[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 18838-18839]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. KEVIN BRADY

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 22, 2009

  Mr. BRADY of Texas. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican 
Leadership standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following 
information regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 3288--
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2010.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Kevin Brady, Texas 8th Congressional 
District
  Bill Number: H.R. 3288--Transportation, Housing and Urban Development 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
  Project: I-69 Texas Environmental Studies, TX
  Account: Interstate Maintenance Discretionary, Federal Highway 
Administration
  Requesting Entity: Alliance for I-69 Texas, Texas Department of 
Transportation
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1200 Smith, Suite 700, Houston, TX 
77002
  The original I-69 project began in 1991 and involves long-planned 
upgrades of US 59, 277 and 281 to interstate standards to increase 
motorist safety and mobility in the Houston and East Texas region. It 
is, thankfully, no longer included in the ill-fated Trans Texas 
Corridor. The original project enjoys the support of a broad 
collaboration of mayors, county judges, economic development groups, 
chambers of commerce and transportation officials from dozens of Texas 
communities, including several in the Eighth Congressional District. 
The $500,000 I requested on behalf of the Texas leaders of the I-69 
coalition will provide the Texas Department of Transportation funding 
to complete the necessary environmental studies to begin construction 
on these much needed upgrades.
  This bill also credits me and four of my colleagues as requesting an 
additional $1 million under the Interstate Maintenance Discretionary 
and the Surface Transportation Priorities accounts. I appreciate the 
support of my colleagues and the Committee for this important project 
and am confident the additional dollars are sorely needed--but in all 
honesty other members deserve credit for these funds since I submitted 
only the original $500,000 funding for the environmental studies.

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