[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 16981-16982]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                        HON. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 7, 2009

  Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida. 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. 
2997--Agricultural, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, 
and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, Fiscal Year 2010.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart
  Bill number: H.R. 2997--Agricultural, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, Fiscal 
Year 2010
  Account: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Research and 
Education Activities, Other Federal Administration
  Legal name of requesting entity: Southeast Climate Consortium
  Address of Requesting Entity: Florida State University, Tallahassee, 
FL 32306
  Description of Request: I have secured $2,494,000 for the Southeast 
Climate Consortium Application of Climate Forecasts in the Southeastern 
United States. The Consortium reduces economic risks and improves 
social well-being by providing climate information that is integral to 
agricultural decision-making. The program seeks to develop flood 
forecasting methods to help farmers and producers plan for reducing 
risks of economic losses and environmental damage; develop partnerships 
and methods for incorporating climate forecasts and other climate 
information into agricultural and water policy decisions; and begin 
development of a prototype decision support system for the application 
of climate forecasts to water resource management, especially for 
agricultural water use.

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