Floor Statements

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. 2996, the Department of Interior, EPA Appropriations Bill:

Requesting Member: Aderholt

Bill Number: H.R. 2996-

Account: STAG Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Project

Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Fayette County Commission

Address of Requesting Entity: Fayette County Commission, 103 1st NW, Fayette, AL 35555

Description of Request: ``Fayette County Reservoir $6,000,000'' The funding would be used for the construction of a water reservoir located in Fayette County that will serve as a water source for an area where residents are suffering from poor water quality. This project will provide a dependable supply of water to the 120,422 residents of Fayette and surrounding counties. Taxpayer Justification: This project will provide a dependable supply of water to the 120,422 residents in Fayette County, Marion County, and Walker County.

Madam Speaker, on October 28, 2009, I missed rollcall vote 819 while visiting with World War II veterans from my district at the National World War II Memorial as part of the Birmingham and Gadsden Honor Flight program. Had I been present I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall 819.

Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend the actions of the Jacksonville State University Marching Band, the Marching Southerners.

During halftime of every football game this season, the Marching Southerners, under the direction of Kenneth Bodiford, the Director of Bands, perform a patriotic musical and visual tribute to our veterans, entitled ``Of Thee I Sing''. The performance is a special presentation to all veterans in honor of the many sacrifices that our brave men and women make during time of war.

The Marching Southerners first took to the field in the fall of 1956 and have been defining the future of marching band ever since. Comprised of students from all over our great nation, the Southerners perform for thousands each season--sending chills up the spine and tears down the face.

With class and excellence, the Southerners extend ``The friendliest campus in the South'' wherever they go, both on and off the field.

I commend the Marching Southerners and the community that supports them for producing and performing such a show. I wish them success in all their future endeavors and I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring our fellow patriots.

Mr. Speaker, there is bipartisan consensus that Congress must help with affordability, with access and with the availability of health care for American families. There is no question that Congress must act and that we must address the issues, but the current Democrat health plan is not going in a bipartisan direction. Not only is the current Democrat health plan the wrong approach; it could harm various groups of Americans who need and who depend on quality health care the most.

One of the groups is seniors. In my home State of Alabama, seniors make

up about 14 percent of the population. That's higher than the national average. The seniors in Alabama and all over America deserve something better than the government takeover of health care.

The House Democrat plan includes massive cuts to Medicare that will result in Medicare Advantage plans dropping out of the program, limiting seniors' choices and causing many to lose their current health care coverage, and cuts to Medicare Advantage will have an exceptionally harmful impact on seniors in rural areas.

Mr. Speaker, I would like to also join in support of H. Res. 266, celebrating 90 years of diplomatic relations between the United States and the Polish Republic.

In those years, Poland has suffered invasion, and then the cruel domination of communism.

The religious faith and the courage of Poland's people carried them out of those dark years, and Poland today is a beacon of democracy to the rest of the world.

With an impressive history, Poland is also poised to be a leader of Europe's future.

I visited Poland with a group of other Members, so I have a firsthand sense of the hospitality of Poland, and also of Poland's commitment to freedom and national security.

I am very disappointed in President Obama's decision not to follow through with the placing of ground-based missile defense systems in Poland. In the United States House of Representatives and in the Senate, there are still many supporters of such a system.

I appreciate the serious debates and commitments Poland has made to be an ally of the United States on missile defense, and I will continue to urge full cooperation between the United States and Poland on this matter.

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. 2847, the Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Bill:

Requesting Member: Aderholt

Bill Number: H.R. 2997, Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

Account: Agricultural Research Service, Salaries and Expenses Account

Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Auburn University

Address of Requesting Entity: Auburn University, 102 Samford Hall, Auburn, AL 36849

Description of Request: ``Improved Crop Production Practices, AL, $1,293,000''

Provide $1,293,000 to develop and assist in adopting cropping systems that reduce production cost primarily by reducing the need for nitrogen fertilizer, pesticides, fuel, and equipment. Federal funding would allow the program to expand reniform nematode research throughout the state, develop more intense mature management research that includes bioenergy crops, and expand research on the development of alternative substrates for nursery crop production. Current and future profitability of agronomic based crop production in Alabama is dependent on the research and outreach efforts. Use of precision technologies associated with these studies have resulted in practices that saves fuel, herbicides, and fertilizers and protects Alabama's vital natural resources. The project's total budget is $1,900,000. Specifically within the budget, $1,298,734 will go toward permanent personnel salaries, $360,760 for research expense, and $240,500 for equipment. This request is consistent with the intended and authorized purpose of the Agricultural Research Service, Salaries and Expense Account. Auburn University will meet or exceed all statutory requirements for matching funds where applicable.

Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor an American heroine, Helen Keller, on the occasion of the unveiling of her statue at The United States Capitol on Wednesday, October 7th 2009, in the Great Rotunda. Born in Tuscumbia Alabama, Helen would rise up to be one of the greatest daughters of the South. Stricken at the age of 19 months as a baby, losing both her hearing and her sight. Against all odds, armed with but only her will, courage and persistence, would come out of the dark to teach the world. And become admired for her shining example of faith and courage. Providing hope to all and championing the betterment of others. I ask that this poem penned by Albert Caswell of the Capitol Guide Service be placed in the Record.

Bringing Her Light

Out of the darkness . . .

Into the light . . .

From out of the darkness . . .

Can so come the light . . .

From out of such silence . . .

Can so come one's soul . . .

A voice heard, so sounding . . . so very bright, to behold!

All in the Keller, the color of one's soul . . .

Of which so ignites . . .

All in it's brightness . . .

All in it's brilliance . . .

As ever so there, so Bringing Her Light . . . with but her

glow . . .

Of the one who could not so see . . .

And yet, saw even clearer . . . all in what hope can so be .

. .

Of the one who could not so hear . . .

And yet, heard all of those answers . . . so very clear . . .

Lessons, for woman and mankind . . . to help win that fight .

. .

Inspiring us all, with but her heart and her mind . . .

A Miracle Worker . . .

Showing us all . . .

How faith and courage, all in ones soul . . . ever burns

bright to behold . . .

While, coming out of the darkest . . . out of that night . .

.

That, against all odds . . .

Only, with ones soul . . .

Can ones heart, so be heard and so seen . . . so all in its

light!

Coming Out of The Darkness!

Bringing Her Light!

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Madam Speaker, I am privileged to have had an opportunity to work this year with the chairman of this subcommittee, Ms. Wasserman Schultz. And let me just echo what she was saying about all the staff that has helped on the majority and minority this year in putting this bill together. It is a good bill. We have worked very well together, all the subcommittee members on the minority and the majority side. So I am very happy to report that she has worked in a very open manner through this entire process, been very responsive to the concerns and input of all the members of the subcommittee.

We have worked very closely, and we have worked in a spirit of what I consider real bipartisanship for the needs of the legislative branch. I think it would be fair to say that Ms. Wasserman Schultz has actually gone beyond the call of duty to make sure that this has been a fair process, along with all of her staff on the majority side. So I again want to especially thank the majority and the minority staff for all their work in putting this together, because certainly they do great work in making sure that what we need is put before us.

Division A of this conference report represents the efforts of the conferees to bring back to the House an agreement which was comprised in a bipartisanship manner and continues the priorities of the House of Representatives. The conference provides a total of $4.656 billion, which is an increase of $155 million, or 3.4 percent, over fiscal year 2009.

Among the highlights of the agreement are:

$1.369 billion for the House of Representatives. This provides an appropriate level of funding for the Members' representational allowance;

$328.3 million for the Capitol Police. This amount supports the current level of 1,799 officers and completes the Library of Congress Police merger;

$602 million for the Architect of the Capitol. This includes a special emphasis on funding life safety and rehabilitation of critical infrastructure. Also, there is $50 million for a new House Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund to more evenly spread out the cost of repairing and revitalizing the historic icon buildings such as the Cannon House Office Building.

Also included in the bill is $643 million for the Library of Congress. This amount includes $15 million to fund the first year of the Library's 5-year information technology initiative.

There is $147 million for the Government Printing Office. This amount includes $7.8 million to continue the development of the Federal Digital System.

Funds are also provided for additional workforce to meet the congressional demands for the Congressional Budget Office and the Government Accountability Office.

Our conferees did their work and addressed many of the competing priorities and individual agency challenges that come with this particular piece of legislation. I know that the chairman of the committee, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, feels as I do, that it is nice to have this piece of legislation behind us so that we can move forward. We have been working on this legislation since the very first part of the year, and I know it will be a great birthday present for the chairman, as she celebrates her birthday this weekend, to have this bill behind us. But I am very thankful for the work that we have put in together.

That being said, I think it is important that I stress the point that I am disappointed that the process has brought us to where we are on this Legislative Branch Appropriations bill because it has turned out to be the vehicle for the continuing resolution. This is simply not a reasonable or responsible kind of governing that our constituents sent us here to Washington to do.

As the ranking member of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee, I believe, of course, this bill is very important; but moving this bill forward first, even before Homeland Security and the security of the Nation, is not the proper way to prioritize funding or to meet the critical needs that face the American people.

Madam Speaker, we need a clean continuing resolution and a clean Legislative Branch Appropriations bill, which is what this committee was prepared to do. And while I support the underlying bill and the underlying work that is in this bill, I regret that because of the attachment of the continuing resolution to this conference report I am unable to support this agreement in the House this morning.

Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Madam Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the distinguished gentleman from California (Mr. Lewis), the ranking member of the full committee.

(Mr. LEWIS of California asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Madam Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Rogers), who is the ranking member of the Homeland Security subcommittee.

I yield the gentleman an additional 2 minutes.

I yield the gentleman from Kentucky an additional 2 minutes.

Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hensarling), who is a senior member of the Budget Committee.

Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Texas (Mr. Neugebauer), who is a senior member of the Financial Services Committee.

Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of our time.

Madam Speaker, I demand a recorded vote.

Madam Speaker, I have a motion at the desk.

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

I would like to focus attention upon a couple of important issues related to

both the bill itself and on the majority's last-minute attempts to use this bill as a vehicle for a month-long continuing resolution.

Madam Speaker, we all know the fiscal year expires on September 30, which is a week from today. Because the House and Senate have yet to complete our annual appropriations work, we must pass a continuing resolution--which, of course, we call a CR--to keep the government operating in the interim time. If we do not pass a CR, or a continuing resolution, our Nation will face a potentially devastating government- wide shutdown.

Now I think we all can agree that shutting down the government, even in the worst-case scenario, is not the preferred option. However, by attaching the CR to this Legislative Branch appropriation bill, the majority is forcing Members to choose between voting for our own office budgets or voting for a government shutdown. The majority is also using this parliamentary gimmick to avoid certain debate or votes on the floor that would occur under the normal CR process. This, Madam Speaker, is simply not the reasonable or responsible kind of governing that our constituents have sent us here to Washington to do.

In addition, the Leg Branch bill is the first of five appropriation bills by both the House and Senate to begin the conference committee work process. As the ranking member of the Leg Branch Subcommittee, I feel this bill is very important. But moving this bill forward, even above homeland security funding, is not the proper way to put a priority on meeting the critical needs facing the American people at this time.

I'm sure my Republican colleagues will have more to say on that issue as we move forward in the process. That being said, the motion that I bring forward today would prevent any extraneous provisions, including a CR, from being attached to the Legislative Branch appropriation bill and would require 48-hour viewing before a floor vote occurs.

Also, Madam Speaker, there is another issue that I do think needs to be dealt with as our subcommittee goes to conference. This is the issue of staff-led tours in the Capitol. Since the opening of the Capitol Visitor Center, many Members have expressed concern over the handling of how House staff-led tours are conducted at this time. To address this concern, we have included in the House-passed bill section 209, which prohibits the elimination or the restriction of staff-guided tours of the Capitol, except for security purposes, of course. The motion I'm offering today would instruct the House conferees to insist on this provision in conference. It is imperative that our staff be able to lead tours for our constituents and that our constituents are able to properly see this beautiful building, especially allowing it to be viewed from different standpoints. Different States have different things that they like to point out in the United States Capitol, and I think that it is certainly important that we continue to be able to do this.

Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to adopt this motion to instruct.

I reserve the balance of my time.

I reserve the balance of my time.

Madam Speaker, I think what needs to be pointed out at this point is that as the minority here, we would like to see a clean CR passed. We were under the impression that there would be a clean CR that would be ready to be voted on tomorrow. There has been no effort by the majority to go ahead and bring this for a vote and to pass a clean CR. So that's what we would like to do. We would not like to see it attached to some other legislative vehicle but to simply pass a clean CR to make sure the government stays open. That's why I think we should do that, and we have this motion at the desk.

I reserve the balance of my time.

I think it should be noted, the last time this happened, we were funding our troops and not funding ourselves. The bottom line is that the majority is forcing Members to choose between voting for our own office budgets or voting for a government shutdown. The majority is also using this parliamentary gimmick to avoid certain debate or votes on the floor that would occur under the normal CR process.

I reserve the balance of my time.

In closing, let me say that I think it's very important, again, that we don't force Members to choose between voting for our own office budgets and voting for a government shutdown. Why are we choosing this particular vehicle for a CR? It is my understanding that the Homeland Security bill is also ready to go, and to attach it to choosing our own budgets to fund the Federal Government I think is a mistake. That's why we're concerned about the direction the majority is going on this. Therefore, we

have this motion that would restrict this from being added to it.

At this point, we would ask that a clean CR be moved forward and, therefore, it would not be attached to the Legislative Branch bill.

I yield back the balance of my time.

Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

Madam Speaker, it is an honor to pay tribute to a great American servant in light of his passing on September 2, 2009, former Congressman Bill Hefner, who died of a brain aneurysm at the age of 79 years old.

Bill Hefner served for 24 years in the House of Representatives and was a committed and devoted husband and father.

Mr. Hefner joined the U.S. House back in 1975 and was later considered the dean of North Carolina's U.S. House delegation. He represented the Eighth Congressional District of North Carolina, which includes cities like Charlotte suburbs, Kannapolis and Concord and other cities like Monroe and Laurinburg. He served in Congress from January 3, 1975 until January 3, 1999.

I had the honor to also serve with Bill Hefner on the House Appropriations Committee. As a member of the Committee he fought for funding for Fort Bragg in his home state when he was chairman and later ranking minority member of the military subcommittee.

Mr. Hefner also prided himself in working very hard on veterans' issues and transportation projects that benefited the entire East Coast.

Having spent much of his life growing up in the district I represent, Bill Hefner decided to retire in the Fourth Congressional District of Alabama. In 1998, Bill Hefner moved to Guntersville in Marshall County to enjoy the beauty that North Alabama has to offer.

After his time in Congress, his days of public service were not over. Congressman Hefner served from October of 2001 until November of 2002 as a District Commissioner for Marshall County, Alabama.

What most people don't know about Bill Hefner is that the 12-term Democratic Congressman was also a southern gospel singer and was a founding member of the very popular Harvesters Quartet, which began in 1953 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Mr. Hefner was born in Elora, Tennessee and graduated from high school in Sardis, which is located in North Alabama. He graduated college from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.

Mr. Hefner leaves behind his wife, Nancy, and two daughters, Stacey and Shelly. Our prayers and condolences go out to his family and the many fans of southern gospel music, like myself, who will always remember his great tenor voice.

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. 3326--the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010.

Request as named in the report: Electrically Charged Mesh Defense Net Troop Protection System

Requesting Member: Robert Aderholt

Bill Number: H.R. 3326--the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010

Account or Provision: RDT&E--Army

Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Victory Solutions, Inc.

Address of Requesting Entity: 4900 Corporate Drive, Suite A, Huntsville, AL, 35805.

Description of Request: $7,500,000. The funding would be used for ``D-NET'' a Defense Net Troop Protection System designed to intercept and negate the serious insurgent and terrorist threat tactics employing Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG), mortars, and small rocket munitions encountered by U.S. Combat Forces. This product could help save warfighters' lives in hostile territories such as Afghanistan and Iraq through an innovative and low-cost system of defending vehicles against enemy attacks by further testing and prototype development of a system which has passed all tests so far and gotten favorable government program manager review, and which was developed with input from troops in the field. The spending plan for this Phase II of the program, to total $7,500,000, is: Prototype Production and Field Test & Evaluation Program for integration and operational development. Further develop the D-Net technology based on Phase I R&D Tests to a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) worthy of deploying a limited quantity of ``Field Prototypes'' to Theatre for field and operations test and evaluation.

FY2010 Task A: D-Net ``Field Prototypes'' ($3.5M). Deliver to Army Logistics: 100 ``Field Prototypes'' of the D-Net Static Troop Protection System for Theatre Deployment on military asset vehicle for field testing (Procurement of Prototypes delivered to Military. Develop, Build, Assemble, Kit Packaging within military requirements like HAZMAT etc, Deliver and Ship to War Zone to fill purchase for Field Test Program) ($3.5M, or $35K/unit).

Task B: Field Test Program, data collection and refinement ($1.075M). Send science and engineering teams to Theatre for collection of field data from Field Prototypes deployed (Data collection material $125K, OCONUS Labor $425K), interact with operating community for feedback, return to lab and refine the technology for better performance and utility (Re-engineer labor $225K). Requires OCONUS travel ($300K).

Task C: Threat Characterization ($350K). Analyze and Perform trade Studies on Threat variants commonly engaged in Theatre scenarios. Engineering and analysis labor ($350K).

Task D: Net Optimization & Continued R&D ($1.3M); Range Test Net Materials ($250K); Government Provided Range Test Facilities &

Government Provided Threats for Tests ($500K); Parametric Studies/ Validation Labor/ Salaries Engineering ($250K) and Manufacturing labor ($250K), Travel ($50K).

Task E: Continue Launcher Development ($870K). Ground and Aerial Launcher Design and Development R&D and Fabrication Material ($320K); Testing ($150K); Labor for Engineering, Integration and Manufacturing for Platform Depot Requirements ($400K).

Task F: Integration to Systems & Platforms ($405K). Design and Integration Trade Studies, COTS Sensor Integration Analysis and Labor ($250K); Material ($75K), Travel to Platform Project Offices ($80K).

Request as named in the report: Marine Corps MK 1077 Flatracks

Requesting Member: Robert Aderholt

Bill Number: H.R. 3326--the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010

Account or Provision: RDT&E--Army

Legal Name of Requesting Entity: SUMMA Technology, Inc.

Address of Requesting Entity: headquartered at 140 Sparkman Drive, Huntsville, AL 35805. The manufacturing facility is in Cullman, Alabama.

Description of Request: $3,000,000. The funding would be used for the MK1077 Flatrack. This is a revolutionary material handling system that provides the Marines with expedited logistical support while achieving significant manpower and equipment reductions. These racks and the containers they work with can be used to transport ammunition or other supplies in and out of areas quickly, thus greatly reducing the warfighter's exposure to danger. This is a continuation of a multi-year procurement program, and the recipient company has a proven record of meeting the strict, structural requirements for this item. The USMC has a requirement for 3,500 MK1077 Flatrack units of which 1,000 units have been acquired to date. $3,000,000 will provide approximately 347 additional units, bringing the inventory up to 1,347.

Request as named in the report: Waterside Wide Area Tactical Coverage and Homing

Requesting Member: Robert Aderholt

Bill Number: H.R. 3326--the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010

Account or Provision: RDT&E--Army

Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Miltec Corporation

Address of Requesting Entity: Miltec Corporation, located at 21232 Hwy 431 Guntersville, AL 35976

Description of Request: $4,000,000. The funding would be used for development and integration of systems for the final test and demonstration of the WaterWATCH affordable underwater monitoring capability. Most waterfront facilities are unprotected due to cost considerations. Finalization of this product would make available a security system which installations at military bases and other critical infrastructure locations (such as nuclear power plants near waterways) could afford. WaterWATCH integrates many currently available components through the development of new software and the testing of these systems. Approximately $60,000 would be needed for travel, approximately $150,000 for hardware, and the rest for labor (software development and testing).

Request as named in the report: Protective Self-Decontaminating Surfaces

Requesting Member: Robert Aderholt

Bill Number: H.R. 3326--the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010

Account or Provision: RDT&E--Defense-Wide

Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Ventana Research Corp. (VRC) & Kappler, Inc., and Kappler, Inc.

Address of Requesting Entity: VRC at 2702 South 4th Avenue, South Tucson, AZ 85713-4816; and Kappler at 115 Grimes Drive, Guntersville,

Mr. Speaker, I'd like to make clear that there is not anyone in the United States Congress who does not want to make our Nation's health care system better. There is bipartisan agreement that Congress must help the American people by working to lower the high cost of health care and provide access and availability to the American people who are uninsured. This is not the time for Congress to rush to the President's desk in a reckless manner legislation which would amount to nothing short of nationalizing one of the best health care systems in the world.

Make no mistake, there are much-needed reforms that Congress can and Congress should address. We must solve this problem in a focused and in a bipartisan way and not allow some extreme proposal to make its way to the President's desk that will be another massive spending program. With Federal spending at the highest level in American history, the economy in a severe recession and unemployment rising every day, another massive government program with more spending, more borrowing and higher taxes will only hurt this struggling economy and the American people.

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 Labor, Health and Education Appropriations Bill:

Requesting Member: Aderholt

Bill Number: H.R. 3293

Account: Department of Education, Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE)

Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Arab City School District, Arab, AL

Address of Requesting Entity: 750 Arabian Drive, Arab, AL 35016

Description of Request: ``For an education technology initiative, including purchase of equipment'', $150,000

The funding would be used to improve the quality of technology resources available to the students. This funding will help ensure that students are better prepared to compete in a 21st century global marketplace. These funds would allow students in Arab to learn in a 21st century environment, thus preparing them for future opportunities in the global marketplace. The full amount of these funds will be spent on computers and related technical equipment.

Requesting Member: Aderholt

Bill Number: H.R. 3293

Account: Department of Education, Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Cullman County Schools, Cullman, AL

Address of Requesting Entity: 301 1st Street, NE Suite 100, Cullman,

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. 3288, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill:

Requesting Member: Aderholt

Bill Number: H.R. 3288

Account: Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Economic Development Initiatives (EDI)

Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Guntersville, AL

Address of Requesting Entity: 341 Gunter Avenue, Guntersville, AL 35976

Description of Request: ``Guntersville Harbor breakwater replacement'', $200,000

The funding would be used for the replacement of existing harbor breakwater located in the Guntersville Reservoir. The project supports all other harbor improvements planned in conjunction with transient boating and public safety. This project provides navigation improvements within the Inland Waterway System of the United States including Homeland Security safety issues. The project will provide safe moorage for recreational boaters. The total estimated budget for the breakwater barrier installed is $593,674 which includes $162,091.00 to remove and dispose of the old breakwater and $431,583.00 for installation of the new breakwater.

Requesting Member: Aderholt

Bill Number: H.R. 3288

Account: Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Economic Development Initiatives (EDI)

Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Winston County Commission, AL

Address of Requesting Entity: P.O. Box 147, Double Springs, AL 35553

Description of Request: ``Winston County Industrial Park infrastructure improvements'', $400,000

The funding would be used for a new industrial park in Winston County, the Winston County Commission is seeking funds to provide necessary water infrastructure to the site. Job creation is particularly important in this area of Appalachia that continues to suffer from lack of employment opportunities. Approximately $126,000 will be spent for construction, $120,000 for construction-related equipment, $14,000 for fire hydrants, $30,000 for road crossing, $80,000 for design and inspection, and $30,000 for geotechnical and environmental work.

Requesting Member: Aderholt

Bill Number: H.R. 3288

Account: Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Economic Development Initiatives (EDI)

Legal Name of Requesting Entity: The City of Rainsville, AL

Address of Requesting Entity: P.O. Box 309, Rainsville, AL 35986

Description of Request: ``Northeast Alabama Agri-Business Center facility construction'', $200,000

The funding would be used for the Agri-Business Center will be a public facility on 43 acres with an arena seating 3,800,200 stables, RV park, picnic areas and a 2 acre lake. This facility will be used by residents of North Alabama, Northwest Georgia, and Southern Tennessee to promote agriculture, business, education and recreation. All of the funds allocated will be used for construction.

Requesting Member: Aderholt

Bill Number: H.R. 3288

Account: Federal Highway Administration, Surface Transportation Priorities

Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Cullman, AL

Address of Requesting Entity: City of Cullman, P.O. Box 278, Cullman,