[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21285]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. CONNIE MACK

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 9, 2009

  Mr. MACK. 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. 3293, The Departments of 
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 
2010.
  Project Name: FGCU Impact of Freshwater Flow into Coastal Waters--
FGCU Coastal Watershed Institute
  Requesting Member: Congressman Connie Mack
  Bill Number: H.R. 3293, The Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2010.
  Account: Higher Education (includes FIPSE)
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Florida Gulf Coast University
  Address of Requesting Entity: 10501 FGCU Blvd., South, Fort Myers, FL 
33965
  Description of Request/Justification of Federal Funding: $350,000; 
Florida's coast is a principal economic driver attracting millions of 
tourists and thousands of residents to the coastal communities of 
Southwest Florida. Proper management of the freshwater that the coastal 
environment receives is critical to preventing toxic algal blooms and 
negative impacts on recreational and commercial fisheries. FGCU is 
requesting federal funding for their Coastal Watershed Institute to 
address the impacts associated with changes in the freshwater flows 
into the area. This project is geared to students learning about future 
management of our fragile ecosystems.

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