[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 98 (Friday, June 26, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1576]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                             HON. TOM COLE

                              of oklahoma

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 25, 2009

  Mr. COLE. 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 
the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2010:
  Requesting Member: Congressman Tom Cole
  Bill Number: H.R. 2996
  Provision: Title I
  Account: National Park Service--Construction
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: ``National Park Service--Chickasaw 
National Recreation Area''
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1008 West Second Street, Sulphur, OK
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $500,000 for a design 
plan to construct a Visitor's Center at the Chickasaw National 
Recreation Area. The need for a Visitor's Center was identified in the 
recreation area's 1980 General Management Plan and 1994 Addendum to the 
1980 General Management Plan. The Visitor's Center was previously 
budgeted for, but funds were reprogrammed for wildfire suppression. The 
Visitor's Center will provide those visiting the Chickasaw National 
Recreation Area a much needed centralized location where the Park 
Service may educate individuals on the ecosystems and history of the 
area. This will increase tourism to the recreation area, and thereby 
grow the local economy substantially.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Tom Cole
  Bill Number: H.R. 2996
  Provision: Title II
  Account: STAG Water and Wastewater Infrastructure
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Lawton Ft. Sill Chamber of Commerce
  Address of Requesting Entity: 9 SW ``C'' Avenue, Lawton, OK 73501
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $500,000 for water and 
sewer line expansions at the Lawton Industrial Park, in Lawton, OK. The 
Comanche County Industrial Development Authority recently purchased an 
additional 480 acres immediately southwest of the present industrial 
park for purposes of expansion. Before this development can begin, 
water and sewer lines must be expanded to the property. The industrial 
park expansion will allow for more commercial expansion, thus creating 
jobs and aiding Lawton's economy. For this project, 80 percent of funds 
will be used for construction costs, 12 percent will be used for 
contingency, 6 percent will be for engineering costs and 2 percent will 
be used for inspections.

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