[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17921]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. ERIK PAULSEN

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 15, 2009

  Mr. PAULSEN. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican standards on 
member requests, I am submitting the following information regarding 
congressionally directed appropriations projects I sponsored as part of 
H.R. 3183, FY 2010 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill.
  Account: Corps of Engineers Construction
  Requesting entity: The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD)
  Address: 18202 Minnetonka Blvd. Deephaven, MN 55391
  Description of Project Request: Funding will be used for the Painter 
Creek project, which aims to restore the hydrology and ecological 
function to a major drainage way discharging into Lake Minnetonka. 
Painter Creek was straightened and many of the adjacent wetlands were 
drained for agricultural uses in the early 1900s. The project focuses 
on restoring those wetlands, increasing the habitat value, and 
positively affecting water quality, flood damage reduction, and 
erosion. I certify that this project does not have a direct and 
foreseeable effect on the pecuniary interests of me or my spouse.

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