[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 101 (Wednesday, July 8, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1683-E1684]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. DOC HASTINGS

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 8, 2009

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Madam Speaker, to provide open 
disclosure, I am submitting the following information regarding 
projects that I support for inclusion in H.R. 2997, the Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act of 2010.
  Amoung: $254,000
  Account: USDA's Agriculture Research Service
  Entity receiving funds: Northwest Center for Small Fruits Research 
located at 4845 Southwest Dresden Avenue, Corvallis, OR 97333.

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  Description: These funds will be used to continue research on 
sustainability and pathology for small fruits, including berries and 
wine grapes, that is critical to the Pacific Northwest small fruits 
industry.
  Amount: $3,654,000
  Account: USDA's Agriculture Research Service (ARS)--Buildings and 
Construction
  Entity receiving funds: USDA's Agriculture Research Service's Pullman 
lab, located at 3003 ADBF, WSU, Pullman, WA 99164.
  Description: These funds will be used to construct a new research 
facility in Pullman to be jointly used by Washington State University 
and Agriculture Research Service scientists.
  Amount: $245,000
  Account: Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Services 
(CSREES)
  Entity receiving funds: Washington State University's Office of Grant 
and Research Development, located at 423 Neill Hall, Pullman, WA 99164.
  Description: These funds will be used for the development of biomass 
potential of aegilops cylindricum and similar grassy weeds.
  Amount: $173,000
  Account: Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Services 
(CSREES)
  Entity receiving funds: Washington State University's Office of Grant 
and Research Development, located at 423 Neill Hall, Pullman, WA 99164.
  Description: These funds will be used to continue research to develop 
technologies, such as mechanized harvesters, that increase the 
competitiveness of the U.S. asparagus industry, which has been harmed 
by high levels of imported asparagus from Peru.
  Amount: $469,000
  Account: Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Services 
(CSREES)
  Entity receiving funds: Washington State University's Office of Grant 
and Research Development, located at 423 Neill Hall, Pullman, WA 99164.
  Description: These funds will be used to continue the efforts of the 
International Marketing Program for Agriculture Commodities and Trade 
(IMPACT) Center at Washington State University, which develops new 
export marketing opportunities for Washington agricultural products.
  Amount: $235,000
  Account: Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Services 
(CSREES)
  Entity receiving funds: Washington State University's Office of Grant 
and Research Development, located at 423 Neill Hall, Pullman, WA 99164.
  Description: These funds will be used to continue research to improve 
the efficiency of cool season legumes, including dry peas, fresh peas, 
lentils, and chickpeas, which are important rotational crops in the 
Northwest.
  Amount: $248,000
  Account: Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Services 
(CSREES)
  Entity receiving funds: Washington State University's Office of Grant 
and Research Development, located at 423 Neill Hall, Pullman, WA 99164.
  Description: These funds will be used to continue research on organic 
cropping systems, nutrient and soil management, and organic seed 
production.
  Amount: $1,037,000
  Account: Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Services 
(CSREES)
  Entity receiving funds: Washington State University's Office of Grant 
and Research Development, located at 423 Neill Hall, Pullman, WA 99164.
  Description: These funds will be used for the continued development 
and commercialization of new potato varieties.
  Amount: $471,000
  Account: Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Services 
(CSREES)
  Entity receiving funds: Oregon State University, located at 312 Kerr 
Administration Building, Corvallis, OR 97331, and Washington State 
University's Office of Grant and Research Development, located at 423 
Neill Hall, Pullman, WA 99164.
  Description: These funds will be used to continue the development of 
research to located and characterize genes of economic importance and 
use these genes in applied barley breeding.
  Amount: $307,000
  Account: Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Services 
(CSREES)
  Entity receiving funds: Oregon State University, located at 312 Kerr 
Administration Building, Corvallis, OR 97331.
  Description: These funds will be used for continued research on berry 
and grape crops, including plant breeding and pest management.
  Amount: $444,000
  Account: Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Services 
(CSREES)
  Entity receiving funds: Washington State University's Office of Grant 
and Research Development, located at 423 Neill Hall, Pullman, WA 99164.
  Description: These funds will be used to continue research into the 
development of planting systems that reduce soil erosion.
  Amount: $223,000
  Account: Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Services 
(CSREES)
  Entity receiving funds: Washington State University's Office of Grant 
and Research Development, located at 423 Neill Hall, Pullman, WA 99164.
  Description: These funds will be used to continue the development of 
virus-free plant material to Northwest wine grape growers to ensure the 
continued health of the industry.

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