[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 104 (Monday, July 13, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1740]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. STEVE BUYER

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 13, 2009

  Mr. BUYER. 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. 3183, the Energy and Water 
Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 
2010.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Steve Buyer
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183
  Account: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2010
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Brookston Wind Turbines Study, 
Brookston, IN
  Address of Requesting Entity: Town of Brookston and Chalmers, 
Indiana, 205 East 3rd Street, Brookston, IN 47923
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $75,000 in Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy money to conduct a study to determine 
where wind turbines may be placed to generate 6 megawatts of power to 
replace what they currently use from coal fired power plants. The study 
will include not only technical requirements, but also regulatory and 
administrative requirements and needed backup power to ensure 
uninterrupted power supply to the municipalities.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Steve Buyer
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183
  Account: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2010
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Purdue Solar Energy Utilization 
Laboratory, West Lafayette, IN
  Address of Requesting Entity: Purdue University, Indiana, Hovde Hall, 
Room 233, Purdue Mall, West Lafayette, IN 49707
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $475,000 in Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy money to facilitate the development of 
conversion devices to reduce the cost and scale of solar equipment and 
devices to use concentrated sunlight on smaller devices and solutions 
to other disruptive solar energy issues in Indiana.

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