[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 118 (Friday, July 31, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2167]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                       HON. JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 31, 2009

  Mr. CULBERSON. 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 FY 2010 Energy 
and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Culberson
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183
  Account: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Construction General account
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity: Harris County Flood 
Control District at 9900 Northwest Freeway, Suite 220, Houston, TX 
77092.
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $11,018,000 to the 
Harris County Flood Control District. It is my understanding that the 
funding would be used for construction of a flood damage reduction 
project along Brays Bayou in Harris County, Texas.
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Culberson
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183
  Account: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Investigations account
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity: Harris County Flood 
Control District at 9900 Northwest Freeway, Suite 220, Houston, TX 
77092.
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $100,000 to the Harris 
County Flood Control District. It is my understanding that the funding 
would be used for construction of a flood damage reduction project 
along White Oak Bayou in Harris County, Texas.
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Culberson
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183
  Account: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Investigations account
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity: Harris County Flood 
Control District at 9900 Northwest Freeway, Suite 220, Houston, TX 
77092.
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $100,000 for the Harris 
County Flood Control District. It is my understanding that the funding 
would be used for oversight of a flood damage reduction project aimed 
at reducing the loss of life, injury, and property destruction in the 
Buffalo Bayou in Harris County, Texas.
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Culberson
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183
  Account: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Construction General account
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity: Port Authority of 
Houston, P.O. Box 2562, Houston, TX 77252.
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $500,000 for the Port 
Authority of Houston. It is my understanding that the funding would be 
used to add capacity for dredged material disposal sites along the 
Channel.
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Culberson
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183
  Account: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Operations and Maintenance 
account
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity: Port Authority of 
Houston, P.O. Box 2562, Houston, TX 77252.
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $15,063,000 for the 
Port Authority of Houston. It is my understanding that the funding 
would be used for operations and maintenance of the Channels, including 
dredging activities.

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