[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 19458]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. TRENT FRANKS

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 27, 2009

  Mr. FRANKS of Arizona. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican 
Leadership standards on budget requests, I am submitting the following 
information regarding budget designations I received as part of H.R. 
3288: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.
  Recipient: Arizona Department of Transportation, 206 S. 17th Avenue, 
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
  Budget designation: $1,000,000
  The Hoover Dam Bypass project was authorized by Congress in P.L. 98-
381. Hoover Dam is a strategic national asset. This project will 
protect the Dam while ensuring safer traffic flow between Phoenix and 
Las Vegas.
  Recipient: Arizona Department of Transportation, 206 S. 17th Avenue, 
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
  Budget designation: $250,000
  The Hassayampa Study corridor is located in the Phoenix West Valley. 
The request would fund an Environmental Impact Statement of the 
Hassayampa Freeway and the Hassayampa Study Region. This project holds 
tremendous potential for the West Valley and entire Southwest region by 
linking Phoenix to Las Vegas through the proposed Interstate 11 
corridor.

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