[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 100 (Tuesday, July 7, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1656]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                         HON. GINNY BROWN-WAITE

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 7, 2009

  Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. 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. 
2997--Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.
  I requested two projects in H.R. 2997.
  $300,000 for the University of Florida's Institute of Food and 
Agriculture Sciences Shellfish Aquaculture Development Program and the 
Cedar Key Aquaculture Association located at P.O. Box 89, Cedar Key, FL 
32625. These funds will be used to conduct multi-disciplinary research 
into struggling aquaculture programs.
  $1,033,000 for the study of Subtropical Beef Germplasm by the 
SubTropical Agricultural Research Station located at 22271 Chinsegut 
Hill Road, Brooksville, FL 34601. The 3800 acre USDA research facility 
conducts multidisciplinary research aimed at boosting efficiency, 
safety and environmental responsibility for the cattle industry of 
Florida and the southeast.

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