[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 34 (Thursday, February 26, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E487-E488]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                        HON. JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR.

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 26, 2009

  Mr. DUNCAN. Madam Speaker, consistent with House Republican Earmark 
Standards, I am submitting the following earmark disclosure information 
for project requests that I made and which were included within H.R. 
1105, the ``Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009.''

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  Requesting Member: Congressman John Duncan
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service--
SRG
  Project Amount: $700,000.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University of Tennessee, 114 Morgan 
Hall, 2621 Morgan Circle, Knoxville, TN 37996.
  Description of Request: This funding will be used for producing crops 
that can be used directly as early-warning sentinels for the detection 
of plant diseases.
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Duncan
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Agricultural Research Service--Salaries and expenses
  Project Amount: $254,000.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University of Tennessee, 114 Morgan 
Hall, 2621 Morgan Circle, Knoxville, TN 37996.
  Description of Request: This funding will be used to support 
developing new varieties and cropping systems that will improve disease 
resistance, enhance value of the crop and protect the regional soil and 
water resources.
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Duncan
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: OJP--Juvenile Justice
  Project Amount: $400,000.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Childhelp of East Tennessee, 2505 
Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919.
  Description of Request: This funding will be used to assist Childhelp 
in expanding its important services to more children in Knox County and 
the surrounding region who have suffered abuse. Specifically, the 
Children's Center of East Tennessee will expand its forensic interview 
capacity and related services to East Tennessee children who have, in 
the past, been turned away, as well as its community based forensic 
interview and medical examination services.
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Duncan
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Corps of Engineers--Investigations
  Project Amount: $96,000.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Maryville College, Fayerweather Hall 
309, 502 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804.
  Description of Request: This funding will be used to conduct a 
watershed study on the Little Tennessee River in East Tennessee.
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Duncan
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: SBA
  Project Amount: $670,000.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Alcoa, 223 Associates 
Boulevard, Alcoa, Tennessee 37701.
  Description of Request: The funding will be used to develop 
infrastructure servicing the new Pellissippi Research Centre on the Oak 
Ridge Corridor.
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Duncan
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: EPA--STAG Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Project
  Project Amount: $300,000.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: West Knox Utility District, 2328 
Lovell Road, Knoxville, TN 37932.
  Description of Request: The funding would be used to provide sanitary 
sewer service to the Ball Camp Community to remove existing health and 
environmental issues resulting from failed septic systems.
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Duncan
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: EPA--Environmental Programs and Management
  Project Amount: $2,500,000.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Rural Community Assistance 
Partnership, 1522 K St, NW Suite 400, Washington, DC 20005.
  Description of Request: The funding would be used to assist small 
communities with drinking water and waste water concerns.
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Duncan
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: HRSA Health Facilities and Services
  Project Amount: $476,000.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Blount Memorial Hospital, 907 East 
Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804.
  Description of Request: The funding would be used to help implement 
an Electronic Medical Record System, which would help improving the 
accuracy of documentation, as well as improving the communication among 
the interdisciplinary caregivers.
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Duncan
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: HRSA--Health Facilities and Services
  Project Amount: $285,000.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Sertoma Center, 1400 East Fifth 
Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917.
  Description of Request: The funding would be used to provide 
improvement and technology upgrades at facilities which administer day 
and residential programs for adults with cognitive disabilities.
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Duncan
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
(SAMSHA)--Mental Health
  Project Amount: $238,000.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: ChildNet of East Tennessee, 201 West 
Springdale Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917.
  Description of Request: The funding would be used to expand ChildNet 
services in the Second Congressional District of Tennessee. Services 
offered by ChildNet include psychiatric assessment, medication 
evaluation, individual and family counseling, case management, 
classroom observation, and consultation from trained mental health 
professional(s).
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Duncan
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Buses and Bus Facilities
  Project Amount: $1,425,000.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: East Tennessee Human Resources 
Agency, 9111 Cross Park Drive, Suite D-100, Knoxville, TN 37923.
  Description of Request: The funding would be used to replace high 
mileage, handicapped accessible vehicles used to daily transport 
citizens to life sustaining activities such as trips to medical 
appointments.
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Duncan
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Transportation, Community, and System Preservation Project 
Amount: $570,000.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Knoxville, 400 Main Street, 
Knoxville, TN 37902.
  Description of Request: The funding would be used to construct a new 
pedestrian bridge with a free span of 800 feet, providing a safe 
pedestrian passageway between the South Knoxville Waterfront and the 
University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee.
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Duncan
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Buses and Bus Facilities
  Project Amount: $237,500.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Alcoa, 223 Associates 
Boulevard, Alcoa, Tennessee 37701.
  Description of Request: The funding will be used to develop 
infrastructure servicing the new Pellissippi Research Centre on the Oak 
Ridge Corridor.
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Duncan
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Transportation, Community, and System Preservation
  Project Amount: $142,500.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Knoxville, 400 Main Street, 
Knoxville, TN 37902.
  Description of Request: The funding will be used to purchase an 
Automated Vehicle Locater system and passenger variable message signs 
in an effort to prevent idling times at the transfer center which will 
help improve air quality.

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