[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 126 (Wednesday, September 9, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2226]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. JOHN LINDER

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 9, 2009

  Mr. LINDER. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information 
regarding funding that I requested as part of H.R. 3288, the 
Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.
  Requesting Member: Representative John Linder
  Bill Number: H.R. 3288, the Departments of Transportation, and 
Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2010.
  Account: Federal Highway Administration Interstate Maintenance 
Discretionary
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Georgia Department of Transportation
  Address of Requesting Entity: 2 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, GA 
30334
  Description of Request: This project will allow the Georgia 
Department of Transportation to make modifications to the I-85 
interchange at Pleasant Hill Road. This will ease congestion and 
enhance access to I-85 for through traffic along Pleasant Hill Road. 
According to the Commissioner of the Georgia Department of 
Transportation, ``the modifications will allow the interchange to meet 
increasing traffic demand along Pleasant Hill Road for travel across I-
85, as well as to provide access to/from I-85 at adequate levels of 
service.'' Funding for this project will provide for preliminary 
engineering, environmental documentation, and right of way planning/
acquisition phases to keep this plan on schedule and ease congestion.

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