[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16981]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                             HON. ROY BLUNT

                              of missouri-

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 7, 2009

  Mr. BLUNT. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the House Republican standards 
on earmarks, I am submitting the following information regarding 
earmarks I received as part of H.R. 2997, the Department of Agriculture 
Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2010.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2997
  Account: Natural Resources Conservation Service--Conservation 
Operations
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Southwest Missouri Resource 
Conservation and Development, Inc.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 283 US Highway 60 West, Republic, MO 
65738
  Description of Request: $287,000 is provided for the Upper White 
River Basin to provide additional conservation technical assistance to 
support the South Missouri Water Quality Project staff for a water 
quality program in southern Missouri. The Upper White River Basin is 
located in the Ozark Highlands region with approximately 6.8 million 
acres of the basin located in Missouri. Technical assistance includes 
forestry conservation, urban nutrient management and storm water 
planning, watershed planning and assessment, and water quality 
information and education activities. The use of taxpayer funds is 
justified because this watershed has experienced tremendous population 
growth in the last decade that has resulted in an increase in nonpoint 
source pollution pressure.

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