[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16964]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. KAY GRANGER

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 7, 2009

  Ms. GRANGER. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on earmarks, I, Kay Granger, submit the following information 
regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 2997, the Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2010. For the project titled 
``Assistance to Improve Water Quality for Tarrant County, Texas,'' 
which received $336,000 in H.R. 2997, Natural Resources Conservation 
Service, Conservation Operations account, the legal name and address of 
the receiving entity is Texas AgriLife Extension Service, 113 Jack K. 
Williams Building 2142 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-2142. This 
funding supports specialized studies to improve water quality in North 
Central Texas. The project aims to create a watershed protection plan 
and improve the water quality in the five reservoirs that supply water 
for the majority of Fort Worth and fifty-nine surrounding communities. 
By implementing a watershed protection plan, water quality can be 
improved in North Central Texas, thereby protecting supply and quality 
for over 1.6 million residents in the area. Tarrant Regional Water 
District, Texas Water Resources Institute, and the Texas AgriLife 
Extension Service support this project through in-kind support 
including employee salaries and data and sample analysis.

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