The House has passed unprecedented earmark transparency and accountability rules during the 110th Congress. One of these rules requires the listing the names of supporting Representatives next to each project that is specifically funded in Appropriations bills. I voted in favor of this new rule and am proud to make public the funding that I have secured for our district.

While only a small percentage of the funds in most appropriations bills are designated for locally advocated projects, I will continue to fight to include local priorities in these bills to ensure our district receives its fair share of funds. Listed below are the projects that were funded in the Fiscal Year 2008 Appropriations bills.

Fiscal Year 2008 District 17 Projects passed by Congress

Project Title	Funding Level	Appropriations Bill
Ongoing National Agriculture Research Projects at Texas A&M	21,900,000	Agriculture
National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center (as part of overall National Domestic Preparedness Consortium increase)	+12,500,000 ($22,000,000 total)	Homeland Security
Navy EP-3E Aircraft Environmental Cooling System Upgrade	5,040,000	Defense
Lake Whitney Dam and Powerhouse	4,420,000	Energy & Water
Stress Disorders Research Initiative at Waco VA and Fort Hood	2,720,000	Defense
Biological-Chemical Agent Detection Research (Surface Enhanced Infrared Detection)	2,640,000	Defense
FortHood Training Lands Restoration	3,000,000	Defense
Ham Creek Park Upgrades (Lake Whitney)	1,900,000	Energy & Water
Nuclear Security Science and Policy Institute	2,000,000	Energy & Water
Flood Recovery/Upgrades at Lake Waco	1,400,000	Energy & Water
Space Situational Awareness Research	1,200,000	Defense
Biofuels Development	984,000	Energy & Water
Biological-Chemical Agent Detection Research (Carbon Nanotube Detection)	1,000,000	Defense
Fort Hood Digitization	1,000,000	Defense
Flood Recovery - Lake Whitney	940,000	Energy & Water
Ranged Detection of Biological and Chemical Agent Clouds	800,000	Defense
Rotor Blade Coatings to prevent erosion	800,000	Defense
ALERRT- Law Enforcement Training for Domestic Preparedness	927,780	Commerce-Justice-Science
Robot Teams for Mars-Lunar Exploration (NASA)	705,000	Commerce-Justice-Science
Alsbury Blvd Extension – Burleson	588,000	Transportation-HUD
BrazosValley Transportation Management Center (Congestion Study)	588,000	Transportation-HUD
BaylorUniversity Physical Sciences Lab Enhancement	658,000	Commerce-Justice-Science
GrandviewElevated Water Storage Tank	492,200	Interior
Lake Granbury/Lake Whitney Golden Algae Assessment	564,000	Energy & Water
Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements in Hillsboro	492,200	Interior
Training Range Revegetation for Fort Hood	357,000	Agriculture
Project Protect (DOJ)	470,000	Commerce-Justice-Science
Asphalt Paving of CR 172 – Grimes County	392,000	Transportation-HUD
GlenRose Medical Center Emergency Room	321,000	Labor-HHS-Education
Community Swimming Pool in Bellmead	294,000	Transportation-HUD
Memorial Drive Study – Beverly Hills	294,000	Transportation-HUD
Middle Brazos River Study	246,000	Energy & Water
Mobile Radios for Navasota Police Department (DOJ)	376,000	Commerce-Justice-Science
Collard Street Reconstruction – Madisonville	196,000	Transportation-HUD
Restorationof Historic POW Camp in Hearne	245,000	Transportation-HUD
Stop the Offender Program (STOP) (DOJ)	188,000	Commerce-Justice-Science
White Bluff Intersection Widening – Whitney	196,000	Transportation-HUD
Texas State Technical College Manufacturing Training Activities	146,000	Labor-HHS-Education
Roof Replacement at St. Joseph's Hospital, Madisonville	117,000	Labor-HHS-Education
AVANCE Early Childhood Intervention and Family Support Program	121,000	Labor-HHS-Education
Baylor Language and Literacy Center	97,000	Labor-HHS-Education
GEAR-UP Hillsboro	97,000	Labor-HHS-Education
Refurbishment of Historic Granbury Opera House	98,440	Interior

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