[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 98 (Friday, June 26, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1603]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. SAM GRAVES

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 25, 2009

  Mr. GRAVES. 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:
  Congressman Sam Graves, (MO-6), Department of the Interior, EPA/STAG 
Account--$500,000 to the City of St. Joseph for Stormwater and 
Wastewater Infrastructure (1100 Frederick Avenue, St. Joseph, MO 64501)
  The federal funding I obtained will be utilized by the City of St. 
Joseph, MO, to repair and update its aging stormwater and wastewater 
system. The community's sanitary and stormwater collection system is 
divided into two components: a large combined sewer system and a 
separated system. Specifically, the funds will support the development 
and implementation of a county-wide Stormwater Management Plan to make 
improvements to the system to comply with EPA requirements and 
operational needs resulting from new regulations, system conditions and 
community growth in the City of St. Joseph and Buchanan County, MO. 
This federal funding has the potential to create new jobs with the 
increased sanitary waste capacity, as well as have a positive impact on 
ratepayers thanks to more efficient operations with improved water 
quality.

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