[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 96 (Wednesday, June 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1549-E1550]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                         HON. ROBERT J. WITTMAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 24, 2009

  Mr. WITTMAN. 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. 2996, the Department of 
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2010.
  Project name: Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, 
Binns property
  Amount: $200,000
  Account: National Park Service Land Acquisition
  Requested by: The Conservation Fund, 1655 N. Ft. Myer Drive, 
Arlington, VA 22209
  Intended recipient of funds: Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania County 
Battlefields National Military Park
  Project description and explanation of the request: This project will 
provide $200,000 for land acquisition by the U.S. National Park 
Service, Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania County Battlefields National 
Military Park to acquire a portion of the 1,100-acre Binns property. 
The Binns property was the site of significant fighting during the 
Chancellorsville's campaign in 1863 and is today one of the largest 
unprotected pieces of the core battlefield area. This project provides 
$200,000 for land acquisition as part of a $4,228,000 project to 
acquire the 1,100-acre Binns property. Public funds are justified to be 
used by a federal agency to acquire and preserve threatened Civil War 
battlefields.
  Project name: Rappahannock River National Wildlife Refuge, Bowers 
property
  Amount: $500,000
  Account: Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition
  Requested by: The Conservation Fund, 1655 N. Ft. Myer Drive, 
Arlington, VA 22209

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  Intended recipient of funds: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Rappahannock River National Wildlife Refuge (RRNWR)
  Project description and explanation of the request: The acquisition 
of the 265-acre Bowers tract at Fones Cliff will provide RRNWR the 
opportunity to create hiking trails, provide historic interpretation 
relating to the Captain John Smith National Water Trail, and ensure 
public access to the Fones Cliff area. This project provides $500,000 
for land acquisition as part of a $3,023,000 project to acquire the 
265-acre Bowers tract property. Public funds are justified to be used 
by a federal agency to conserve, protect, and enhance the nation's fish 
and wildlife and their habitats for continuing benefit of people.

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