[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 6656-6657]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. JIM JORDAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 6, 2009

  Mr. JORDAN of Ohio. Madam Speaker, pursuant to House Republican 
Conference standards, I am submitting the following information for 
publication concerning a project included at my request in the Fiscal 
Year 2009 Omnibus.
  Requesting Member: Jim Jordan (Fourth Ohio District)
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009
  Account: United States Army Corps of Engineers, Section 205 (Flood 
Damage Reduction)
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: United States Army Corps of 
Engineers, Buffalo District
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1776 Niagara Street, Buffalo, New York 
14207
  Description of Request: The City of Findlay, Ohio, saw three of its 
worst floods in history in just a 13-month period in 2007-8. These 
floods devastated the city, causing significant damage to the downtown 
business district and displacing hundreds of residents. The Army Corps 
of Engineers has worked diligently

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since the January 2007 flood toward developing flood damage reduction 
plans; the feasibility study is on schedule for completion in 2010.
  I certify that neither I nor my spouse has any financial interest in 
this project.

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