[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 159 (Thursday, October 29, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2655]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                         HON. MICHAEL N. CASTLE

                              of delaware

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 29, 2009

  Mr. CASTLE. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the House Republican standards 
on earmarks, I am submitting the following information regarding 
funding for Delaware included as part of the final conference report 
for the FY 2010 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, H.R. 2996:
  Name of Project: Johnson's Corner Sanitary Sewer District Project, 
Sussex County, DE
  Requesting Member: Michael N. Castle
  Bill Number: H.R. 2996
  Account: EPA-STAG
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Sussex County Council
  Address of Requesting Entity: 2 The Circle, Georgetown, DE 19947
  Description of Request: $300,000 to construct wastewater collection 
and transmission facilities to serve the Johnson's Corner Sanitary 
Sewer District, located near the Assawoman Bay in Sussex County, DE, 
which is one of Delaware's inland bays. The purpose of the project is 
to eliminate failing septic systems and extend wastewater service to 
over 400 residences, and reduce harmful nutrients from entering the 
Bay.
   Name of Project: Turkey Run Interceptor Improvements, New Castle 
County, DE
  Requesting Member: Michael N. Castle--
  Bill Number: H.R. 2996
  Account: EPA-STAG
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: New Castle County
  Address of Requesting Entity: 87 Reads Way, New Castle, DE 19720
  Description of Request: $300,000 to make capital improvements to 
theTurkey Run Interceptor sewer project. Funding will assist in 
accelerating the schedule of this critical project so as to provide 
protection for public health and the environment from problems caused 
by this failing sanitary sewer interceptor.
  Name of Project: Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge
  Requesting Member: Michael N. Castle-
  Bill Number: H.R. 2996
  Account: USFWS--Land Acquisition
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge
  Address of Requesting Entity: 11978 Turkle Pond Road, Milton, DE 
19968
  Description of Request: $1,000,000 to support the President's FY2010 
Budget request of $1,000,000 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's 
Land Acquisition, to acquire a 108-acre tract adjacent to the Prime 
Hook National Wildlife Refuge in Milton, Delaware. This project would 
protect a mix of wetlands and upland habitats and provide excellent 
endangered Delmarva fox squirrel habitat. The tract also provides 
important access for the Refuge for both recreation and management uses 
into an area of the Refuge that currently lacks access.

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