[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 18560-18561]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                        HON. K. MICHAEL CONAWAY

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 21, 2009

  Mr. CONAWAY. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the House Republican 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information 
regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 2997--Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2010.
  A request to Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension 
Service (CSRESS), Special Research Grants Account, to the Animal Fiber 
Research Program. This funding would assist in the ongoing Wool 
Research Program. This program is a partnership between the Texas 
Agriculture Experiment Station in San Angelo, TX, New Mexico State 
University and Montana State University. This program helps enhance the 
quality and quantity of wool and mohair produced in this country. In 
addition, significant efforts are being made to work with small 
ruminants as a means to control invasive brush which is a major issue 
in many parts of Texas degrading rangelands and taking precious water. 
The project is located at 7887, U.S. Highway 87N, San Angelo, Texas, 
76901.
  A request to Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension 
Service (CSRESS),

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Special Research Grants Account to continue partial funding of the 
state-of-the-art multidisciplinary research approach at the 
International Cotton Center at Texas Tech University. The International 
Cotton Center conducts cotton research programs for cotton production 
systems and provides market and policy analysis for natural fibers 
(cotton, wool, and mohair) in an effort to increase profitability and 
maintain viability of all segments of the U.S. cotton industry in an 
increasingly competitive and volatile international market. The project 
research would be centrally located at Texas Tech University, located 
at 2500 Broadway, Lubbock, Texas 79409.
  A request to Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension 
Service (CSRESS), Special Research Grants Account, to continue partial 
funding for the Center for Food Industry Excellence at Texas Tech 
University. The Center for Food Industry Excellence is a federal and 
state supported program that conducts systematic development and 
evaluations of production, processing and preparation methods of food 
products to achieve a safer and more nutritious food supply. The 
project research would be centrally located at Texas Tech University, 
located at 2500 Broadway, Lubbock, Texas 79409.

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