[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 106 (Wednesday, July 15, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1795]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. TODD TIAHRT

                               of kansas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 15, 2009

  Mr. TIAHRT. Madam Speaker, in accordance with the February 2008 New 
Republican Earmark Standards Guidance, I submit the following in 
regards to H.R. 3183, the Fiscal Year 2010 Energy and Water Development 
Appropriations Act:
  Bureau of Reclamation--Wichita Project, Equus Beds Division, Kansas. 
H.R. 3183, the Fiscal Year 2010 Energy and Water Development 
Appropriations Act contains $600,000 for the Equus Beds Division of the 
Wichita Project in the Bureau of Reclamation's Water and Related 
Resources account. The entity to receive funding for this project is 
the City of Wichita, located at City Hall, 455 North Main, Wichita, KS 
67202.
  The funding would be used for funding the design on Phase II of the 
Equus Beds Aquifer Storage and Recovery project.
  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers--El Dorado Lake, Kansas. H.R. 3183, the 
Fiscal Year 2010 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act 
contains $1,586,000 for El Dorado Lake, Kansas, in the Corps of 
Engineers' Operations and Management account. The entity to receive 
funding for this project is the United States Army Corps of Engineers, 
Tulsa District located at 1645 S. 101 East Ave., Tulsa, OK 74128.
  The funding would be used to remote control the flood gates to 
improve efficiencies within the Tulsa district.
  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers--Wichita Area Drainage Master Plan, 
Kansas. H.R. 3183, the Fiscal Year 2010 Energy and Water Development 
Appropriations Act contains $550,000 for Collection and Study of Basic 
Data--Flood Plain Management Services, Wichita Area Drainage Master 
Plan, Kansas in the Corps of Engineers' Investigations account. The 
entity to receive funding for this project is the City of Wichita, 
located at City Hall, 455 North Main, Wichita, KS 67202.
  Funding will be used to conduct a drainage master plan for the 
Wichita area. Development of a Wichita Area Drainage Master Plan will 
ensure the economic wellbeing of the Wichita area by providing a 
comprehensive plan for addressing drainage issues.
  Department of Energy--National Institute for Aviation Research, 
Advanced Materials Research. H.R. 3183, the Fiscal Year 2010 Energy and 
Water Development Appropriations Act contains $1,500,000 for the 
National Institute for Aviation Research, Advanced Materials Research, 
in the Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 
account. The entity to receive funding for this project is Wichita 
State University located at 1845 Fairmount St, Wichita, KS 67260.
  The funding would be used for green wind energy and sustainability 
research activities.

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