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“EARMARK DECLARATION” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E1561 on June 24, 2009.
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EARMARK DECLARATION
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HON. DOC HASTINGS
of washington
in the house of representatives
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Madam Speaker, to provide open disclosure, I am submitting the following information regarding projects that I support for inclusion in H.R. 2892, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act for 2010.
Amount: $12 million
Account: Department of Homeland Security--Science and Technology Directorate Account: Research, Development, and Operations--Laboratory Facilities.
Entity receiving funds: The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) located at P.O. Box 999, Richland, WA 22352.
Description: Existing PNNL facilities located in the 300 Area of the Hanford federal nuclear site in Washington state are scheduled for demolition and cleanup by 2010. PNNL capabilities housed in the 300 Area--nearly half of the PNNL's total lab space--support critical national security initiatives. PNNL's lab space supports the Department of Energy (DOE), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the intelligence community and other customers, including critical non-
proliferation and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) detection work for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and DHS.
In Fiscal Year 2005, a joint team of DOE Office of Science, NNSA, and DHS officials formed to plan new lab space for PNNL--known as the CRL. These funds would fulfill DHS's commitments under the Memorandum of Understanding it signed and keep the project on schedule for completion.
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