[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 96 (Wednesday, June 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1556]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                         HON. VERNON J. EHLERS

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 24, 2009

  Mr. EHLERS. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information 
regarding an earmark I received as part of H.R. 2996, the Department of 
the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2010: $500,000 is provided in H.R. 2996 from the EPA STAG Water and 
Wastewater Infrastructure Project to separate the combined sewers and 
replace the aging water main in the Eastside portion of the City of 
Grand Rapids. The funding was requested by the City of Grand Rapids, 
300 Monroe Ave. NW., Grand Rapids, MI 49503. Additional funding for 
this project will be covered by the City's Sewer System and Water 
System revenue bonds. This project is of national significance and a 
good use of taxpayer dollars because it will contribute to the cleanup 
of the Great Lakes, a nationally important water source which suffers 
from water quality and quantity degradation. This aggressive program 
and dedication of limited resources will result in the complete 
elimination of the city's combined sewer overflows to the Grand River 
and Lake Michigan in 10 years.

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