[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 113 (Friday, July 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1982]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. JIM GERLACH

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 24, 2009

  Mr. GERLACH. 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. 3288, the Transportation, 
Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2010.
  Borough of Downingtown, Downingtown PA--$500,000 to build Boot Road 
Bridge over the Brandywine Creek, which will provide access to Chester 
County's lone Keystone Opportunity Zone.
  BARTA, Reading PA--$250,000 for the design, engineering and 
construction required to rehabilitate, restore and develop the historic 
Reading Railroad Franklin Street Station located next to the BARTA 
Park-N-Transit Facility.
  Borough of Phoenixville, Phoenixville PA--$250,000 for new sidewalks, 
lights, and pavers. The project is part of the Borough's overall 
redevelopment plan.
  Riverplace Development Corporation, Reading PA--$250,000 for The Penn 
Corridor Redevelopment Project to make the downtown areas of Reading, 
West Reading and Wyomissing clean, safe, lively and attractive.

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