[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 98 (Friday, June 26, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1594-E1595]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. DENNY REHBERG

                               of montana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 25, 2009

  Mr. REHBERG. Madam Speaker, I submit the following:
  Requesting Member: Rep. Denny Rehberg
  Bill Number: H.R. 2996
  Account: STAG Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Project
  Name and Address: Em-Kayan County Water and Sewer District, 910 
Greers Ferry Road, Libby, Montana 59923.
  Description: The Em-Kayan community water system consists of three 
springs, two wells, five steel storage tanks and a water distribution 
system inclusive of fire hydrants. The original water system was 
constructed in the 1960s. Funding would be used to replace badly 
corroded steel water main with PVC water main, install additional fire 
hydrants to meet fire flow requirements, install water meters to better 
account for the District's water resource and install a control system.
  Requesting Member: Rep. Denny Rehberg
  Bill Number: H.R. 2996
  Account: National Park Service--Save America's Treasures
  Name and Address: City of Bozeman, 121 North Rouse Avenue, Bozeman, 
Montana 59771
  Description: Historic Downtown Bozeman suffered a devastating loss 
due to a natural gas pipeline explosion in March, 2009. The explosion 
and subsequent fire destroyed four historic building, and significantly 
damaged three others. All building are in the Bozeman Main Street 
Historic District, which is on the National Register of Historic 
Places. The destroyed buildings covered 150 linear feet of historic 
streetscape.
  Requesting Member: Rep. Denny Rehberg
  Bill Number: H.R. 2996
  Account: BLM--Land Acquisition
  Name and Address: The Conservation Fund, 125 Bank Street, Suite #612, 
Missoula, Montana 59802.
  Description: Funding would be used for the BLM to purchase Phase II 
of this project. Located in Carbon County, near Red Lodge, the wind-
blasted stone pinnacles of the Meeteetse Spires reach hundreds of feet 
into the sky and provide a unique backdrop to a scenic hanging valley 
as part of the Meeteetse Spires Area of Critical Environmental Concern 
(ACEC). In partnership with the BLM, The Conservation Fund has reached 
an agreement to acquire a 560-acre private inholding from a willing 
seller within the ACEC with the goal of conveying the property to the 
BLM through an appropriation.
  Requesting Member: Rep. Denny Rehberg
  Bill Number: H.R. 2996
  Account: U.S. Forest Service--Land Acquisition
  Name and Address: The Nature Conservancy, 32 S. Ewing, Helena, 
Montana 59601.
  Description: This funding would be used for the U.S. Forest Service 
to acquire lands critical for protecting the existing federal 
investment in the Blackfoot Community--Nora Gulch--project area, 
including wildlife habitat for grizzly bears, elk, and threatened trout 
species.
  Requesting Member: Rep. Denny Rehberg
  Bill Number: H.R. 2996
  Account: EPA--Science and Technology
  Name and Address: Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Research Inc., 
100 Sylvan Drive, Suite #210, St. Simons Island, Georgia 31522.
  Description: Partnering with Montana State University, this funding 
would be used to fund university research and technology transfer for 
phytoremediation and environmentally friendly industries. Working with 
The Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Research, Inc., it will develop 
new and improved technologies that range from ``green'' chemicals and 
industrial manufacturing processes to environmental remediation.
  Requesting Member: Rep. Denny Rehberg
  Bill Number: H.R. 2996
  Account: EPA--Science and Technology
  Name and Address: The Water Research Foundation, 6666 Quincy Street, 
Denver, Colorado 80235.
  Description: Partnering with the Mountain Water Company of Missoula, 
Montana, this funding would be used to sponsor individual research 
projects that enable utilities to provide safe, affordable and 
sustainable water to their customers.These projects will help water 
utilities address challenges such as climate change impacts on water 
supply, pharmaceutical contaminants in drinking water, aging 
infrastructure, and protection of watersheds.
  Requesting Member: Rep. Denny Rehberg
  Bill Number: H.R. 2996
  Account: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service--Land Acquisition

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  Name and Address: The Nature Conservancy, 32 S. Ewing, Helena, 
Montana 59601.
  Description: This funding will be used for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service to acquire conservation easements along the Montana's Rocky 
Mountain Front.
  Requesting Member: Rep. Denny Rehberg
  Bill Number: H.R. 2996
  Account: BLM--Land Acquisition
  Name and Address: The Nature Conservancy, 32 S. Ewing, Helena, 
Montana 59601.
  Description: This funding will be used for acquiring lands for the 
Bureau of Land Management to protect the existing federal investment in 
the project area, including wildlife habitat for grizzly bears, elk, 
and threatened trout species near the Blackfoot River.
  Requesting Member: Rep. Denny Rehberg
  Bill Number: H.R. 2996
  Account: U.S. Forest Service--Land Acquisition
  Name and Address: The Trust for Public Land, 111 South Grand Avenue, 
Suite #203, Bozeman, Montana 59715.
  Description: This funding will be used as an acquisition project for 
the United States Forest Service to purchase mining claims within the 
Yellowstone National Park ecosystem. These lands offer natural and 
recreational resources that will be protected by the United States 
Forest Service.

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