[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 154 (Thursday, October 22, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2616]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. CONNIE MACK

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 22, 2009

  Mr. MACK. 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, Energy and Water 
Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.
  Project Name: Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Southwest Florida
  Requesting Member: Congressman Connie Mack
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183, Energy and Water Development and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act of FY 2010
  Account: O&M
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: United States Army Corps of 
Engineers
  Address of Requesting Entity: 441 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20314
  Description of Request/Justification of Federal Funding: $1,313,000; 
This project would provide for maintenance dredging in four areas of 
the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GICW). The areas in need of maintenance 
dredging include the mouth of Caloosahatchee River (Miserable Mile in 
Lee County) and the Boca Grande Bayou area (Miller's Marina in Lee 
County) of the GICW.
  Project Name: Naples to Big Marco Pass
  Requesting Member: Congressman Connie Mack
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183, Energy and Water Development and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act of FY 2010
  Account: O&M
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: United States Army Corps of 
Engineers
  Address of Requesting Entity: 441 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20314
  Description of Request/Justification of Federal Funding: $722,000; 
The Naples to Big Marco Pass, also known as the Gordon River Pass in 
Collier County, supports the commercial fishing, stone crab harvesting, 
sport fishing and tourism industries. The Pass also supports the 
County's marinas and is used by residential boaters. Typically, the 
Pass is dredged every four or five years. It was last dredged in 2002 
and needs to be dredged this year because shoaling diminishes the water 
depth in the channel.
  Project Name: Lee County, FL (Reimbursement)
  Requesting Member: Congressman Connie Mack
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183, Energy and Water Development and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act of FY 2010
  Account: Construction
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: United States Army Corps of 
Engineers
  Address of Requesting Entity: 441 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20314
  Description of Request/Justification of Federal Funding: $645,000; 
There are three sections to the Lee County shore protection project 
(Captiva, Gasparilla, and Estero Islands) which were authorized as 
federal shore protection projects. Lee County advanced the Gasparilla 
section, which was completed in the Spring of 2007. The funding will 
allow for the reimbursement of the federal share to the County for the 
Gasparilla beach re-nourishment project.

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