[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 109 (Monday, July 20, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1847]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. KAY GRANGER

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 20, 2009

  Ms. GRANGER. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on earmarks, I, Kay Granger, submit the following information 
regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 3183, the Energy & Water 
Appropriations bill for FY2010. For the project titled ``Central City, 
Fort Worth, Upper Trinity River Basin, TX,'' which received $7,200,000 
in H.R. 3183, Corps of Engineers Construction Account, the legal name 
and address of the receiving entity is U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 
Fort Worth District, 819 Taylor Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102. It is my 
understanding that the Corps of Engineers will use funds for bypass 
channel construction, valley storage construction, and geotechnical 
exploration. The aging levee system is no longer adequate to provide 
protection for an area adjacent to downtown Fort Worth that is 
undergoing revitalization. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recommends 
in the final Environmental Impact Statement an integrated, 
comprehensive solution for flood control in this area to include 
transportation, environmental restoration and community redevelopment 
components in constructing a 1.5 mile flood-control bypass channel. 
Local cost share for the project is over $180 million.
  For the project titled ``Farmers Branch, Tarrant County, TX,'' which 
received continuing authority in H.R. 3183, Corps of Engineers Sec. 206 
account, the legal name and address of the receiving entity is U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, 819 Taylor Street, Fort 
Worth, TX 76102. The goal of this project is to improve the 
channelization of Farmers Branch flowing through the center of White 
Settlement, TX, to mitigate major flooding problems affecting family 
residential properties and commercial entities. The recommended plan 
consists of a grass and rock-lined channel between White Settlement 
Road and Las Vegas Trail. The City has passed bonds totaling $11.5 
million for the project.
  For the project titled ``Upper Trinity River Basin, TX,'' which 
received $500,000 in H.R. 3183, Corps of Engineers Investigations 
Account, the legal name and address of the receiving entity is U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, 819 Taylor Street, Fort 
Worth, TX 76102. Preliminary watershed-wide feasibility investigations 
identified 88 measures for more detailed study in the Upper Trinity 
River Basin. Subsequently, seven interim feasibility studies have been 
initiated with 11 cities, one county, and one special district to 
undertake more detailed studies for the purposes of addressing flood 
risk management, ecosystem restoration and recreation opportunities 
within these areas. It is my understanding these funds would be used to 
continue these ongoing studies to protect the water supply for 
approximately 1.6 million people.

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