be used for ongoing 
repairs, debris removal, and operations and maintenance for the Bayou 
Teche & Vermilion River.


                            Bayou Teche, LA

  Member requesting funds: Charles Boustany Jr., MD (LA-07)
  Entity receiving funds: US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans 
District, 7400 Leake Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118
  Account: Army Corps of Engineers, Operations and Maintenance
  Purpose: Provide an earmark of $194,000 for the authorized Bayou 
Teche, LA project. Funding will be used for dredging and ongoing 
operations and maintenance for the Bayou Teche. Activities include 
surveys of the channel, environmental studies, real estate management, 
and operate and maintain Keystone Lock.


             Calcasieu River, Mile 5.0-14.0, Cameron Parish

  Member requesting funds: Charles Boustany Jr., MD (LA-07)
  Entity receiving funds: US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans 
District, 7400 Leake Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118
  Account: Army Corps of Engineers, CAP 204
  Purpose: To provide an earmark prioritizing the Calcasieu River, Mile 
5.0-14.0, Cameron Parish project within the Corps CAP 204 program. 
Funds will be used to complete the design and implementation phase for 
the beneficial use of dredged materials project along the Calcasieu 
River. The project provides for the placement of shoal material from 
the Calcasieu River, Mile 5 to Mile 14, into the Cameron Creole Prairie 
National Wildlife Refuge. Additional beneficiaries include the Lake 
Charles Harbor and Terminal District and the users of the Calcasieu 
River Ship Channel.


                 Town of Carencro, Lafayette Parish, LA

  Member requesting funds: Charles Boustany Jr., MD (LA-07)
  Entity receiving funds: US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans 
District, 7400 Leake Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118
  Account: Army Corps of Engineers, CAP 205
  Purpose: To provide an earmark prioritizing the Town of Carencro, 
Lafayette Parish, LA project within the Corps CAP 205 program. The 
funds will be used to continue the design and implementation phase for 
the small flood control project in the Town of Carencro. Additional 
beneficiaries include the residents of the Town of Carencro.


              Bayou Queue de Tortue, Vermilion Parish, LA

  Member requesting funds: Charles Boustany Jr., MD (LA-07)
  Entity receiving funds: US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans 
District, 7400 Leake Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118
  Account: Army Corps of Engineers, CAP 205
  Purpose: To provide an earmark prioritizing the Bayou Queue de 
Tortue, Vermilion Parish, LA project within the Corps CAP 205 program. 
The funds will be used to complete the feasibility for a small flood 
control project in Bayou Queue de Tortue. Additional beneficiaries 
include the residents of the Town of Gueydan.

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