[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 105 (Tuesday, July 14, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1764-E1765]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                      HON. CATHY McMORRIS RODGERS

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 14, 2009

  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. 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, FY2010 
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
  Requesting Member: Congresswoman McMorris Rodgers
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183
  Account: Water and Related Resources
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Columbia Basin Development League
  Address of Requesting Entity: 8582 Road K, SW; Royal City, WA 99357
  Description of Request: Provide an addition of $3,000,000 for 
expansion of Project infrastructure to allow delivery of Project water 
to eligible lands. The Project aims to avoid ecological disaster by 
preserving the remaining

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groundwater supplies for other uses, maintain the existing production 
base, preserve jobs, and provide long-term stability. The Federal 
Reclamation Columbia Basin Development Project has been the underlying 
driver for the economy of Central Washington.
  Requesting Member: Congresswoman McMorris Rodgers
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183
  Account: Investigations
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Confederated Tribe of the Umatilla 
Indian Reservation
  Address of Requesting Entity: 73239 Confederated Way; Pendleton, OR 
97801
  Description of Request: Provide $203,000 for the Walla Walla 
Watershed Project. The Army Corp, in conjunction with the Confederated 
Tribes of the Umatilla, is focusing on the restoration and management 
of a viable ecosystem within the Walla Walla River Basin. The project 
is a high priority for the local communities and the agricultural 
sector because in stream flows enable the start of salmon 
reintroduction and a strong agricultural economy.
  Requesting Member: Congresswoman McMorris Rodgers
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183
  Account: Science
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Whitworth University-
  Address of Requesting Entity: 300 West Hawthorne Road; Spokane, WA 
99201
  Description of Request: Provide $300,000 for the purchase of state-
of-the-art STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) 
equipment. This equipment is necessary to prepare the general 
population with the levels of mathematics and science education 
necessary for the United States to compete.

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