[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 10, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E607]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                         HON. ROBERT J. WITTMAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 10, 2009

  Mr. WITTMAN. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the House Republican 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information 
regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 1105, Consolidated 
Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2009.
  Project Name: Chesapeake Bay Oyster Recovery
  Account/Amount: Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE): Construction, 
$2,000,000
  Requested By: ACOE Norfolk District Capability/Virginia Institute of 
Marine Science
  Project Description: Project will contribute to multi-agency and 
private efforts to restore oyster populations in the Chesapeake Bay. 
The project elements include; development of decision documents, 
construction and rehabilitation of oyster reefs to create sanctuaries 
and spat on shell production areas, development of capability to 
produce disease tolerant broodstock and spat oysters for seeding, 
planting of the disease tolerant spat and brood-stock oysters in 
locations which best foster oyster reproduction and health, and 
oversight of project monitoring by the Virginia Institute of Marine 
Science (VIMS). Construction of the first phase of reefs in the 
Lynnhaven river was completed in 2007. Reefs have added approximately 
200 million oysters to the Great Wicomico system.
  Financial Plan: FY09 funds would be used to initiate and complete 
construction and monitoring of approximately 30 cares of oyster reefs 
in the Lynnhaven and Great Wicomico rivers, and partnering with the 
Baltimore District, ACOE, for development of the bay-wide Oyster 
Restoration Master Plan Decision Document. The ACOE estimated on 2/5/09 
that the estimated federal cost is $50,000,000 and the estimated non-
federal cost is $66,700,000. The project received $19,213,000 through 
FY07 and $1,968,000 in FY08.

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