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“EARMARK DECLARATION” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E408-E409 on Feb. 25, 2009.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
EARMARK DECLARATION
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HON. ADAM H. PUTNAM
of florida
in the house of representatives
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Mr. PUTNAM. Madam Speaker, I submit the following:
Requesting Member: Representative Adam H. Putnam
Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
Account: Buses and Bus Facilities
Project Funding Amount: $285,000
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Polk County Transit System
Address of Requesting Entity: 300 West Church Street, Bartow, FL 33831
Description of Request: To continue to provide vital transportation bus service to several regional locations, funding is needed to replace, update and repair outdated buses, as well provide for facility upgrades and maintenance services.
Requesting Member: Representative Adam H. Putnam
Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
Account: The Cooperative State Research Extension and Education Service (CSREES)
Project Funding Amount: $6,677,000
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University of Florida
Address of Requesting Entity: University of Florida, Institute for Food and Agriculture Sciences, Post Office Box 110180, Gainesville, FL 32611-0180
Description of Request: The T-STAR program conducts research and education for interdiction, eradication, and suppression of invasive plants, animals, insects and disease. The objective of this critical initiative is to develop strategies and tactics to stem the influx of invasive species into the United States to protect American agriculture.
To more effectively safeguard the U. S. agricultural industry, there is an urgent need to undertake research on the most pressing and destructive invasives pests and disease to 1) determine common avenues of introduction, 2) develop techniques for early detection, and 3) identify effective economic and environmentally acceptable methods for eradication, containment and regulatory protocols.
The T-STAR is administered by the University of Florida and the University of Hawaii, authorized by P.L. 89-106 and is funded as a special research initiative within the Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Requesting Member: Representative Adam H. Putnam
Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
Account:
Project Funding Amount: $285,000
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Polk County, Florida
Address of Requesting Entity: 300 West Church Street, Bartow, FL 33831
Description of Request: Funding is requested for needed renovation improvements to the Polk County Agricultural Center. Originally constructed in 1948, the facility plays a central role in the Polk County community at large. It provides a central meeting and event location for a wide range of activities important to the community, contributing to the region's economic strength and well-being. Renovations are needed to the Polk County Agricultural Center to meet fire and safety standards, enabling its continued benefit to the area.
Requesting Member: Representative Adam H. Putnam
Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
Account: State and Tribal Assistance Grant
Project Funding Amount: $500,000
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Southwest Florida Water Management
Address of Requesting Entity: 2379 Broad Street, Brooksville, FL 34604-6899
Description of Request: To restore minimum flows and water quality to the upper Peace River and Lake Wales Ridge. Includes water resource development projects, such as restoring storage in headwater lakes in the Peace River watershed, are underway and will result in perennial flow to the upper Peace River.
The project includes Ridge Lakes Restoration Initiative to treat storm water runoff in lakes in Highlands and Polk counties; the Upper Peace River and Peace Creek Canal projects to restore surface water storage and flows and water quality and meet the long-term needs of Polk County and the surrounding area.
Requesting Member: Representative Adam H. Putnam
Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
Account: The Cooperative State Research Extension and Education Service (CSREES)
Project Funding Amount: $1,217,000
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University of Florida
Address of Requesting Entity: University of Florida, Institute for Food and Agriculture Sciences, Post Office Box 110180, Gainesville, FL 32611-0180
Description of Request: Citrus Canker and Citrus Greening pose severe threats to the future of the citrus industry, in Florida and other citrus-growing regions of the nation. Citrus Greening, recently manifested widely within the state of Florida, is a particularly devastating disease which can cause the death of a healthy citrus tree within months of infestation. According to U.S. Department of Agriculture, scientific research on this deadly disease is at the present time extremely minimal and preliminary. In addition, continued research is needed on Citrus Canker to preserve the capacity to market and ship fruit domestically and for export. Scientific research is essential on both of these diseases in order to prevent their spread to other citrus growing regions of the country.
For the critical continuation and expansion of vital Citrus Canker and Greening research by the University of Florida (UF) Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences (IFAS), through the Cooperative State Research Extension and Education Service (CSREES) to improve technologies for treatment and detection, methods of movement and containment, and means to control and eliminate these devastating diseases.
Requesting Member: Representative Adam H. Putnam
Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
Account: Buses and Bus Facilities
Project Funding Amount: $285,000
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Lakeland Area Mass Transit Authority Address of Requesting Entity: 1248 George Jenkins Blvd., Lakeland, FL 33815.
Description of Request: To continue to provide vital transportation bus service to several regional locations, funding is needed to replace, update and repair outdated buses, as well provide for facility upgrades and maintenance services.
Requesting Member: Representative Adam H. Putnam
Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
Account:
Project Funding Amount: $4,224,000
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Army Corps of Engineers
Address of Requesting Entity: 701 San Marco Blvd, Jacksonville, FL.
Description of Request: Army Corps of Engineers, annual Operation and Maintenance (O&M) funds are needed for periodic dredging in the 70 miles of federal channels in the Tampa Harbor.
The Tampa Harbor is a major shipping channel both for domestic and international trade, and of importance to national commerce. As Florida's largest cargo port, the Port of Tampa handles approximately 50 million tons of cargo per year. The Port of Tampa is also the largest economic engine in West Central Florida and the nation's 14th largest port in terms of short tons.
For FY 2009, the Army Corps estimated capability is $4.5 million to maintain various sections of the Tampa Harbor project, with an emphasis on the upper harbor. The Fiscal Year 2009 Army Corps of Engineers budget includes O&M for Tampa Harbor within the Eastern Gulf Coast System.
The Tampa Harbor is a federally authorized channel and the statutory authorization for requested project is Section 4 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1922.
Requesting Member: Representative Adam H. Putnam
Bill Number: H.R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
Account: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Biomass Account
Project Funding Amount: $713,625
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University of Florida
Address of Requesting Entity: Institute for Food and Agriculture Sciences, Post Office Box 110180, Gainesville, FL 32611-0180
Description of Request: Promotes the development of new energy technologies, bioenergy fuel sources, and improvement of existing energy efficiencies. Will decrease U.S. dependence on imported energy through the creation of new renewable energy technologies coordinated by the University of Florida's Florida Center for Renewable Chemicals and Fuel.
The University of Florida, Renewable Energy Program promotes the development and production of bioenergy fuel sources to assist in the development of new energy technologies and improve existing energy efficiencies, through the Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Biomass Account. The overall goal of this project is to decrease U.S. dependence on imported energy through the creation of renweable fuel sources, and is coordinated by the University of Florida's Florida Center for Renewable Chemicals and Fuel.
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