[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 16793-16794]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                              HON. TED POE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 26, 2009

  Mr. POE of Texas. 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, 
Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2010:
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ted Poe
  Bill Number: H.R. 2996, Department of the Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
  Account: Environmental Protection Agency's STAG Water and Wastewater 
Infrastructure Project
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Baytown, TX
  Address of Requesting Entity: 2401 Market Street, Baytown, TX 77522
  Description of Request: I, and Rep. Ron Paul, have jointly secured 
$500,000 in funding under the Environmental Protection Agency's STAG 
Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Project account for the city of 
Baytown, TX to help them fund a six-year, $140 million Capital 
Improvement Project that will rehabilitate and

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upgrade the city's wastewater and water infrastructure to comply with 
increased federal and state regulations, maintain its condition and 
reliability and save costs. This project rehabilitates portions of the 
Central District Wastewater Treatment plant. The work includes redesign 
of critical components to elevate structures out of the floodway and to 
reduce the storm surge impacts suffered as was suffered during 
Hurricane Ike. These include the influent lift station, blower 
building, administration/laboratory building, and grit removal process. 
The internal piping needs to be replaced to improve energy and 
operating efficiency, along with the chlorine contact basin and plant 
pumping/transfer systems. Installation of post-storm emergency power 
systems are also a part of this project.

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