[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17738]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                         HON. GUS M. BILIRAKIS

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 14, 2009

  Mr. BILIRAKIS. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the House Republican 
Leadership standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following 
information regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 3183, the 
Energy and Water Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2010.
  Member requesting: Gus M. Bilirakis
  Bill number: H.R. 3183
  Account: Operations and Maintenance
  Name of requesting entity: Tampa Port Authority
  Address of requesting entity: 1101 Channelside Drive, Tampa, Florida 
33602
  Description: The $5,600,000 will be used for dredging the federal 
navigation channels in Tampa Harbor. The Tampa Harbor is a federally-
authorized project for which, by statute, the Army Corps of Engineers 
is responsible for maintaining. Maintenance of these channels is 
essential to ensuring that commerce can move efficiently and safely 
through Tampa Harbor.

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