**[CONGRESSMAN GREG WALDEN]{.underline}**

**Project requests for Fiscal Year 2009**

**A NOTE REGARDING THE LIST OF "EARMARK" REQUESTS:**

The Constitution charges Congress with the responsibility of approving
federal spending. The process of funding specific projects is commonly
referred to as "earmarking." Each year, Members of Congress have the
opportunity to submit requests to the House Committee on Appropriations
and its subcommittees (Committee) for funding of specific projects.

It is Congressman Walden's policy to request funding on behalf of public
(city, county and state government or divisions of each) and
not-for-profit entities for specific public or not-for-profit projects
based in Oregon. It is also his policy to make those requests public and
transparent. Congressman Walden requires entities seeking funding to
submit a detailed formal project request to his office, which he uses as
the basis for his request to the Committee.

Along with making his own requests transparent via the list below,
Congressman Walden has advocated making the overall process more
transparent. For example, he supported the proposal to make public the
earmarks in appropriations bills well in advance of votes on the
measures and to disclose the name of the member requesting the funding.

The Committee makes the final decision on which specific projects
receive federal investment. While considering which projects to fund,
the Committee is constrained by a set budget cap. Generally, very few
requests are actually funded. Projects that are funded often receive
less than the amount requested.

As the representative for the people of Oregon's Second Congressional
District, Congressman Walden feels strongly that acting as their formal
liaison to the Committee is an important responsibility. Without a
request from a member of Congress, these Oregon projects would not
receive consideration by the Committee, and what limited funding might
be available would be allocated elsewhere in the country.

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  **PROJECT DESCRIPTION**  **REQUESTING         **RECEIVING        **REQUESTED**
                           ENTITY**             ENTITY**           

                                                                   

  **Agriculture**                                                  

  Burns, Oregon USDA-ARS   Oregon Cattlemen\'s  USDA               \$3,034,300
  Station                  Association                             

  Cooperative conservation High Desert          High Desert        \$250,000
  activities               Partnership in       Partnership        
                           Harney County                           

  Construction and         Southern Oregon      Southern Oregon    \$600,000
  renovation at the Deer   University           University         
  Creek Center for Field                                           
  Research and Education                                           

  Grass Seed Cropping      Oregon State         Oregon State       \$500,000
  Systems for sustainable  University           University         
  agriculture                                                      

  McKenzie Canyon          Three Sisters        Three Sisters      \$400,000
  Irrigation Pipeline      Irrigation District  Irrigation         
  Project                                       District           

  Northwest Center for     Oregon State         Oregon State       \$500,000
  Small Fruits Research    University and Small University and     
                           Fruit Grower         Small Fruit Grower 
                           Organizations        Organizations      

  Northwest                Oregon State         Oregon State       \$400,000
  Multi-Commodity          University           University         
  Marketing Special                                                
  Research Grant                                                   

  Northwest Potato Variety Oregon Potato        OSU, WSU, and      \$600,000
  and Development Program  Commission           University of      
                                                Idaho              

  Organic cropping         Oregon State         Oregon State       \$800,000
  research for the         University           University         
  Northwest                                                        

  Pendleton, Oregon        Oregon Wheat Growers USDA               \$2,418,200
  USDA-ARS Station         League                                  

  Regional Barley Genome   Oregon State         Oregon State       \$700,000
  Mapping                  University           University         

  Research to prevent      Oregon Association   USDA-ARS           \$514,000
  introduction and spread  of Nurseries         Horticulture Lab,  
  of Sudden Oak Death                           Corvallis          

  Solutions to             Oregon State         OSU, WSU, and      \$1,000,000
  Environmental and        University           University of      
  Economic Problems                             Idaho              
  (STEEP)                                                          

                                                                   

  **Commerce, Justice                                              
  Science and Related                                              
  Agencies**                                                       

  911/emegency dispatch    City of Medford      City of Medford    \$2,500,000
  center consolidation                                             

  Emergency operations     Wasco County         Wasco County       \$596,000
  center relocation        Sheriff\'s           Sheriff\'s         
                           Department           Department         

  Multidisciplinary        Oregon Health and    Oregon Health and  \$1,373,000
  Institute for            Science University   Science University 
  Neuropsychiatric                                                 
  Diagnosis                                                        

  Research to reduce       Oregon State         Oregon State       \$1,500,000
  disease in juvenile      University           University         
  salmon in Klamath River                                          

  Underage drinking        Oregon Partnership   Oregon Partnership \$775,000
  education and statewide                                          
  drug call center                                                 

                                                                   

  **Defense**                                                      

  Brain, biology, and      University of Oregon U.S. Army Medical  \$4,000,000
  machine applied research                      Research and       
                                                Material Command   

  Crisis services for      Oregon Partnership   Oregon Partnership \$975,000
  returning soldiers                                               

  Miniature Tactical       Oregon Nanoscience   U.S. Army          \$5,000,000
  Energy systems           and Microtechnology                     
  development              Institute                               

  Nanoelectronics and      Oregon Nanoscience   U.S. Navy          \$5,000,000
  Nanometrology Initiative and Microtechnology                     
                           Institute                               

  Northwest Manufacturing  Manufacturing 21     Portland State     \$2,500,000
  Initiative               Coalition (nonprofit University, U of   
                           coalition of over 80 O, OIT, and        
                           businesses, labor,   Worksystems, Inc.  
                           education, public    (a non-profit      
                           agencies and         workforce          
                           training providers,  development board) 
                           as well as local                        
                           workforce                               
                           development boards)                     

  Safer Nanomaterials and  Oregon Nanoscience   U.S. Air Force     \$5,000,000
  Nanomanufacturing        and Microtechnology                     
  research                 Institute                               

                                                                   

  **Energy and Water**                                              

  Celilo Village           Confederated Tribes  U.S. Army Corps of \$5,355,000
  Redevelopment River      of Warm Spring       Engineers          
  Treaty Fishing Access    Indian Reservation,                     
  Site                     Confederated Tribes                     
                           of the Umatilla                         
                           Indian Reservation                      

  Columbia River Channel   Columbia River       U.S. Army Corps of \$36,000,000
  Deepening                Channel Coalition    Engineers          

  Community-Based          Mid-Columbia Council Mid-Columbia       \$792,000
  Renewable Energy         of Governments       Council of         
  Projects                                      Governments        

  Deschutes River Basin    Deschutes Basin      Deschutes Basin    \$1,500,000
  fish habitat restoration Board of Control     Board of Control   
                           (Intergovernmental                      
                           unit of seven                           
                           central Oregon                          
                           irrigation                              
                           districts)                              

  Geothermal Power         Oregon Institute of  Oregon Institute   \$1,600,000
  Generation Plant         Technology           of Technology      

  Milton-Freewater         Umatilla County      U.S. Army Corps of \$715,000
  Emergency Levee Erosion                       Engineers          
  Project                                                          

  National Wave Energy     Oregon State         Oregon State       \$5,000,000
  Center                   University           University         

  Phase III of the Swalley Swalley Irrigation   Swalley Irrigation \$1,000,000
  Irrigation District      District             District           
  Canal Piping Project                                             

  Phase III of the         Confederated Tribes  Bureau of          \$250,000
  Umatilla Basin Project   of the Umatilla      Reclamation        
                           Indian Reservation                      

  Powder Basin Water and   Powder Basin Water   Baker County       \$300,000
  Stream Health Project    and Stream Health                       
                           Committee                               

  Pressurization Project   Farmers Irrigation   Farmers Irrigation \$6,000,000
  to deliver water to      District in Hood     District           
  orchard lands and        River                                   
  increase in-stream flows                                         
  in Hood River                                                    

  Savage Rapids Dam        Grants Pass          Bureau of          \$3,000,000
  Project                  Irrigation District  Reclamation        

  Walla Walla River        Confederated Tribes  U.S. Army Corps of \$700,000
  Watershed project        of the Umatilla      Engineers          
                           Indian Reservation                      

  Wind Energy Workforce    Columbia Gorge       Columbia Gorge     \$1,000,000
  Training Nacelle         Community College    Community College  

                                                                   

  **Financial Services**                                            

  Phase II Integrative     University of Oregon University of      \$750,000
  Science Complex                               Oregon             

                                                                   

  **Interior, Enviornment                                           
  and Related Agencies**                                           

  Columbia Gorge Discovery Columbia Gorge       Columbia Gorge     \$550,000
  Center Raptor Exhibit    Discovery Center     Discovery Center   

  Columbia River Gorge     Columbia River Gorge Columbia River     \$1,900,000
  Economic Development     Commission           Gorge Commission   
  Grant and Loan Revolving                                         
  Fund                                                             

  Columbia River Gorge     Columbia River Gorge U.S. Forest        \$1,000,000
  Land Acquisitions to     Commission           Service            
  complete original                                                
  agreements                                                       

  Cooperative conservation High Desert          High Desert        \$250,000
  projects                 Partnership in       Partnership        
                           Harney County                           

  Crater Lake Visitor      Crater Lake National Crater Lake        \$2,500,000
  Education Center         Park Trust           National Park      

  Hood River Waterfront    City of Hood         City of Hood       \$1,800,000
  Park                     River/Waterfront     River/WCPA         
                           Community Park                          
                           Association (WCPA)                      

  Full implementation of   Bureau of Land       Bureau of Land     \$5,000,000
  the Steens Mountain      Management           Management         
  Cooperative Management                                           
  and Protection Act                                               

  Lower Columbia River     Lower Columbia River National Estuary   \$3,200,000
  Estuary Toxics Reduction Estuary Partnership  Program            
  Project                                                          

  Milton-Freewater Storm   Umatilla County      Umatilla County    \$726,000
  Water Treatment System                                           

  Pacific Crest National   Pacific Crest Trail  U.S. Forest        \$2,000,000
  Scenic Trail             Association          Service            

  Pendleton Round-Up and   Pendleton Round-Up   Pendleton Round-Up \$3,500,000
  Happy Canyon Facilities  Foundation           Foundation         
  Improvements Project                                             

  Pine Nursery Park        Bend Metro Park and  Bend Metro Park    \$7,835,000
  Project - Phase I        Recreation District  and Recreation     
                                                District           

  The Dalles Riverfront    Northern Wasco       Northern Wasco     \$880,000
  Trail                    County Park and      County Park and    
                           Recreation District  Recreation         
                                                District           

  Wallowa Mountain         Wallowa Resources    Wallowa Resources  \$250,000
  Institute                                                        

  Watershed Research       College of Forestry  College of         \$1,750,000
  Cooperative              at Oregon State      Forestry at Oregon 
                           University           State University   

                                                                   

  **Labor, Health and                                              
  Human Services,                                                  
  Education and Related                                            
  Agencies**                                                       

  Cascade Locks Integrated Hood River County    Hood River County  \$563,000
  Health Care Facility                                             

  Enhancement of the       Oregon Department of Oregon Department  \$1,500,00
  Oregon Veterans\' Home   Veterans Affairs     of Veterans        
  in The Dalles                                 Affairs            

  Statewide enrollment     Start Making a       SMART              \$900,000
  expansion and one-on-one Reader Today (SMART)                    
  reading support for K-3                                          
  students                                                         

  Family Access Network    Deschutes County     Deschutes County   \$425,000
  (FAN) expansion                                                  

  Health Informatics       Oregon Institute of  Oregon Institute   \$625,000
  Simulation Lab           Technology           of Technology      

  Immersive nanotechnology Oregon Museum of     Oregon Museum of   \$500,000
  education outreach       Science and Industry Science and        
                                                Industry           

  Jefferson Public Radio   Jefferson Public     Jefferson Public   \$600,000
  Broadcast Center and     Radio Foundation     Radio Foundation   
  Western States Museum of                                         
  Broadcasting                                                     

  Multiple Sclerosis       Providence Multiple  Providence         \$800,000
  Registry and Network     Sclerosis Center     Multiple Sclerosis 
                                                Center             

  Oregon Center for Aging  Oregon Health and    Oregon Health and  \$800,000
  and Technology           Science University   Science University 

  Oregon Center for        Oregon Health and    Oregon Health and  \$1,875,000
  Translational Genomics   Science University   Science University 

  Renewable Energy         Columbia Gorge       Columbia Gorge     \$1,800,000
  Technology Training      Community College    Community College  
  Program                                                          

  Science education        Portland State       Portland State     \$1,000,000
  innovation programs      University           University         

  Technology integration   Southern Oregon      Southern Oregon    \$575,000
  at the Medford Higher    University/Rogue     University         
  Education Center         Community College                       

  Therapeutic transitional OSU, PSU, U of O,    Oregon State       \$4,000,000
  research collaboration   OHSU                 University         
  between Oregon public                                            
  universities                                                     

                                                                   

  **Military Construction,                                         
  Veterans Affairs, and                                            
  Related Agencies**                                               

  Klamath Falls Armed      Oregon National      Oregon Military    \$15,168,000
  Forces Reserve Center    Guard                Department         

  The Dalles Readiness     Oregon National      Oregon Military    \$12,725,000
  Center                   Guard                Department         

                                                                   

  **Transportation,                                                
  Housing and Urban                                                
  Development**                                                    

  19th Street Extension    Deschutes County     Deschutes County   \$5,280,000

  Completion of Bear Creek City of Medford      City of Medford    \$1,000,000
  Greenway Trail                                                   

  Construction of a        Umatilla County      Umatilla County    \$2,000,000
  multi-government center                                          

  Construction of a new    City of The Dalles   City of The Dalles \$4,000,000
  river boat dock and                                              
  Washington Street                                                
  Freeway Under Crossing                                           
  in The Dalles                                                    

  Construction of winter   Port of Morrow       Port of Morrow     \$1,300,000
  water storage reservoir                                          
  in Boardman                                                      

  Eastern Oregon Regional  City of Hermiston    City of Hermiston  \$5,459,000
  University Center                                                
  Learning Center                                                  

  Fairgrounds exhibition   Umatilla County      Umatilla County    \$1,000,000
  center replacement                                               

  Jetty extension, Cascade Port of Cascade      Port of Cascade    \$344,000
  Locks Waterfront Park    Locks / City of      Locks              
                           Cascade Locks                           

  Oregon Electronic        Oregon Health and    Oregon Health and  \$4,900,000
  Medical Records Disaster Science University   Science University 
  Recovery Data Center                                             

  Passenger Transfer       Rogue Valley         Rogue Valley       \$921,000
  Station in South Gateway Transportation       Transportation     
  Area                     District             District           

  Power Line Safety        Port of Cascade      City of Cascade    \$200,000
  Projects on the Historic Locks / City of      Locks              
  Columbia River Gorge     Cascade Locks                           
  Highway                                                          

  Purchase of facility for City of Bend         City of Bend       \$2,800,000
  Central Oregon                                                   
  Intermodal Center                                                

  Railroad Rehabilitation  Lake County          Lake County        \$2,500,000

  Realignment of highways  City of Madras       City of Madras     \$9,000,000
  US 26 and US 97                                                  

  Realignment of           Oregon Department of Oregon Department  \$1,000,000
  Intersection of Kirtland Transportation       of Transportation  
  and Blackwell roads in                                           
  Jackson County                                                   

  Realignment of roadway   Lake County          Lake County        \$12,000,000
  in Deep Creek Canyon                                             
  near Adel, Oregon                                                

  Realignment of the       City of The Dalles   City of The Dalles \$1,180,000
  Brewery Grade and                                                
  Highway 30 intersection                                          

  Realignment on Doherty   Lake County          Lake County        \$12,000,000
  Slide on Oregon Highway                                          
  140                                                              

  Replacement buses for    Rogue Valley         Rogue Valley       \$2,443,140
  fixed-route fleet        Transportation       Transportation     
                           District             District           

  Replacement of           Umatilla County      Umatilla County    \$280,000
  county-owned vehicles                                            
  with hybrid vehicles                                             

  Replacement vehicles for City of Bend         City of Bend       \$688,000
  fixed route and                                                  
  paratransit buses                                                

  Restoration of Carnegie  City of Medford      City of Medford    \$1,000,000
  Library                                                          

  Runway lengthening and   The Dalles Municipal The Dalles         \$4,000,000
  elimination of           Airport              Municipal Airport  
  line-of-sight hazards                                            

  Airport terminal         City of Redmond /    Redmond Airport    \$3,000,000
  improvements             Redmond Airport                         

  Study to prioritize      Hood River County    Hood River County  \$360,000
  transportation needs of                                          
  the region                                                       

  Truck Climbing Lane on   Oregon Department of Oregon Department  \$1,000,000
  I-84 north of Ontario    Transportation       of Transportation  
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