[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 18166-18167]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. JOHN BOOZMAN

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 16, 2009

  Mr. BOOZMAN. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the House Republican 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information 
regarding earmarks I received as a part of H.R. 2997, the Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act for FY 2010.
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Boozman
  Bill Number: H.R. 3170
  Account: Salaries and Expenses
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Arkansas Research and Technology 
Park
  Address of Requesting Entity: University of Arkansas, 119 Ozark Hall, 
Fayetteville, AR 72701
  Description of Request: Through the development of the Arkansas 
Research and Technology Park, the University of Arkansas Technology 
Development Foundation, the City of Fayetteville, the State of 
Arkansas, and the region are building an economic development engine, 
focused on innovation and Northwest

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Arkansas entrepreneurial strength that is attracting and retaining 
knowledge-based, highly skilled jobs and the production of technology-
based business cluster formation. The ARTP provides the physical 
infrastructure and environment to encourage research and development. 
Therefore the ARTP is viewed as the cornerstone toward developing the 
building blocks essential to growing and sustaining a knowledge-based 
economy in Arkansas.

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