[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 10, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E602-E603]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. CONNIE MACK

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 10, 2009

  Mr. MACK. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the House Republican standards 
on earmarks, I am submitting the following information regarding 
funding that my district received as part of the Omnibus Appropriations 
Act of 2009 (H.R. 1105).
  Requesting Member: Congressman Connie Mack
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service, 
SRG
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University of Florida Institute of 
Food and Agricultural Sciences
  Address of Requesting Entity: 700 Experiment Station Red, Lake 
Alford, Florida 33850
  Description of Project: This project will continue vital citrus 
canker and greening research.
  Amount: $1,217,000
  Requesting Member: Congressman Connie Mack
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: United States Army Corps of Engineers, Construction
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Lee County, FL
  Address of Requesting Entity: P.O. Box 398, Fort Myers, FL 33902
  Legal Name of Entity Receiving Funds: United States Army Corps of 
Engineers
  Address of Entity Receiving Funds: 441 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20314
  Description of Request: The requested funding will be utilized for 
reimbursement for beach renourishment for the Gasparilla Segment in Lee 
County, Florida.
  Amount: $191,000
  Requesting Member: Congressman Connie Mack
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: United States Army Corps of Engineers, O&M
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: West Coast Inland Navigation 
District
  Address of Requesting Entity: 200 East Miami Avenue, Venice, FL 34285
  Legal Name of Entity Receiving Funds: United States Army Corps of 
Engineers
  Address of Entity Receiving Funds: 441 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20314
  Description of Request: This funding will be utilized for maintenance 
dredging along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in Lee County, Sarasota 
County, and Manatee County, Florida.
  Amount: $2,076,000
  Requesting Member: Congressman Connie Mack
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: United States Army Corps of Engineers, O&M
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Collier County, FL
  Address of Requesting Entity: 3301 East Tamiami Trail, Naples, FL 
34112
  Legal Name of Entity Receiving Funds: United States Army Corps of 
Engineers
  Address of Entity Receiving Funds: 441 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20314
  Description of Request: This funding will be utilized for dredging 
the Gordon River Pass in Collier County, Florida. The dredging is 
necessary because shoaling has diminished the water depth in the 
channel.
  Amount: $597,000
  Requesting Member: Congressman Connie Mack
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Department of Justice, OJP-Byrne Discretionary Grants
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Florida Gulf Coast University
  Address of Requesting Entity: 10501 FGCU Blvd., S., Fort Myers, 
Florida 33965
  Description of Request: This funding will be utilized for the 
development of tools for training and processing crime scenes for use 
by law enforcement and public safety officials. This work will be done 
at the Florida Gulf Coast University in its Law Enforcement and Public 
Safety department.
  Amount: $150,000
  Requesting Member: Congressman Connie Mack
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Department of Justice, COPS Law Enforcement Technology
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Collier County, Florida
  Address of Requesting Entity: 3301 East Tamiami Trail, Naples, 
Florida 34112
  Description of Request: The funding will be utilized for the 
acquisition of public safety technology equipment for the Collier 
County Emergency Services Center. The funding is important because it 
will help to better equip Collier County's emergency service providers 
to respond to events that could endanger the safety of the citizens of 
Collier County, Florida.
  Amount: $350,000
  Requesting Member: Congressman Connie Mack
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Environmental Protection Agency, STAG Water and Wastewater 
Infrastructure Project
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Lee County, Florida
  Address of Requesting Entity: P.O. Box 398, Ft. Myers, Florida 33902
  Description of Request: The requested funding will be utilized for 
water and sewer system improvements in Lee County, Florida. The project 
will help to ensure that Lee County's water and sewer system is 
environmentally sound and provides the highest level of safety and 
service to the people of Lee County.
  Amount: $275,000
  Requesting Member: Congressman Connie Mack
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Department of Education, Higher Education
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Florida Gulf Coast University
  Address of Requesting Entity: 10501 FGCU Blvd, S., Fort Myers, 
Florida 33965
  Description of Request: The requested funding will be utilized by the 
Florida Gulf Coast University in order to conduct a study of how 
coastal watersheds respond to changing freshwater flow.
  Amount: $333,000
  Requesting Member: Congressman Connie Mack
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Department of Transportation, Buses and Bus Facilities
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Lee County Transit (LeeTran)
  Address of Requesting Entity: 6035 Landing View Road, Fort Myers, 
Florida 33907
  Description of Request: The requested funding will be utilized to 
purchase new buses and replace existing buses in LeeTran's fleet. Buses 
stand as an important mode of transportation for a large number of 
citizens in Lee County. As a result, this funding will help LeeTran to 
better accommodate the crucial need for reliable and environmentally 
clean mass transit in Lee County, Florida.
  Amount: $475,000
  Requesting Member: Congressman Connie Mack
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Department of Transportation, Transportation, Community, and 
System Preservation
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Collier County, FL
  Address of Requesting Entity: 3301 East Tamiami Trail, Naples, FL 
34112
  Legal Name of Entity Receiving Funds: Florida Department of 
Transportation
  Address of Entity Receiving Funds: 605 Suwannee Street, Tallahassee, 
Florida 32399
  Description of Request: The requested funding will be utilized to 
improve Interstate 75/Collier Boulevard/SR 84 in Collier County, 
Florida. The improvements are necessary to help this important stretch 
of road meet the requirements necessary to fulfill the regions 
commercial and transport needs.
  Amount: $570,000
  Requesting Member: Congressman Connie Mack
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Department of Transportation, Transportation, Community, and 
System Preservation
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Charlotte County, FL
  Address of Requesting Entity: 18500 Murdock Circle, Suite 536, Port 
Charlotte, FL 33948
  Legal Name of Entity Receiving Funds: Florida Department of 
Transportation
  Address of Entity Receiving Funds: 605 Suwannee Street, Tallahassee, 
Florida 32399
  Description of Request: The requested funding will be utilized for 
design and expansion of the Burnt Store Road to a four-lane divided 
arterial with shoulders to enhance the overall safety of the road. 
Burnt Store Road is a very important transportation artery that doubles 
as an evacuation route.
  Amount: $380,000
  Requesting Member: Congressman Connie Mack

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  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Economic Development Initiatives
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: The Trust for Thomas Edison & Henry 
Ford Winter Estates, Inc.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 2350 McGregor Boulevard, Fort Myers, 
Florida 33901
  Description of Request: The requested funding will be utilized for 
the restoration of the Edison and Ford Estates research laboratory.
  Amount: $142,500

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