[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 106 (Wednesday, July 15, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1779-E1780]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                     HON. CHARLES W. BOUSTANY, JR.

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 15, 2009

  Mr. BOUSTANY. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information 
regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 3183, Energy and Water 
Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010. These 
earmarks are contained in H.R. 3183:
  Calcasieu River, Mile 5.0-14.0, Cameron Parish
  Member requesting funds: Charles Boustany, Jr., MD (LA-07)
  Entity receiving funds: US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans 
District, 7400 Leake Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118

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  Account: Army Corps of Engineers, CAP 204
  Purpose: An earmark prioritizing the Calcasieu River, Mile 5.0-14.0, 
Cameron Parish project within the Corps CAP 204 program. Funds will be 
used to complete the design and implementation phase for the beneficial 
use of dredged materials project along the Calcasieu River. The project 
provides for the placement of shoal material from the Calcasieu River, 
Mile 5 to Mile 14, into the Cameron Creole Prairie National Wildlife 
Refuge. Additional beneficiaries include the Lake Charles Harbor and 
Terminal District and the users of the Calcasieu River Ship Channel.
  Calcasieu Lock, LA
  Member requesting funds: Charles Boustany, Jr., MD (LA-07)
  Entity receiving funds: US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans 
District, 7400 Leake Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118
  Account: Army Corps of Engineers, Investigations
  Purpose: An earmark of $1,000,000 to advance the authorized 
feasibility study for the Calcasieu Lock, LA project and to address 
economic and environmental studies. Traffic projections will provide 
the economic baseline expectations for future without project 
conditions. The benefit model will identify the inflection point for 
decision to shift shipping methods. The agricultural study will 
determine the benefits to agricultural areas from the improved drainage 
of the system. Once completed, these studies will form the basis for 
the justification of the project. The completion of feasibility will be 
necessary upon completion of the economic study. The Calcasieu Lock is 
a bottleneck on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway system in Louisiana, 
causing delays in transportation and interstate commerce.
  LCA--Ecosystems Restoration, LA
  Member requesting funds: Charles Boustany, Jr., MD (LA-07)
  Entity receiving funds: US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans 
District, 7400 Leake Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118
  Account: Army Corps of Engineers, General Investigations
  Purpose: An earmark of $20,000,000 to advance the studies for the 
authorized Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA) Ecosystems Restoration, LA 
project. Funds will be used to begin BBBSR PED; conclude 1 feasibility 
study; and continue 10 studies. The Mississippi River Hydrology Study/
Delta Mgt feature will continue to be a priority and will include the 
hydrodynamics of the watershed of the Atchafalaya River. In accordance 
with the Water Resources Development Act, decision documents will be 
submitted to the ASA. Additional beneficiaries include residents of 
Louisiana.
  Bayou Teche & Vermilion River, LA
  Member requesting funds: Charles Boustany, Jr., MD (LA-07)
  Entity receiving funds: US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans 
District, 7400 Leake Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118
  Account: Army Corps of Engineers, Operations and Maintenance
  Purpose: An earmark of $15,000 for the authorized Bayou Teche & 
Vermilion River, LA project. Funding will be used for surveys.
  Bayou Teche, LA
  Member requesting funds: Charles Boustany, Jr., MD (LA-07)
  Entity receiving funds: US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans 
District, 7400 Leake Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118
  Account: Army Corps of Engineers, Operations and Maintenance
  Purpose: An earmark of $200,000 for the authorized Bayou Teche, LA 
project. Funding will be used for hydrographic surveys, real estate 
activities, P&S and environmental clearances.
  Calcasieu River and Pass, LA
  Member requesting funds: Charles Boustany, Jr., MD (LA-07)
  Entity receiving funds: US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans 
District, 7400 Leake Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118
  Account: Army Corps of Engineers, Operations and Maintenance
  Purpose: An earmark of $17,968,000 for the authorized Calcasieu River 
and Pass, LA project. Funds are needed to keep international commerce 
moving without delays and light loadings. Funds will be used to 
operate, repair and maintain the Calcasieu River channel, dredge the 
bar channel, dredge mile 5 to 17 and Devil's Elbow, master plans, and 
maintenance of dredged material disposal facilities. Additional funds 
would be used to dredge the bar channel and Mile 17 to 29, foreshore 
rock dikes, construction and major rehabilitation of new disposal area 
per Dredged Material Management Program.
  Freshwater Bayou, LA
  Member requesting funds: Charles Boustany, Jr., MD (LA-07)
  Entity receiving funds: US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans 
District, 7400 Leake Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118
  Account: Army Corps of Engineers, Operations and Maintenance
  Purpose: An earmark of $2,235,000 for the authorized Freshwater 
Bayou, LA project. The lock is crucial to support offshore oil industry 
to provide the necessary fuel, supplies and food to offshore oil 
platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, and also to support commercial 
fishing. The funds will be used for operations and maintenance and to 
dredge two critical reaches to support the energy infrastructure along 
the Freshwater Bayou, LA.
  Mermentau River, LA
  Member requesting funds: Charles Boustany, Jr., MD (LA-07)
  Entity receiving funds: US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans 
District, 7400 Leake Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118
  Account: Army Corps of Engineers, Operations and Maintenance
  Purpose: An earmark of $1,913,000 for the authorized Mermentau River, 
LA project. Funding will be used to dredge and continue ongoing repairs 
along the Mermentau River, including operations of Catfish Point and 
Schooner Bayou Control Structures, maintenance of the control 
structures, including water control data systems, real estate, and 
dredge Mermentau Bar Channel, and boathouse replacement at the Catfish 
Point Control Structure.
  Southwest Coastal Louisiana Hurricane Protection, LA Member 
requesting funds: Charles Boustany, Jr., MD (LA-07)
  Entity receiving funds: US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans 
District, 7400 Leake Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118
  Account: Army Corps of Engineers, Investigations
  Purpose: An earmark of $1,000,000 to advance the authorized Southwest 
Coastal Louisiana Hurricane Protection, LA project. The Corps is 
directed to expedite the study under the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2007. The funds will be used to continue the feasibility phase. 
Activities include plan formulation, hydrology and hydraulic analyses, 
economic inventory, environmental analyses.

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