[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16969]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. NATHAN DEAL

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 7, 2009

  Mr. DEAL of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I submit the following:
  Requesting Member: Congressman Nathan Deal
  Bill Number: H.R. 2996
  Account: STAG Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Project account
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: The City of Gainesville, Georgia
  Address of Requesting Entity: Metropolitan North Georgia Water 
Planning District, 40 Courtland Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30303
  Description of Request: 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 [Bill 2996, the ``Department of the Interior, Environment, 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for 2010.''] Any federal 
funding received would be used to help local governments meet water 
resource plan requirements and be used for various stages of design and 
construction for several water projects including watershed management, 
wastewater treatment and water conservation. District serves broad 
public purpose protecting water supplies and water quality. Rivers and 
streams don't follow political boundaries, (12 of 16 District counties 
lie within more than one watershed) regional solutions to problems are 
only way to achieve lasting results. District's projects are multi-
jurisdictional in nature and beyond abilities of individual local 
governments. Consequently, federal assistance will allow members to 
work towards these critical regional solutions. District's plans 
outline variety of water related activities required by various state 
and federal requirements. Successful implementation of District's plans 
has national significance through protection of water resources of 
roughly half the Georgia population.

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