[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 106 (Wednesday, July 15, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1773-E1774]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                     HON. HOWARD P. ``BUCK'' McKEON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 15, 2009

  Mr. McKEON. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information for 
publication in the Congressional Record regarding Member priority 
requests I received as part of H.R. 3183, the ``Energy and Water 
Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.''
  Requesting Member: Congressman Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183, the ``Energy and Water Development and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010''
  Account: Army Corps of Engineers--Construction
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Castaic Lake Water Agency
  Address of Requesting Entity: 27234 Bouquet Canyon Road, Santa 
Clarita, CA 91350
  Description of Request: I requested and received a Member priority 
request totaling $1,100,000 to help implement the fully authorized 
cleanup of perchlorate groundwater contamination at the former 
Whittaker-Bermite site (a former U.S. military munitions testing 
location) in the City of Santa Clarita. This site has both soil and 
groundwater contamination from years of chemical exposure during 
ordinance testing.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183, the ``Energy and Water Development and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010''

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  Account: Department of Energy (DOE)--Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
Energy (EERE)
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: College of the Canyons
  Address of Requesting Entity: 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Santa 
Clarita, CA 91355
  Description of Request: I requested and received a Member priority 
request totaling $500,000 for the College of the Canyons and its 
academic partners Alternative Energy Training Institute. The Institute 
would use the funding to create and expand degree and training programs 
focused on alternative energies and to coordinate economic and 
workforce development strategies with local and regional governments, 
universities, community colleges, workforce investment systems, and 
private industry. Programs would include solar and wind energy, green 
construction, energy management, and LEED certification.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183, the ``Energy and Water Development and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010''
  Account: Department of Energy (DOE)--Science
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: California State University San 
Bernardino
  Address of Requesting Entity: 5500 University Parkway, San 
Bernardino, CA 92407
  Description of Request: I requested and received a Member priority 
request totaling $200,000 for California State University, San 
Bernardino to purchase scientific equipment (e.g., telescope) for a 
state-of-the-art teaching and research observatory. The observatory 
would help meet the need for an increase in science and math competency 
and education and teacher preparation. Additionally, as a minority-
serving university, CSUSB's observatory would be fundamental to an 
innovative undergraduate physics and astronomy curriculum for improving 
minority access to careers in astronomy and astrophysics.

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