[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 190 (Tuesday, December 15, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E3010]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. SCOTT GARRETT

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 15, 2009

  Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican 
Leadership standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following 
information for publication in the Congressional Record regarding 
earmarks I received as part of H.R. 2996--Interior and Environment 
Appropriations Act, 2010:
  1. Project Name--Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge Land 
Acquisition Project
  Requesting Member--Scott Garrett
  Bill Number--H.R. 2996, Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 
2010
  Account--U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Land Acquisition
  Requesting Entity--U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Wallkill River 
National Wildlife Refuse, 1547 County Route 565, Sussex, NJ 07461
  Description of the Project--This funding from the Land and Water 
Conservation Fund will further consolidate refuge ownership and 
important habitat, increase recreational opportunities within the 
refuge, and maintain the water quality in the Highlands region of New 
Jersey. The national wildlife refuge system was created to ensure 
protection of ecologically sensitive wildlife species and the Wallkill 
River NWR was added to the system because of the importance of the 
biodiversity along the river. Adding these 237 acres to the refuge 
would also meet the criteria of the Land and Water Conservation Fund by 
providing additional opportunities for public recreation, outdoor 
education and research, and by protecting open space and habitat for 
wildlife, including endangered and threatened species, in our rapidly 
developing state.
  Description of the Spending Plan--($1,400,000)
  The $1.4 million from the Land and Water Conservation Fund in FY 2010 
will further consolidate refuge ownership and important habitat, 
increase recreational opportunities within the refuge, and maintain the 
water quality in the Highlands region of New Jersey. The national 
wildlife refuge system was created to ensure protection of ecologically 
sensitive wildlife species and the Wallkill River NWR was added to the 
system because of the importance of the biodiversity along the river. 
Adding these acres to the refuge would also meet the criteria of the 
Land and Water Conservation Fund by providing additional opportunities 
for public recreation, outdoor education and research, and by 
protecting open space and habitat for wildlife, including endangered 
and threatened species, in our rapidly developing state.
  Total--$1,400,0000

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