[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 21]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 28946]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. DENNY REHBERG

                               of montana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 1, 2009

  Mr. REHBERG. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican leadership 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information for 
publication regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 2996--
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act of 2010.
  Requesting Member: Representative Denny Rehberg
  Bill Number: H.R. 2996
  Account: STAG Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Project
  Name and Address: Butte-Silver Bow Consolidated Government, 126 West 
Granite Street, Butte, Montana 59701
  Description: Funding will be used to repair, restore and replace the 
City of Butte's drinking water system--a complex infrastructure to 
import water from across the Continental Divide and from the mountain 
creeks surrounding the city. This work is being done to accomplish an 
overall project goal of providing a safe, reliable and affordable 
drinking water to Butte citizens.
  Requesting Member: Representative Denny Rehberg
  Bill Number: H.R. 2996
  Account: STAG Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Project
  Name and Address: City of Bozeman, 121 North Rouse Avenue, Bozeman, 
Montana 59771
  Description: Funding will be used to replace the City's existing 
Water Treatment Plant, WTP, which is over 20 years old with a new 
larger capacity plant. The mechanized equipment and building structure 
will soon expire. In addition, rapid population growth has resulted in 
water demands that are already at the current WTP capacity during peak 
day use. To meet Bozeman's increasing water demand, the City will 
construct a 22 Million Gallon per Day, MGD, membrane water filtration 
plant.
  Requesting Member: Representative Denny Rehberg
  Bill Number: H.R. 2996
  Account: STAG Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Project
  Name and Address: The City of Missoula, 435 Ryman Street, Missoula, 
Montana 59802.
  Description: Funding will be used to upgrade the City of Missoula's 
Waste Water Treatment Facility for improved liquid waste treatment and 
disposal. The VVWTF is one of the primary methods of protecting 
Missoula's sole source water aquifer that provides clean drinking water 
for the greater Missoula area, and surface waters such as the Clark 
Fork River. This upgrade needs to be completed within the next two to 
five years to allow Missoula to continue meeting its Montana Pollution 
Discharge Elimination System permit.
  Requesting Member: Representative Denny Rehberg
  Bill Number: H.R. 2996
  Account: US Forest Service--Land Acquisition
  Name and Address: The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, 2541 Stuart 
Street, Helena, Montana 59601.
  Description: This funding would be used for the U.S. Forest Service 
to acquire lands critical for providing access to Tenderfoot Creek and 
to several Forest service trails. In addition, trout from the Smith 
River use Tenderfoot Creek for spawning. The volume of flow and cold 
water from the Tenderfoot are critical to the Smith River, particularly 
in the low flow summer months. Several hundred elk use the Tenderfoot 
country and it provides winter range for mule deer. Many other wildlife 
use this drainage which has an elevation drop of 3200 feet from sub-
alpine mountains to grass meadows to riparian areas. There is habitat 
restoration potential if these lands are acquired. Forest Service 
Management efficiency would also be enhanced.

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