[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 96 (Wednesday, June 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1566-E1567]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. STEVE SCALISE

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 24, 2009

  Mr. SCALISE. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on Congressionally-directed project funding, I am submitting 
the following information regarding project funding I requested for 
Southeast Louisiana as part of the Fiscal Year 2010 Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Steve Scalise
  Bill Number: Fiscal Year 2010 Interior and Environment Appropriations 
Bill
  Account: Environmental Protection Agency--STAG Water and Wastewater 
Infrastructure Project
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: St. Tammany Parish
  Address of Requesting Entity: St. Tammany Parish, 21490 Koop Drive, 
Mandeville, LA 70471
  Description of Request: I have secured $500,000 for St. Tammany 
Parish. This funding will be used to create an on-line retention pond 
at the western intersection of Bayou Chinchuba and U.S. Highway 59. 
This will reduce floodwater heights in order to reduce risk to homes, 
streets, highway flooding, and protect over 16,000 citizens in the 
Bayou Chinchuba area of St. Tammany Parish. I certify that neither I 
nor my spouse has any financial interest in this project.

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