[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 104 (Monday, July 13, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1733]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                        HON. K. MICHAEL CONAWAY

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 13, 2009

  Mr. CONAWAY. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the House Republican 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information 
regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 3170--Energy and Water 
Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.
  In the Army Corps of Engineers Operations and Maintenance account, an 
earmark to complete a study in the Lower Colorado River Basin of Texas 
was included on behalf of the President and me. The entity to receive 
funding for this project is the Lower Colorado River Authority. LCRA 
Headquarters are located at 3700 Lake Austin Boulevard, Austin, Texas, 
78703. The funding would be used to complete the draft interim 
feasibility studies for the highland lakes. The study area is bounded 
by the Guadalupe, Lavaca, and Colorado-Lavaca river basins on the west, 
and the Brazos and Brazos-Colorado basins on the east. This study is 
investigating water resource problems, needs, and opportunities to 
determine whether improvements for flood risk management, ecosystem 
restoration and protection, water quality, water supply and allied 
purposes have a Federal interest.
  In the Army Corps of Engineers Operations and Maintenance account, an 
earmark for Hords Creek Lake, Texas was included on behalf of the 
President and me. The entity to receive funding for this project is 
Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth District. The District offices are 
located at 819 Taylor Street, Ft. Worth, Texas, 76102. The project is 
in Coleman County about 13 miles west of the city of Coleman, Texas. 
The funding would be used to for operations and routine maintenance.
  In the Army Corps of Engineers Operations and Maintenance account, an 
earmark for the O.C. Fisher Dam and Lake, Texas was included on behalf 
of the President and me. The entity to receive funding for this project 
is Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth District. The District offices 
are located at 819 Taylor Street, Ft. Worth, Texas, 76102. The project 
is located in Tom Green County, on the North Concho River, near the 
City of San Angelo, Texas. The funding would be used to for operations 
and routine maintenance.
  In the Army Corps of Engineers Operations and Maintenance account, an 
earmark for Proctor Lake, Texas was included on behalf of the President 
and me. The entity to receive funding for this project is Army Corps of 
Engineers Fort Worth District. The District offices are located at 819 
Taylor Street, Ft. Worth, Texas, 76102. The project is in Comanche 
County on the Leon River, about eight miles northeast of the city of 
Comanche, Texas. The funding would be used to for operations and 
routine maintenance.

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