[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 108 (Friday, July 17, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1834]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. CONNIE MACK

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 17, 2009

  Mr. MACK. 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, the Energy and 
Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.
  Project Name: Naples to Big Marco Pass
  Requesting Member: Congressman Connie Mack
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183--the Energy and Water Development and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.
  Account: Corps of Engineers; O&M
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Collier County, FL
  Address of Requesting Entity: 3301 East Tamiami Trail, Naples, 
Florida 34112
  Description of Request/Justification of Federal Funding: $1,500,000; 
The Gordon River and Naples Bay flow into Gordon Pass. This is the most 
significant Pass in the county and supports the commercial fishing, 
stone crab harvesting, sport fishing and tourism industries. The Pass 
also supports the County's marinas and is used by residential boaters. 
Typically, the Pass is dredged every four or five years. It was last 
dredged in 2002 and needs to be dredged this year because shoaling 
diminishes the water depth in the channel.
  Project Name: Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Caloosahatchee R to Anclote 
R, Florida
  Requesting Member: Congressman Connie Mack, Congressman Vern 
Buchanan, Congressman C.W. Bill Young
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183--the Energy and Water Development and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.
  Account: Corps of Engineers; O&M
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Lee County, FL
  Address of Requesting Entity: 2115 Second Street, Fort Myers, FL 
33901
  Description of Request/Justification of Federal Funding: $780,000; 
This project would provide for maintenance dredging in four areas of 
the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GICW). The areas in need of maintenance 
dredging include the mouth of Caloosahatchee River (Miserable Mile in 
Lee County) and the Boca Grande Bayou area (Miller's Marina in Lee 
County) of the GICW.

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