[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E753-E755]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. DOC HASTINGS

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 24, 2009

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Madam Speaker, to provide open 
disclosure, I am submitting the following information regarding 
projects that I support for inclusion in H.R. 1105, the Omnibus 
Appropriations Act of 2009.
  Amount: $34,451,000
  Account: Corps of Engineers, Construction
  Entity receiving funds: Army Corps of Engineers located at 441 G St 
NW, Washington, DC 20314.
  Description: Funds will be used to deepen the navigation channel from 
the mouth of the Columbia River to the Portland/Vancouver area.
  Amount: $12,078,000
  Account: US Bureau of Reclamation, Water and Related Resources
  Entity receiving funds: US Bureau of Reclamation located at 115 N 
Curtis Road, Boise, ID 83706.
  Description: Funds will be used to operate the Columbia Basin 
irrigation project.
  Amount: $916,000
  Account: US Bureau of Reclamation, Water and Related Resources
  Entity receiving funds: US Bureau of Reclamation located at 115 N 
Curtis Road, Boise, ID 83706.
  Description: Funds will be used to complete a study to address a 
depleted aquifer that farmers are dependent upon for irrigation water.
  Amount: $145,000
  Account: US Bureau of Reclamation, Water and Related Resources
  Entity receiving funds: US Bureau of Reclamation located at 115 N 
Curtis Road, Boise, ID 83706.
  Description: Funds will be used for critical Reclamation activities 
within Washington state.
  Amount: $8,172,000
  Account: US Bureau of Reclamation, Water and Related Resources
  Account: Federal Highway Administration: Transportation, Community, 
and System Preservation
  Entity receiving funds: Kittitas County Public Works located at 411 
North Ruby Street, Suite 1, Ellensburg, WA 98926.
  Description: This funding will be used to widen a portion of the 
Kittitas Highway.
  Amount: $1,757,500

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  Account: Federal Transit Administration: Buses and Bus Facilities
  Entity receiving funds: Ben Franklin Transit located at 1000 Columbia 
Park Trail, Richland, WA 99352.
  Description: This funding will enable Ben Franklin Transit to expand 
its current bus facility.
  Amount: $475,000
  Account: Federal Transit Administration: Buses and Bus Facilities
  Entity receiving funds: Grant Transit Authority located at 9 Basin 
Street Southwest, Suite 102, Ephrata, WA 98823.
  Description: This funding will be used for a new operations and bus 
maintenance facility in Moses Lake, Washington.
  Amount: $798,000
  Account: Housing and Urban Development: Economic Development 
Initiative
  Entity receiving funds: City of Roslyn located at 1st and 
Pennsylvania, Roslyn, WA 98941.
  Description: This funding will be used to provide structural upgrades 
and other improvements to Roslyn's City Hall building, so that this 106 
year-old building can continue to serve as a civic, cultural and 
community center.
  Amount: $500,000
  Account: U.S. Department of Justice
  Entity receiving funds: City of Yakima located at 129 North 2nd 
Street, Yakima, WA 98901.
  Description: These funds will be used to develop a system that allows 
all the public safety agencies in Yakima County to integrate their data 
communications and records systems. This system will provide 
comprehensive data to all local law enforcement officials, as well as 
federal and state agencies. It will give the various law enforcement 
agencies the tools they need to address the gang and drug problems in 
the region.
  Amount: $1,000,000
  Account: U.S. Department of Justice
  Entity receiving funds: US Bureau of Reclamation located at 115 N 
Curtis Road, Boise, ID 83706.
  Description: Funds will be used for the US Bureau of Reclamation 
Yakima Project.
  Amount: $7,793,000
  Account: US Bureau of Reclamation, Water and Related Resources
  Entity receiving funds: US Bureau of Reclamation located at 115 N 
Curtis Road, Boise, ID 83706.
  Description: Funds will be used to improve the water supply for 
irrigation and increase flows for fish.
  Amount: $500,000
  Account: US Bureau of Reclamation, Water and Related Resources
  Entity receiving funds: US Bureau of Reclamation located at 115 N 
Curtis Road, Boise, ID 83706.
  Description: Funds will be used for Yakima River Basin water storage.
  Amount: $2,185,000
  Account: Federal Highway Administration: Transportation, Community, 
and System Preservation
  Entity receiving funds: City of Kennewick located at 210 West 6th 
Avenue, Kennewick, WA 99336.
  Description: This funding will extend Steptoe Street, a major roadway 
through Kennewick and Richland. This project will assist in relieving 
traffic congestion on Columbia Center Boulevard.
  Amount: $570,000
  Account: Federal Highway Administration: Transportation, Community, 
and System Preservation
  Entity receiving funds: City of Union Gap located at 102 West Ahtanum 
Road, Union Gap, WA 98903.
  Description: This funding will make improvements to Valley Mall 
Boulevard in the City of Union Gap. It will alleviate safety hazards 
and provide access to growing commercial areas.
  Amount: $736,250
  Account: Federal Aviation Administration: Airport Improvements
  Entity receiving funds: Pangborn Memorial Airport located at 1 
Pangborn Drive, East Wenatchee, WA 98802.
  Description: This funding will make modifications to the passenger 
terminal at the Pangborn Memorial Airport to accommodate larger 
commercial aircraft service.
  Amount: $332,500
  Entity receiving funds: Washington State Meth Initiative located at 
510 Tacoma Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98402.
  Description: These funds will be used to fight methamphetamine in 
Washington state.
  Amount: $2,192,000
  Account: Agriculture Research Service-- Buildings and Construction
  Entity receiving funds: Washington State University's Office of Grant 
and Research Development located at 423 Neill Hall, Pullman, WA 99164.
  Description: These funds will help construct an ARS research facility 
in Pullman to provide a research facility for more than 40 ARS 
scientists and programs.
  Amount: $254,000
  Account: Agriculture Research Service
  Entity receiving funds: Northwest Center for Small Fruits Research 
located at 4845 Southwest Dresden Avenue, Corvallis, OR 97333.
  Description: This funding will provide enhanced research on small 
fruit pathology. In addition, the funds will be used for site 
feasibility and design for new facilities.
  Amount: $245,000
  Account: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension 
Service, SRG
  Entity receiving funds: Washington State University's Office of Grant 
and Research Development located at 423 Neill Hall, Pullman, WA 99164.
  Description: This money will support research into the biomass 
potential of aegilops cylindricum and similar grassy weeds.
  Amount: $469,000
  Account: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension 
Service, SRG
  Entity receiving funds: Washington State University's Office of Grant 
and Research Development located at 423 Neill Hall, Pullman, WA 99164.
  Description: This funding will support the International Marketing 
Program for Agricultural Commodities and Trade Center which applies 
science and technology to develop new export marketing opportunities.
  Amount: $235,000
  Account: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension 
Service, SRG
  Entity receiving funds: Washington State University's Office of Grant 
and Research Development located at 423 Neill Hall, Pullman, WA 99164.
  Description: This funding will support a multi-state effort to 
improve efficiency of the U.S. dry pea, fresh pea, lentil, and chickpea 
industries.
  Amount: $248,000
  Account: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension 
Service, SRG
  Entity receiving funds: Washington State University's Office of Grant 
and Research Development located at 423 Neill Hall, Pullman, WA 99164.
  Description: Funds will be used for research on organic cropping 
systems, nutrient and soil management and organic seed production.
  Amount: $1,037,000
  Account: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension 
Service, SRG
  Entity receiving funds: Washington State University's Office of Grant 
and Research Development located at 423 Neill Hall, Pullman, WA 99164
  Description: Funds will be used for research on potato production 
including varietal development testing.
  Amount: $471,000
  Account: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension 
Service, SRG
  Entity receiving funds: Washington State University's Office of Grant 
and Research Development located at 423 Neill Hall, Pullman, WA 99164.
  Description: This will fund research to locate and characterize genes 
to use in applied barley breeding.
  Amount: $307,000
  Account: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension 
Service, SRG
  Entity receiving funds: Northwest Center for Small Fruit Research 
located at 4845 SW Dresden Ave., Corvallis, OR 97333
  Description: Funds will be used for research on berry and grape 
crops, including plant breeding and pest management.
  Amount: $444,000
  Account: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension 
Service, SRG
  Entity receiving funds: Washington State University's Office of Grant 
and Research Development located at 423 Neill Hall, Pullman, WA 99164.
  Description: Funds will be used to develop planting systems that 
reduce soil erosion.
  Amount: $223,000
  Account: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension 
Service, SRG
  Entity receiving funds: Washington State University's Office of Grant 
and Research Development located at 423 Neill Hall, Pullman, WA 99164.
  Description: Funds will be used to develop virus-free plant material 
for wine grapes.
  Amount: $173,000
  Account: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension 
Service, SRG
  Entity receiving funds: Washington State University's Office of Grant 
and Research Development located at 423 Neill Hall, Pullman, WA 99164.
  Description: Funds will be used to develop technologies that increase 
the competitiveness of the domestic asparagus industry.
  Amount: $761,000
  Account: Health, Resources and Services Administration--Health 
Facilities and Services
  Entity receiving funds: Douglas, Grant, Lincoln and Okanogan Counties 
Public Hospital District #6, located at 411 Fortuyn Rd, Grand Coulee, 
WA 99133.

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  Description: Funds will be used for facilities and equipment for the 
hospital.
  Amount: $809,000
  Account: Health, Resources and Services Administration Health 
Facilities and Services
  Entity receiving funds: Kadlec Medical Center, located at 888 Swift 
Blvd., Richland, WA 99352
  Description: Funds will be used to construct and equip a new 
Pediatric Unit.

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