[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 161 (Monday, November 2, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2679-E2680]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                          HON. J. RANDY FORBES

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, November 2, 2009

  Mr. FORBES. 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 Energy and 
Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.
  Requesting Member: Congressman J. Randy Forbes
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183
  Account: Army Corps of Engineers, Investigations
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Army Corps of Engineers
  Address of Requesting Entity: 803 Front Street, Norfolk, VA 23510
  Description of Request: Provides $70,000 to conduct a feasibility 
study to address flooding concerns and environmental restoration. The

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Dismal Swamp is maintained as a swamp by fixed weirs across the 
drainage ditches to restrict the flow of water out of the swamp and 
inward to Lake Drummond in the middle of the Dismal Swamp. The water 
exiting Lake Drummond through a feeder ditch is used to maintain the 
level of water in the Dismal Swamp Canal, a portion of the Atlantic 
Intracoastal Waterway. When Lake Drummond spilled from its banks due to 
heavy rains, it inundated areas of the city. The public perceives that 
the Corps may have prevented or minimized the flooding by diverting the 
floodwaters from Lake Drummond through the navigation locks at Deep 
Creek, Virginia, and at South Mills, North Carolina.

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