[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 107 (Thursday, July 16, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1817-E1818]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. JOHN SULLIVAN

                              of oklahoma

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 16, 2009

  Mr. SULLIVAN. Madam Speaker, consistent with House Republican Earmark 
Standards, I am submitting the following earmark disclosure and 
certification information for three project funding requests that I 
made and were included within the text of H.R. 3183--The FY 2010 Energy 
and Water Appropriations Act.
  Project 1
  Project: Arkansas River Corridor Project
  Project Amount: $100,000
  Account: Corp of Engineers Investigations

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  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: (INCOG) Tulsa County/Program 
Management Group
  Address of Requesting Entity: 601 S Boulder, Suite 1200, Tulsa, OK 
74119
  Description of Request: Funding will be used for an authorized 
project (WRDA) within the Tulsa Region that has great environmental 
benefits and future economic benefits to the region. The projects risks 
a stall/fail in the engineering design process if the Corps of 
Engineers is not provided with this funding needed to continue their 
portion of the project. The Water Resources Development Act of 2007 
authorizes the Corps of Engineers to participate in the ecosystem 
restoration, recreation and flood damage reduction components of the 
Arkansas River Corridor Master Plan.
  Project 2
  Project: Green TU Algae to Green Fuels Energy Project
  Project Amount: $750,000
  Account: Department of Energy EERE
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: The University of Tulsa
  Address of Requesting Entity: 600 S College Ave, McClure Hall, Tulsa, 
OK 74104
  Description of Request: Funding will be used to enhance the 
University of Tulsa's algal research program by supporting several 
algae-to-fuels projects in an effort to stimulate green fuels research. 
Specifically, TU has identified five specific project areas that 
require additional development: algae growth mechanisms and kinetics, 
optimization of the catalytic conversion process, optimization of the 
fuel conversion reactions, process simulation, and directed evolution 
of algae.
  Project 3
  Project: Jenks Energy Management Equipment
  Project Amount: $250,000
  Account: Department of Energy EERE
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Jenks Public Schools
  Address of Requesting Entity: 205 East B Street Jenks, OK 74037
  Description of Request: Funding will be used to allow the Jenks 
Public School District to continue in a ten-year energy management 
program to increase savings in electricity and natural gas usage. Jenks 
Public Schools will add additional direct digital control systems 
software and thermostats to automate and track usage for the remaining 
23 buildings throughout district campuses.

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