[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 106 (Wednesday, July 15, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1773]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. JOHN BOOZMAN

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 15, 2009

  Mr. BOOZMAN. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the House Republican 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information 
regarding earmarks I received as a part of H.R. 3183--Energy and Water 
Appropriations Act of 2010.
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Boozman
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183
  Account: Construction
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Corps of Engineers
  Address of Requesting Entity: 2 Natural Resource Drive, Little Rock, 
Arkansas, 72205
  Description of Request: When the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) 
built the dams that created Bull Shoals and Norfork lakes, the primary 
purpose of those dams was to provide flood control, hydroelectric 
power, and municipal and industrial water supplies. Providing adequate 
water flow below each dam to protect fish and wildlife habitat was not 
a consideration. Once the dams were constructed, the water releases 
were much colder than what was previously in the warm-water stream. 
Consequently, with the exception of certain minnows, none of the 
previous species of the fish could survive in the changed environment. 
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service determined that trout could survive in the newly formed cold-
water rivers and began stocking brown, rainbow and cutthroat trout. As 
the economics of energy and power generation changed over the years, 
the Corps changed dam operations from continual to peaking (i.e. when 
demand is highest). As a result, low-water events at certain times of 
the years are much longer destabilizing the in-stream environment for 
trout and other aquatic life in the rivers. An increase in minimum flow 
to the desired levels would provide many benefits for both fish and 
wildlife in Arkansas, including mitigating high water temperatures in 
the summer that stress or sometimes kill trout by flushing fresher, 
cold water into rivers during low-water intervals; and increasing water 
flows that could improve dissolved oxygen, a critical factor in fall 
and winter when low oxygen levels can leave trout gasping on the 
surface near dams. The COE will use $7,500,000 to address this issue.
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Boozman
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183
  Account: General Investigations
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Corps of Engineers
  Address of Requesting Entity: 811 Fayetteville Avenue, Alma, 
Arkansas, 72921
  Description of Request: $500,000 in funding for the Pine Mountain Dam 
project will be used to assist cities and counties in the western River 
Valley conduct extensive studies and environmental analysis for long-
term planning to meet the needs of the region's rapidly growing 
population. These studies will be used by state and federal 
environmental agencies to determine feasibility for long-term projects.
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Boozman
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183
  Account: Department of Energy, Electricity Delivery and Energy 
Reliability
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Corps of Engineers
  Address of Requesting Entity: 119 Ozark Hall, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 
72701
  Description of Request: $1,500,000 is requested to support the 
continued development of advanced power electronics equipment at 
NCREPT. The University of Arkansas brings expertise on power 
electronics and power grid applications that does not currently exist 
in these efforts.

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