[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 111 (Wednesday, July 22, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1884]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. PETE OLSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 22, 2009

  Mr. OLSON. Madam Speaker, to provide open disclosure pursuant to 
Republican standards on congressionally directed funding, I am 
submitting the following information regarding funding that I support 
included in H.R. 3288, the Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Pete Olson
  Bill Number: H.R. 3288, the Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
  Account: Federal Highway Administration, Interstate Maintenance 
Discretionary
  Name of Recipient: Federal Highway Administration
  Address of Recipient: 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE. Washington, DC 20590-
9898
  Description of Request: $500,000 in funding would be used on 
development of the I-69 route in Texas, particularly the expansion to 
interstate standards of highways 77, 281, and 59, from Laredo and the 
Lower Rio Grande Valley through Houston to Texarkana. This project has 
been authorized under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency 
Act of 1991 and designated by Congress as a ``high priority corridor.'' 
This funding would be used to work to obtain environmental clearances 
so as not to further delay ongoing construction of the corridor.

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