[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 19341]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. AARON SCHOCK

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 24, 2009

  Mr. SCHOCK. Madam Speaker, in accordance with the Republican adopted 
standards on earmarks, I submit the below detailed explanation of the 
Oak Ridge Cemetery Infrastructure Improvements, Springfield, Illinois.
  Bill Number: H.R. 3288, Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
  Provisions/Account: Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
Economic Development Initiatives
  Name and Address of Requesting Entity: The entity to receive funding 
for this project is the City of Springfield and Oak Ridge Cemetery, 
located at 1440 Monument Avenue, Springfield, IL, 62702.
  Description of Request: Oak Ridge Cemetery is the largest cemetery in 
Illinois, the resting place of President Abraham Lincoln and is the 
nation's second most visited cemetery with up to 40,000 visitors a day 
using private vehicles and mass transit buses. The roads used were 
paved and guttered over 100 years ago and now are in dire need of 
resurfacing. Oak Ridge Cemetery is self supporting and typically 
requires no tax dollars from the federal, state, or local level. In a 
typical year, Oak Ridge receives over 3 million visitors; however, with 
the Lincoln Bicentennial this year, visitation is expected to have a 
large increase.