[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 106 (Wednesday, July 15, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1797-E1798]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                          HON. MARK E. SOUDER

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 15, 2009

  Mr. SOUDER. 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 Energy and Water 
Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Mark Souder
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183
  Account: Department of Energy, EERE
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Southwest Allen County Schools
  Address of Requesting Entity: 4810 Homestead Road, Fort Wayne, 
Indiana 46814

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  Description of Request: The ``green'' roof will bring the following 
environmental benefits: (1) reduced energy consumption and related 
energy cost savings for Summit Middle School; (2) cleaner air as the 
vegetation converts carbon dioxide to oxygen; and (3) reduced flooding 
as the vegetation absorbs excess rainwater. Fort Wayne area students 
will receive hands-on learning experiences relating to green building 
techniques. Students relate well to environmental education, and many 
teachers are beginning to include environmental messages with their 
traditional subjects. The proposed vegetative roof would provide 
teachers a creative asset to be leveraged to educate Fort Wayne area 
students. The power generated by this project will reduce the overall 
power consumption of Summit Middle School and reduce the utility bill 
of the Southwest Allen County Schools. The School District's taxpayers 
will benefit not only from a more efficient school system with a leaner 
budget, but the demonstration nature of this project will enable other 
school districts to see the value and learn the methods for such a 
project.

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