[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 106 (Wednesday, July 15, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1778]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                             HON. ROY BLUNT

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 15, 2009

  Mr. BLUNT. 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, the Department of Energy and 
Water Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2010.
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183
  Account: Department of Energy EERE
  Project Title: MARET Center
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Crowder College
  Address of Requesting Entity: 601 Laclede Ave., Neosho, MO 64850
  Description of Request: $1.5 million will be used toward design, 
engineering and construction at the MARET Center. The use of taxpayer 
funds is justified because the funding will be used in part to fund the 
new center which will be for delivery of new business and incubator 
services and education and training programs in renewable construction 
technologies and renewable energy. As we know, the building sector 
consumes 48 percent of the nation's energy. Programs like the MARET 
Center will help lower both usage and cost.
  Account: Department of Energy EERE
  Project Title: Natural Gas Fueling Facility
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Springfield, Missouri
  Address of Requesting Entity: 840 N. Boonville, Springfield, MO 65802
  Description of Request: $700,000 was included in the bill to 
construct a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fuel station for use by Local, 
County and State agencies to refuel CNG vehicles. The use of taxpayer 
funds is justified because this is a cost effective way to fuel 
government vehicles while reducing dependency on foreign oil.

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