[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 91 (Wednesday, June 17, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1441-E1442]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

                                 ______
                                 

                          HON. ROBERT E. LATTA

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 16, 2009

  Mr. LATTA. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information 
regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 2847, the Commerce, 
Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Robert E. Latta.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2847, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.
  Account: Commerce; NOAA--Operations, Research and Facilities.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Bowling Green State University.

[[Page E1442]]

  Address of Requesting Entity: 106 University Hall, Bowling Green, OH 
43403.
  Description of Request: $500,000 for monitoring of Lake Erie water 
quality with remote sensing for Bowling Green State University and 
Heidelberg College, in partnership with the consortium partners of 
OhioView and the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL). 
The funding will be used to continue the project of monitoring algal 
blooms in Lake Erie with LANDSAT TM satellite data. This will allow for 
real-time, continuous monitoring and assessment of harmful algal blooms 
and coliform in Lake Erie and its Southern-shore tributaries. This 
research is authorized by the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Act of 
2003. The funds will be used to develop the systems for determining 
cyanobacteria in Lake Erie and in local water supplies and to continue 
to collect data for analyzing and further study. This project began in 
2006 and provides continuous monitoring from the satellite data of the 
potentially harmful algal blooms. I certify that neither I nor my 
spouse has any financial interest in this project.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Robert E. Latta.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2847, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.
  Account: Justice; OJP--Juvenile Justice.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Starr Commonwealth--Van Wert.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 15145 Lincoln Highway, Van Wert, Ohio 
45891.
  Description of Request: $500,000 for expansion of the Adolescent 
Delinquency Program (ADP) in Van Wert in order to address specific 
needs of troubled and at-risk youth. Services include educational/GED 
programs, life skills, job placement assistance, housing assistance, 
case management and mentoring. At risk, identified male delinquent 
youth between the ages of twelve and eighteen are eligible for 
placement into the Adolescent Delinquent Program. This expansion will 
assist with the program so it can serve more Ohioans and help them 
become productive citizens. Starr takes at-risk youth from being costly 
tax recipients and dependent on the social welfare to future taxpayers 
and productive, independent members of society. I certify that neither 
I nor my spouse has any financial interest in this project.

                          ____________________