[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. PETE OLSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 14, 2009

  Mr. OLSON. Madam Speaker, to provide open disclosure pursuant to 
Republican standards on congressionally-directed funding, I am 
submitting the following information regarding funding that I support 
included in H.R. 3183, the Energy and Water Appropriations Act, 2010.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Pete Olson
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183, the Energy and Water Appropriations Act, 2010
  Account: O&M, Corps of Engineers
  Name of Recipient: Port of Houston Authority
  Address of Recipient: P.O. Box 2562, Houston, TX 77252
  Description of Request: $15,603,000 in funding would be used for 
operations and maintenance of the Port of Houston. The Port is the 7th 
largest container port in the United States and serves 50 million 
consumers within a 500-mile radius. In 2007, the Port of Houston 
provided $285 billion in economic value, $72 billion in personal 
income, and $16.2 billion in Federal Taxes. It is also home to the 
second largest petrochemical complex in the world and the largest 
refinery in the United States.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Pete Olson
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183, the Energy and Water Appropriations Act, 2010
  Account: Construction, Corps of Engineers
  Recipient: Harris County Flood Control District
  Address of Recipient: 9900 Northwest Freeway, Suite 220, Houston, TX 
77092
  Description: $2,500,000 in funding for the Clear Creek Flood Control 
Project. The project on Clear Creek consists of 15.1 miles of channel 
rectification and a 500 acre-foot in-line detention from Dixie Farm 
Road to State Highway 288 and a 1,750 acre-foot detention basin. This 
project will provide lower flood risks to areas in the 22nd District of 
Texas. It is estimated the number of homes subject to the 1% (100 year) 
flood would be reduced from 3,380 to 1,130. Flood Risk Management is in 
the national interest by reducing loss of life, injury and property 
destruction and reducing the flooding risks to Harris, Galveston, and 
Brazoria Counties.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Pete Olson
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183, the Energy and Water Appropriations Act, 2010
  Account: Construction, Corps of Engineers
  Name of Recipient: Port of Houston Authority
  Address of Recipient: P.O. Box 2562, Houston, TX 77252
  Description of Request: $500,000 for additional construction by the 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In order to keep the Port of Houston 
operating at full capacity, the Houston Ship Channel must be 
maintained. The increased natural shoaling has placed greater pressure 
on the Port's capacity to store and manage dredge material and without 
increasing capacity they will not be able to dredge the channel. 
Without this necessary funding, dredged material capacity will be 
unavailable and material will be pumped longer distances increasing the 
cost of dredging for the same volume of material dredged the previous 
year. This request is for additional construction.

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