[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. PHIL GINGREY

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 15, 2009

  Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican 
Leadership standards on earmarks as well as in accordance with Clause 9 
of Rule XXI, I am submitting the following information regarding the 
earmark I received as part of H.R. 3183--the Energy and Water 
Development Appropriations Act of 2010.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Phil Gingrey
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183
  Account: Construction
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 
Savannah District
  Address of Requesting Entity: 100 W. Oglethorpe Ave., Savannah, GA 
31401
  Description of Request: The $2,000,000 in construction funding will 
be used to begin construction of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Program. 
While the Record of Decision will not be signed until mid-2010, these 
funds can be used for final pre-construction monitoring and engineering 
design of the channel and mitigation components for the project. 
Additionally, these funds will be needed immediately after project 
approval for negotiation of the Project Partnership Agreement. 
Construction contracts cannot be awarded prior to the completion of 
this agreement.

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