[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 107 (Thursday, July 16, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1808-E1809]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. JOHN BOOZMAN

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 16, 2009

  Mr. BOOZMAN. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the House Republican 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information 
regarding earmarks I received as a part of H.R. 2997, the Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act for FY 2010.
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Boozman
  Bill Number: H.R. 3170
  Account: Salaries and Expenses
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Arkansas Research and Technology 
Park
  Address of Requesting Entity: University of Arkansas, 119 Ozark Hall, 
Fayetteville, AR 72701
  Description of Request: Through the development of the Arkansas 
Research and Technology Park, the University of Arkansas Technology 
Development Foundation, the City of Fayetteville, the State of 
Arkansas, and the region are building an economic development engine, 
focused on innovation and Northwest Arkansas entrepreneurial strength 
that is attracting and retaining knowledge-based, highly

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skilled jobs and the production of technology-based business cluster 
formation. The ARTP provides the physical infrastructure and 
environment to encourage research and development. Therefore the ARTP 
is viewed as the cornerstone toward developing the building blocks 
essential to growing and sustaining a knowledge-based economy in 
Arkansas.

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