[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 25, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E442-E444]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. JOHN BOOZMAN

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 25, 2009

  Mr. BOOZMAN. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
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, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009:
  Earmark: Arkansas Research and Technology Park, $100,000
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Boozman (AR-03)
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
  Account: Salaries & Expenses
  Agency: Small Business Administration (SBA)
  Name/Address: University of Arkansas Technology Development 
Foundation, 535 Research Center Blvd, Fayetteville, AR 72701
  Description: The funding will be used to develop a new research 
facility at the Arkansas Research and Technology Park
  Earmark: Arkansas School Resource Officer Program, $500,000
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Boozman (AR-03)
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
  Account: OJP-Byrne Discretionary Grants
  Agency: Department of Justice
  Name/Address: Criminal Justice Institute (CJI) at the University of 
Arkansas, 7723 Colonel Glen Road, Little Rock, AR 72204
  Description: The funding will be used by CJI's School Violence 
Resource Center to develop a program to provide education and training 
for school resource officers and school officials, provide safe school 
on-site assessments of Arkansas schools, and provide safe school crisis 
intervention and management.
  Earmark: Arkansas Methamphetamine Education and Training Project, 
$500,000
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Boozman (AR-03)
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
  Account: COPS Meth
  Agency: Department of Justice
  Name/Address: Criminal Justice Institute (CJI) at the University of 
Arkansas, 7723 Colonel Glen Road, Little Rock, AR 72204
  Description: The funding will be used to provide the Arkansas law 
enforcement community with methamphetamine-focused courses that 
emphasize officer awareness and safety, effective management and 
investigation of methamphetamine-related cases, and the identification 
and rescue of Arkansas's methamphetamine-affected children.
  Earmark: National Child Protection Training Center: Southern Region, 
$500,000
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Boozman (AR-03)
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009

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  Account: OJP-Byrne Discretionary Grants
  Agency: Department of Justice
  Name/Address: North West Arkansas Community College, One College 
Drive, Bentonville, AR 72712
  Description: The funding will be used to establish a national 
training center for the Southern region of the U.S. for the purpose of 
reducing cases of child abuse and improving support for victims of 
child abuse
  Earmark: City of Fayetteville's Simulcast System for Public Safety 
Communication, $500,000
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Boozman (AR-03)
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
  Account: COPS Law Enforcement Technology
  Agency: Department of Justice
  Name/Address: City of Fayetteville, AR, 113 W. Mountain, 
Fayetteville, AR 72701
  Description: The funding will be used for the purchase, installation 
and implementation of a three site ASTRO 25 LE simulcast radio system 
for emergency preparedness.
  Earmark: City of Fayetteville wastewater system improvements, 
$300,000
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Boozman (AR-03)
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
  Account: STAG Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Project
  Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
  Name/Address: City of Fayetteville, AR, 113 W. Mountain, 
Fayetteville, AR 72701
  Description: The funding will be used to continue the existing 
initiative of rehabilitation of the regional wastewater system and for 
infrastructure reconstruction.
  Earmark: May Branch Flood Control Project, $109,000
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Boozman (AR-03)
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
  Account: Investigations
  Agency: Corps of Engineers
  Name/Address: City of Fort Smith, AR, P.O. Box 1908, Fort Smith, AR 
72902
  Description: The funding will be used to make improvements to the May 
Branch drainage way for flood damage reduction
  Earmark: Pine Mountain Dam, Arkansas, $478,000
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Boozman (AR-03)
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
  Account: Investigations
  Agency: Corps of Engineers
  Name/Address: River Valley Regional Water District, 811 Fayetteville 
Avenue, Alma, AR 72921
  Description: The funding will be used to complete the general 
reevaluation study and continue work on the EIS for construction of a 
lake for flood control, water supply, fish and wildlife enhancement and 
recreation.
  Earmark: Ozark-Jeta Taylor Powerhouse, $16,555,000
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Boozman (AR-03)
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
  Account: Construction
  Agency: Corps of Engineers
  Name/Address: Corps of Engineers, 700 West Capitol Street, Little 
Rock, AR 72201
  Description: The funding will be used to replace turbines with a new 
design to correct flaws that are causing extensive outages.
  Earmark: White River Minimum Flows, $5,000,000
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Boozman (AR-03)
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
  Account: Construction
  Agency: Corps of Engineers
  Name/Address: Arkansas Game & Fish Commission, 2 Natural Resources 
Drive, Little Rock, AR 72205
  Description: The funding will be used to continue work toward the 
implementation of Minimum Flows at Bull Shoals and Norfolk Dams on the 
White River pursuant to Section 132 of the FY2006 Energy and Water 
Resources Development Act (P.L. 109-103).
  Earmark: Sparks Regional Medical Center Cancer Treatment Center, 
$1,189,000
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Boozman (AR-03)
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
  Account: HRSA-Health Facilities & Services
  Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
  Name/Address: Sparks Regional Medical Center, 1001 Towson Ave, Fort 
Smith, AR 72917.
  Description: The funding will be used to relocate and expand 
radiation therapy and oncology services to a central cancer center
  Earmark: University of Arkansas Medical School (UAMS) IT Project, 
$95,000
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Boozman (AR-03)
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
  Account: HRSA-Health Facilities & Services
  Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
  Name/Address: UAMS, 4301 W. Markham, Little Rock, AR 72205
  Description: The funding will be used to purchase the equipment that 
will allow for both distance education for the Northwest Arkansas 
satellite campus, as well as telehealth in rural areas.
  Earmark: North Arkansas College Health Science Facility, $190,000
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Boozman (AR-03)
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
  Account: Higher Education (includes FIPSE)
  Agency: Department of Education
  Name/Address: North Arkansas College, 1515 Pioneer Drive, Harrison, 
AR 72601
  Description: The funding will be used to purchase equipment for the 
new allied health facilities at the South Campus.
  Earmark: Razorback Transit System, Fayetteville, AR, $570,000
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Boozman (AR-03)
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
  Account: Buses and Bus Facilities
  Agency: Federal Transit Administration
  Name/Address: University of Arkansas, Transit and Parking Department, 
155 Razorback Road, Fayetteville, AR 72701
  Description: The funding will be used for environmental, security and 
bus upgrades.
  Earmark: Statewide Bus and Bus Facilities, $950,000
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Boozman (AR-03)
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
  Account: Buses and Bus Facilities
  Agency: Federal Transit Administration
  Name/Address: State of Arkansas, Arkansas Highway and Transit 
Department, 10324 Interstate 30, Little Rock, AR 72203
  Description: The funding will be used to supplement the State's 
current buses and bus facilities, as well as assist in the procurement 
of ADA vans and small buses for 250 community human service 
organizations.
  Earmark: I-540 Interchange Improvements, Washington and Benton 
Counties, $1,900,000
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Boozman (AR-03)
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
  Account: Interstate Maintenance Discretionary
  Agency: Federal Highway Administration
  Name/Address: State of Arkansas, Arkansas Highway and Transit 
Department, 10324 Interstate 30, Little Rock, AR 72203
  Description: The funding will be used to make improvements along I-
540, including adding lanes at on and off ramps and adding capacity to 
cross streets to allow for the traffic coming from and going to the 
Interstate.
  Earmark: Bella Vista Bypass, $380,000
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Boozman (AR-03)
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
  Account: Surface Transportation Priorities
  Agency: Federal Highway Administration
  Name/Address: State of Arkansas, Arkansas Highway and Transit 
Department, 10324 Interstate 30, Little Rock, AR 72203
  Description: The funding will be used to continue work on the Bella 
Vista Bypass, which is a critical link to the completion of I-49.
  Earmark: Rail Trolley Extension, Fort Smith, AR, $237,500
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Boozman (AR-03)
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
  Account: Surface Transportation Priorities
  Agency: Federal Highway Administration
  Name/Address: City of Fort Smith, P.O. Box 1908, Fort Smith, AR 72902
  Description: The funding will be used for design and engineering for 
the western and eastern extensions of the existing electric trolley 
rail system, which will provide direct links with the Convention 
Center, Trolley Museum, Fort Smith Museum of History and the new U.S. 
Marshals Museum.
  Earmark: Endophyte Research, $994,000
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Boozman (AR-03)
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
  Account: Salaries & Expenses
  Agency: Agricultural Research Service
  Name/Address: University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, ALTH 
214, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72704
  Description: The funding will be used for the continuation of 
University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Endophyte research 
programs.
  Earmark: National Center for Agricultural Law, $654,000

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  Requesting Member: Congressman John Boozman (AR-03)
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
  Account: Salaries & Expenses
  Agency: Agricultural Research Service
  Name/Address: National Center for Agricultural Law, 107 Waterman 
Hall, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701
  Description: The funding will be used to continue programs at the 
National Center for Agricultural Law, the leading source of objective, 
scholarly and authoritative agricultural and food law research and 
information.
  Earmark: Animal Science Food Safety Consortium, $939,000
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Boozman (AR-03)
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
  Account: SRG
  Agency: Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service
  Name/Address: University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, E212 
AFLS Building, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701
  Description: The funding will be used for the continuation of cutting 
edge research into all areas of poultry, beef and pork meat production 
from the farm to the consumer's table, including providing solutions 
for current priorities and long term anticipated needs.
  Earmark: Geographic Information System, $1,248,000
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Boozman (AR-03)
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
  Account: SRG
  Agency: Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service
  Name/Address: University of Arkansas, JBFIT 304, Fayetteville, AR 
72701
  Description: The funding will be used for the continuation of the 
University's participation in the National Consortium for Rural 
Geospatial Innovations in America (RGIS), which is comprised of eight 
sites across the country that helps bring the benefits of geographic 
information systems and related spatial information technologies to 
rural and tribal America.
  Earmark: Institute for Food Science Engineering, $775,000
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Boozman (AR-03)
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
  Account: SRG
  Agency: Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service
  Name/Address: University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture 1FSE, 
E212 AFLS Building, Fayetteville, AR 72701
  Description: The funding will be used to carry out IFSE's research on 
value added processing, safety, nutritional value, packaging storage 
and distribution of food products.
  Earmark: Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas, $2,582,000
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Boozman (AR-03)
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
  Account: Rural cooperative development grants
  Agency: Rural Business-Cooperative Service
  Name/Address: National Center for Appropriate Technology, 207 W. 
Center Street, Fayetteville, AR 72702
  Description: The funding will be used for the continued operation of 
the ATTRA national program, which provides free technical assistance to 
farmers, ranchers and others in all 50 states seeking information on 
sustainable agriculture technologies, farm energy and information for 
marketing and adding value to farm products.
  Earmark: Enhancing Agricultural Profitability through Specialty 
Crops, $164,000
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Boozman (AR-03)
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
  Account: SRG
  Agency: Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service
  Name/Address: University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, E2I2 
AFLS Building, Fayetteville, AR 72701
  Description: The funding will be used to provide profitable 
production and processing systems new, innovative and transitioning 
agricultural producers and processors.

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