[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 172 (Thursday, November 19, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2813]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. ROB BISHOP

                                of utah

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 19, 2009

  Mr. BISHOP of Utah. 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. 2996, the 
Interior-Environment Appropriations Act, 2010.
  Requesting Member: Rob Bishop
  Bill number: H.R. 2996
  Account: Forest Service Land Acquisition
  Legal name and address of requesting entity: The Trust for Public 
Land, 660 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Suite 401, Washington, DC 20003
  Description of project: The Bonneville Shoreline Trail was initiated 
in 1990 to complete a trail corridor along the prehistoric shoreline of 
Lake Bonneville and along the foothills of the Wasatch mountains from 
Ogden to Provo. This partnership has been so successful that the 
communities in Cache and Box Elder counties have worked to extend the 
trail north. The 150-acre North Ogden property is a priority for 
protection by the U.S. Forest Service. The property serves as important 
habitat for deer and elk and as an important buffer for fire protection 
for the rapidly developing area along the Wasatch Front. The property 
also provides watershed protection for neighboring areas in addition to 
key recreational resources.
  The North Ogden program is a partnership effort to fill in the 
boundaries of the national forest along the BST in North Ogden and 
Pleasant View. In 2005, a five-mile stretch of the BST along North 
Ogden and Pleasant View was secured through a trail easement along an 
existing utility corridor granted to the nonprofit Weber Pathways. The 
property available for protection this year is critical to the North 
Ogden program because it will bring Forest Service ownership to this 
stretch of the BST and add critical trail access to the citizens in 
this area of the state. Protection of this property will also protect 
beautiful views of the foothills of the Wasatch Front and Ben Lomond 
Peak, one of Weber County's most important landmarks, while conserving 
important wildlife habitat and winter range along this rapid growth 
area.

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