[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 100 (Tuesday, July 7, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1651-E1652]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. GREG WALDEN

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 7, 2009

  Mr. WALDEN. Madam Speaker, consistent with the House Republican 
Leadership's policy on earmarks, to the best of my knowledge the 
requests I have detailed below are (1) not directed to an entity or 
program that will be named after a sitting Member of Congress; and (2) 
not intended to be used by an entity to secure funds for other entities 
unless the use of funding is consistent with the specified purpose of 
the earmark. As required by earmark standards adopted by the House 
Republican Conference, I submit the following information on projects I 
requested and that were included in the Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2010 (H.R. 2997).
  Account: Agriculture Research Service--Salaries and expenses
  Project Name: Northwest Center for Small Fruits, Corvallis, OR
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity: Northwest Center for 
Small Fruits Research, 4845 B SW Dresden Ave., Corvallis, OR 97333
  Project Location: Corvallis, Oregon
  Description of Project: H.R. 2997 appropriates $254,000 for the 
Northwest Center for Small Fruits Research conducted by USDA's 
Agriculture Research Service (ARS). According to the requesting entity, 
the appropriated funds for this project will be used by ARS to fund 
cooperative research, extension, and education activities on peer-
reviewed small fruits research project proposals that will enhance 
profitability and sustainability of the small fruits industry in the 
Pacific Northwest.
  Account: National Institute of Food and Agriculture--SRG
  Project Name: Multi-commodity Research, OR
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity: Oregon State University, 
Corvallis, OR 97331-4501
  Project Location: Corvallis, Oregon
  Description of Project: H.R. 2997 appropriates $244,000 for the 
Multi-commodity Research, OR program to be conducted by Oregon State 
University. Oregon State University has confirmed in their 
justification that the appropriated funds for this project will be used 
to

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enhance competitiveness and expand the economic value-added component 
in Oregon agriculture products through research and outreach in food 
processing, product development, business strategy, marketing, and 
consumer testing.
  Account: National Institute of Food and Agriculture--SRG
  Project Name: Potato Research, ID, OR, WA
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity: Oregon State University, 
Corvallis, OR 97331-4501
  Project Location: Corvallis, Oregon
  Description of Project: H.R. 2997 appropriates $1,037,000 for the 
Potato Research, ID, OR, WA program to be conducted in part by Oregon 
State University. Oregon State University has confirmed in their 
justification that the appropriated funds for this project will be used 
to develop and commercialize new potato varieties that will directly 
benefit all segments of the Northwest potato industry and indirectly 
benefit all U.S. potato producing regions.
  Account: National Institute of Food and Agriculture--SRG
  Project Name: Regional Barley Gene Mapping Project, OR
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity: Oregon State University 
Corvallis, OR 97331-4501
  Project Location: Corvallis, Oregon
  Description of Project: H.R. 2997 appropriates $471,000 for the 
Regional Barley Gene Mapping Project, OR program to be conducted by 
Oregon State University. Oregon State University has confirmed in their 
justification that the appropriated funds for this project will be used 
to stimulate economic activity in the agriculture sector and to improve 
human health and welfare by using the tools of genomics to develop 
improved barley varieties, which will be more tolerant of stresses 
caused by plant diseases, insects, and climate change. Furthermore, 
enhanced tolerance will lead to greater productivity with fewer 
chemicals and fertilizer inputs. The project will also help develop 
varieties that will provide needed crop diversity for eastern Oregon 
wheat farmers.
  Account: National Institute of Food and Agriculture--SRG
  Project Name: Small Fruit Research, ID, OR, WA
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity: Oregon State University 
Corvallis, OR 97331-4501
  Project Location: Corvallis, Oregon
  Description of Project: H.R. 2997 appropriates $307,000 for the Small 
Fruit Research, ID, OR, WA program to be conducted in part by Oregon 
State University. Oregon State University has confirmed in their 
justification that the appropriated funds for this project will be used 
to fund cooperative and competitive research grants, and education 
activities to enhance the profitability and sustainability of the small 
fruits industry in the Pacific Northwest.
  Account: National Institute of Food and Agriculture--SRG
  Project Name: STEEP IV--Water Quality in Northwest
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity: Oregon State University 
Corvallis, OR 97331-4501
  Project Location: Corvallis, Oregon
  Description of Project: H.R. 2997 appropriates $444,000 for the STEEP 
IV--Water Quality in Northwest program to be conducted in part by 
Oregon State University. Oregon State University has confirmed in their 
justification that the appropriated funds for this project will be used 
to establish a network of agriculture research sites from which to 
address long term agriculture, environmental, and agroecosystem 
problems. According to the requesting entity, to date, the STEEP 
research grant has provided funds to develop cropping techniques such 
as direct-seeding, residue management, weed control, and accompanying 
extension programs to facilitate the adoption of successful 
conservation farming for the Pacific Northwest.

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