[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E327-E328]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. JACK KINGSTON

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 24, 2009

  Mr. KINGSTON. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the House Republican 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information for 
publication in the Congressional Record regarding H.R. 1105, the FY 
2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Jack Kingston 
  Project Name: Southeastern Poultry Research Laboratory, Athens, GA
  Bill number: H.R. 1105
  Account: USDA, Agriculture Research Service, Buildings and Facilities
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: ARS's Southeastern Poultry Research 
Lab, Athens, GA
  Address of Requesting Entity: 934 College Station Road, Athens, GA 
30605
  Description of Request: Funds will be used for planning and design of 
the Biocontainment Laboratory and Consolidated Poultry Research 
Facility in Athens, GA. The new lab will combine the research of other 
labs, modernize biocontainment facilities, and be the primary lab for 
federal research on Avian Influenza and all avian research/diseases.
  Amount: $2,427,000
  Project Name: GA Soil & Water Conservation Commission Cooperative 
Agreement
  Bill number: H.R. 1105
  Account: USDA, Natural Resource Conservation Service, Conservation 
Operations
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Georgia Soil and Water Conservation 
Commission
  Address of Requesting Entity: 4310 Lexington Road, Athens, GA 30603
  Project Description: Project is a cost/share grant program that helps 
farmers with construction or renovation of on-farm agriculture water 
storage facilities for irrigation and drought preparedness.
  Amount: $2,423,000
  Project Name: University of Georgia's Blueberry Research
  Bill number: H.R. 1105
  Account: USDA, CSREES
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University of Georgia's College of 
Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Athens, GA
  Address of Requesting Entity: 101 Conner Hall, Athens, GA 30602
  Project Description: Development of new cultivars and management 
practices that increase production efficiency and improve quality of 
fruit delivered to consumers.
  Amount: $207,000
  Project Name: University of Georgia's Phytophthora Research
  Bill number: H.R. 1105
  Account: USDA, CSREES
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University of Georgia's College of 
Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Athens, GA
  Address of Requesting Entity: 101 Conner Hall, Athens, GA 30602
  Project Description: Research on controlling or eliminating fruit/
vegetable rot disease during production.
  Amount: $178,000
  Project Name: University of Georgia's Water Use Efficiency and Water 
Quality Enhancements
  Bill number: H.R. 1105
  Account: USDA, CSREES
  Requesting Entity: University of Georgia's College of Agriculture and 
Environmental Sciences, Athens, GA
  Address of Requesting Entity: 101 Conner Hall, Athens, GA 30602
  Project Description: Research on discovery and use of variable rate 
irrigation technologies. These technologies will save billions of 
gallons of irrigation water each year, while increasing agriculture 
productivity and improving water quality.
  Amount: $346,000
  Project Name: University of Georgia's Cotton Insect Management
  Bill number: H.R. 1105
  Account: USDA, CSREES
  Requesting Entity: University of Georgia's College of Agriculture and 
Environmental Sciences, Athens, GA
  Address of Requesting Entity: 101 Conner Hall, Athens, GA 30602
  Project Description: Continuing research on cotton insect management 
in the Southeast where pests are primary causes of cotton yield loss 
and quality damage.
  Amount: $346,000
  Project Name: Savannah Harbor Expansion Project
  Bill number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Corps of Engineers--Construction
  Requesting Entity: Corps of Engineers, Savannah District
  Address of Requesting Entity: 100 West Oglethorpe Avenue, P.O. Box 
889, Savannah, Georgia 31402
  Project Description: Savannah Harbor Expansion Project construction 
funding to develop plans and specifications and the Project Partnership 
Agreement required before construction can start to deepen the harbor 
channel from the current 42 foot channel to a depth of as much as 48 
feet.
  Amount: $670,000
  Project Name: The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Georgia
  Bill number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Corps of Engineers--Operations and Maintenance
  Requesting Entity: Corps of Engineers, Savannah District
  Address of Requesting Entity: 100 West Oglethorpe Avenue, P.O. Box 
889, Savannah, Georgia 31402
  Project Description: Dredging trouble spots on the waterway and for 
general maintenance of the Georgia portion of the Atlantic Intracoastal 
Waterway.
  Amount: $966,000
  Project Name: University of Georgia's Biorefinery Demonstration 
Project
  Bill number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Department of Energy--Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
Energy, Biomass
  Requesting Entity: The University of Georgia
  Address of Requesting Entity: Office of VP for Research, Boyd 
Research Building, UGA, Athens, GA
  Project Description: Development of biomass processing, biochemical 
and thermochemical technologies, and train the future workforce so they 
can satisfy the needs of a growing new industry.
  Amount: $1,189,375
  Project Name: Atlanta Environmental Infrastructure
  Bill number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Corps of Engineers--Construction
  Requesting Entity: Corps of Engineers, Mobile District
  Address of Requesting Entity: P.O. Box 2288, Mobile, Alabama 36628
  Project Description: Sewer system repairs.
  Amount: $1,818,000
  Project Name: Glynn County Airport Commission
  Bill number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Federal Aviation Administration--Airport Improvement Program
  Requesting Entity: Glynn County Airport Commission
  Address of Requesting Entity: 295 Aviation Parkway, Suite 205, 
Brunswick, Georgia 31525
  Project Description: For airfield drainage rehabilitation and general 
aviation taxiway expansion.
  Amount: $755,250
  Project Name: Homerville Industrial Park
  Bill number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Housing and Urban Development--Economic Development 
Initiatives
  Requesting Entity: City of Homerville, GA
  Address of Requesting Entity: 20 South College Street, Suite A, 
Homerville, GA 31634
  Project Description: For design and construction that includes 
installation of a new sewer system that will serve the new industrial 
park.
  Amount: $285,000
  Project Name: Wayne Memorial Hospital
  Bill Number: H.R. 1005
  Account: Department of Health & Human Services, Health Resources and 
Services Administration
  Requesting Entity: Wayne Memorial Hospital
  Address of requesting entity: 865 South First Street, Jesup, GA 31545
  Description of Request: For construction, renovation, and equipment 
costs.
  Amount: $761,000
  Project Name: Armstrong Atlantic State University Cyber Security 
Research Foundation Inc.
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Department of Education, FIPSE
  Requesting Entity: Armstrong Atlantic State University
  Address of Requesting Entity: 11935 Abercorn Street, Savannah, 
Georgia 31419
  Description of Request: For curriculum development and the purchase 
of equipment.

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  Amount: $428,000
  Project Name: Southeast Georgia Health System
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Department of Health & Human Services, Health Resources and 
Services Administration
  Requesting Entity: Southeast Georgia Health System
  Address of Requesting Entity: 2415 Parkwood Drive, Brunswick, GA 
31520
  Description of Request: Purchase of medical equipment.
  Amount: $381,000

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