[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 106 (Wednesday, July 15, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1801-E1802]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                        HON. ANH ``JOSEPH'' CAO

                              of wednesday

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 15, 2009

  Mr. CAO. 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:
  As requested by me, Representative Anh ``Joseph'' Cao, H.R. 3183--
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2010 funding for the Global Green New Orleans-Holy Cross project. This 
is in the Department of Energy EERE account in the amount of $550,000. 
The funding will go towards construction of and LEED Platinum standards 
for 5 single-family homes, an 18-unit apartment building, and a 
Community Development/Sustainable Design and Climate Action Center.
  As requested by me, Representative Anh ``Joseph'' Cao, H.R. 3183--
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2010 funding for the Clean Power Energy Research Consortium (CPERC). 
This is in the Department of Energy Electricity Delivery and Energy 
Reliability account in the amount of $1,000,000. CPERC will use these 
funds to address critical scientific and engineering issues in clean 
power and energy generation to develop technologies to reduce fuel 
consumption and greenhouse gases emissions in the U.S. This is a joint 
venture between UNO, Louisiana State University, LSU, Tulane, Southern 
University, Nicholls State University, University of Louisiana at 
Lafayette, and the Louisiana State AgCenter.
  As requested by me, Representative Anh ``Joseph'' Cao, H.R. 3183--
Energy and Water

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Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 provides for 
Louisiana Coastal Area Ecosystem Restoration. This is in the Army Corps 
of Engineers Investigations account in the amount of $20,000,000. The 
funding will go towards identifying and implementing ecosystem 
restoration projects to restore and protect coastal Louisiana.
  As requested by me, Representative Anh ``Joseph'' Cao, H.R. 3183--
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2010 provides for floor control construction in the Mississippi Delta 
Region. This is in the Army Corps of Engineers MRT-Construction account 
in the amount of $2,250,000. The funding for this project will go 
towards providing protection against a projected flood having a flow of 
3,000,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) at the latitude of Old River.
  As requested by me, Representative Anh ``Joseph'' Cao, H.R. 3183--
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2010 provides for operations and maintenance funding in the Mississippi 
River Levees area, specifically within Southeast Louisiana. This is in 
the Army Corps of Engineers MRT-Operations and Maintenance account in 
the amount of $8,011,000. The funding will go towards raising, 
strengthening, and in some cases, extending existing levees to stronger 
flood protection along the Mississippi River west bank from Black Hawk 
to Venice, and on the east bank from Baton Rouge to Bohemia, LA.
  As requested by me, Representative Anh ``Joseph'' Cao, H.R. 3183--
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2010 provides for operations and maintenance funding for the Gulf Coast 
Intracoastal Waterway in Louisiana. This is in the Army Corps of 
Engineers Operation and Maintenance account in the amount of 
$24,777,000. The funding for this project would go towards the 
operation and maintenance of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) 
which crosses through all five states that comprise the Gulf of Mexico.
  As requested by me, Representative Anh ``Joseph'' Cao, H.R. 3183--
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2010 provides for operations and maintenance of projects along the 
Mississippi River from Baton Rouge to the Gulf of Mexico. This is in 
the Army Corps of Engineers Operation and Maintenance account in the 
amount of $54,994,000. The funding for this project will go towards the 
operation and maintenance of the Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to the 
Gulf of Mexico project which provides a 45-foot deep draft channel 
between Baton Rouge and the Gulf of Mexico.
  As requested by me, Representative Anh ``Joseph'' Cao, H.R. 3183--
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2010 provides for increased hurricane protection along the southeast 
coast of Louisiana. This is in the Army Corps of Engineers 
Investigations account in the amount of $1,000,000. The funding will go 
towards overall efforts to comprehensively address storm damage risk 
reduction protection, coastal restoration and flood control needs in 
South Louisiana and would provide a detailed study as part of the LACPR 
initiatives.

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