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Departments Of Transportation And Housing And Urban Development, And Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010--Conference Report

Floor Speech

By: Kit Bond
By: Kit Bond
Date: Dec. 12, 2009
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Transportation

DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2010--CONFERENCE REPORT -- (Senate - December 12, 2009)

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Mr. BOND. My colleague and chair, Senator Murray, is correct. The names were added as a result of a clerical error, and Senators WYDEN and MERKLEY should not be listed as sponsors.

In addition to this project, there are additional projects for which Senate names were inadvertently left off of the attribution table. I have confirmed with my staff that the Senators listed below did request the following projects, which have been properly disclosed and for which they have certified that they have no pecuniary interest. Specifically, the projects, the account in which they are funded, and the additional sponsors are as follows:

I-49 North, LA, interstate maintenance, Senator Vitter;

Interstate 69, LA, interstate maintenance, Senator Vitter;

I-12 Interchange at LA-16, LA, interstate maintenance, Senator Vitter;

I-20 Lincoln Parish, LA, Delta Regional Transportation Development Program, Senator Vitter;

Clearview at Earhart drainage, LA, Delta Regional Transportation Development Program, Senator Vitter;

Rail spur extension--Greater Ouachita Parish, LA, rail line relocation and improvement, Senator Vitter;

Greater Ouachita Port Surface Development Project, LA, Economic Development Initiative, Senator Vitter;

Earthworks Engineering Research Center--EERC, Iowa State University, IA, transportation planning, research, and development, Senator Grassley;

Jet engine technology inspection to support continued airworthiness--JET, Iowa State University, IA, transportation planning, research, and development, Senator Grassley;

Interstate 74 corridor construction, IA, interstate maintenance, Senator Grassley;

Alice's road extension/Ashworth Road to University Avenue, IA, surface transportation priorities, Senator Grassley;

Construct four lane highway 20 West of U.S. 71, IA, surface transportation priorities, Senator Grassley;

Iowa Highway 92 reconstruction, surface transportation priorities, Senator Grassley;

Roger Snedden Dr. extension/grade separation--phase 1, IA, surface transportation priorities, Senator Grassley;

University Boulevard widening, Clive, IA, surface transportation priorities, Senator Grassley;

Iowa Highway 100 extension and improvements, Cedar Rapids, IA, surface transportation priorities, Senator Grassley;

I-480/Tiedeman Road interchange modification, OH, interstate maintenance, Senator Voinovich;

I-76 Access/Martha Avenue connection, Akron, OH, surface transportation priorities, Senator Voinovich; and

Warrensville/Van Aken Transit Oriented, OH, surface transportation priorities, Senator Voinovich.

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