[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16191]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                        HON. ANH ``JOSEPH'' CAO

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 24, 2009

  Mr. CAO. 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. 2892--the Department of 
Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010:
  As requested by me, Rep. Anh ``Joseph'' Cao, H.R. 2892--the 
Department of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2010, provides for the Audubon Institute, New Orleans, LA in 
support of an Endangered Whooping Crane Propagation Facility. This is 
in the Fish and Wildlife Service--Resource Management Account in the 
amount of $500,000. This will benefit the Audubon Nature Institute, 
P.O. Box 4327, New Orleans, LA 70178 in the form of additional 
specially-designed whooper breeding pens to hold new crane pairs, 
increasing Audubon's egg production capacity by 20% and contributing 
greatly to whooping crane preservation. In addition to benefitting 
Louisiana, Audubon's success in breeding cranes prompted the USFWS to 
select Audubon to hold 10 whooping cranes from the captive flock for 
potential breeding. The project will help preserve an endangered 
species native to Louisiana and inform similar projects on a national 
level.

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