[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 105 (Tuesday, July 14, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1769]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                          HON. ADAM H. PUTNAM

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 14, 2009

  Mr. PUTNAM. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information for 
publication in the Congressional Record regarding earmarks I received 
as part of H.R. 3183, the FY 2010 Energy and Water Appropriations Act:


                      fl renewable energy program

  Requesting Member: Rep. Adam Putnam
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183
  Account: Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
Energy, Biomass Account
  Project Funding Amount: $1 million
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: The University of Florida
  Address of Requesting Entity: Institute for Food and Agriculture 
Sciences, Post Office Box 110180, Gainesville, FL 32611-0180
  Description of Request: Promotes the development and production of 
bioenergy fuel sources to assist in the development of new energy 
technologies and improve existing energy efficiencies. The overall goal 
of this project is to decrease U.S. dependence on imported energy 
through the creation of renewable fuel sources, and is coordinated by 
the University of Florida's Florida Center for Renewable Chemicals and 
Fuel. Funding will aid in the development of renewable energy 
technologies through the integration of cost-effective research 
methods, the identification and funding of near-term R&D opportunities 
ripe for advancement, and by the creation of novel renewable energy 
systems.


                tampa harbor operations and maintenance

  Requesting Member: Rep. Adam Putnam (FL-12)
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183
  Account: Corps of Engineers, Operations and Maintenance (O&M)
  Project Funding Amount: $5,620,000
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Army Corps of Engineers
  Address of Requesting Entity: Army Corp of Engineers, 701 San Marco 
Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32207.
  Description of Request: Army Corps of Engineers, annual Operation and 
Maintenance (O&M) funds are needed for periodic dredging in the 70 
miles of federal channels in the Tampa Harbor. For FY 2010, the Army 
Corps' estimated capability is $5,620,000, to include various sections 
of the Tampa Harbor project, with an emphasis on the upper harbor. The 
Tampa Harbor is a major shipping channel both for domestic and 
international trade, and of importance to national commerce. As 
Florida's largest cargo port, the Port of Tampa handles approximately 
50 million tons of cargo per year. The Port of Tampa is also the 
largest economic engine in West Central Florida and the nation's 14th 
largest port in terms of short tons.


                       tampa harbor construction

  Requesting Member: Rep. Adam Putnam (FL-12)
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183
  Account: Corps of Engineers, Construction, General--Planning, 
Engineering and Design
  Project Funding Amount: $500,000
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Army Corps of Engineers
  Address of Requesting Entity: Army Corp of Engineers, 701 San Marco 
Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32207.
  Description of Request: In January, 2008, the Army Corps of Engineers 
completed the draft General Reevaluation Report (GRR), which focuses on 
traffic congestion in the main Tampa Harbor channel, where extensive 
delays occur due to lack of adequate channel width. The Corps' GRR 
found that the ship channel is too narrow to allow for safe two way 
vessel traffic due to the introduction of new longer and broader cruise 
ships. The impacts associated with having a restriction of this nature 
include vessels waiting at berth or at the sea buoy while large cruise 
ships transit the channel. The GRR concurs with the Tampa Port 
Authority and the port community that the resulting congestion causes 
safety hazards and economic inefficiencies, and recommended widening 
select portions of the main channel. Therefore, $500,000 is requested 
to complete Planning, Engineering and Design (PED).