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OBJECTIONABLE PROVISIONS IN S.1427, AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004-List 2
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Services Research and Education Activities thur Total Earmarks in FY '04
November 6, 2003
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Services Research and Education ActivitiesUnrequested earmark of $671,000 for advanced genetic technology (KY)
Unrequested earmark of $983,000 for advanced spatial technologies (MS)
Unrequested earmark of $342,000 for aegilops cylindricum (WA, ID)
Unrequested earmark of $127,000 for agricultural diversification (HI)
Unrequested earmark of $497,000 for agricultural diversity - Red River Trade Corridor (MN, ND)
Unrequested earmark of $497,000 for agricultural science (OH)
Unrequested earmark of $261,000 for agriculture water usage (GA)
Unrequested earmark of $397,000 for agroecology (MD)
Unrequested earmark of $869,000 for air quality (TX, KS)
Unrequested earmark of $268,000 for alliance for food protection
Unrequested earmark of $166,000 for alternative nutrient management (VT)
Unrequested earmark of $631,000 for alternative salmon products (AK)
Unrequested earmark of $358,000 for alternative uses for tobacco (MD)
Unrequested earmark of $248,000 for animal disease research (WY)
Unrequested earmark of $1,614,000 for animal science food safety consortium (AR, IA, KS)
Unrequested earmark of $442,000 for Apple Fire Blight (MI, NY)
Unrequested earmark of $172,000 for aquaculture (AR)
Unrequested earmark of $693,000 for aquaculture (ID, WA)
Unrequested earmark of $350,000 for aquaculture (LA)
Unrequested earmark of $582,000 for aquaculture (MS)
Unrequested earmark of $261,000 for aquaculture (NC)
Unrequested earmark of $111,000 for aquaculture (VA)
Unrequested earmark of $750,000 for aquaculture product and marketing development (WV)
Unrequested earmark of $143,000 for armillaria root rot (MI)
Unrequested earmark of $278,000 for asparagus technology and production (WA)
Unrequested earmark of $600,000 for Babcock Institute (WI)
Unrequested earmark of $292,000 for beef technology transfer (MO)
Unrequested earmark of $200,000 for berry research (AK)
Unrequested earmark of $199,000 for biobased nanocomposite research (ND)
Unrequested earmark of $1,143,000 for biomass-based energy research (OK, MS)
Unrequested earmark of $228,000 for biotechnology (NC)
Unrequested earmark of $199,000 biotechnology test production (IA)
Unrequested earmark of $311,000 for bovine tuberculosis (MI)
Unrequested earmark of $490,000 for brucellosis vaccine (MT)
Unrequested earmark of $250,000 Center for Public Lands and Rural Economics (UT)
Unrequested earmark of $338,000 for Center for Rural Studies (VT)
Unrequested earmark of $318,000 for Chesapeake Bay agroecology/pfisteria initiative (MD)
Unrequested earmark of $149,000 for childhood obesity and nutrition (VT)
Unrequested earmark of $676,000 for competitiveness of agricultural products (WA)
Unrequested earmark of $600,000 for cool season legume research (ID, WA, ND)
Unrequested earmark of $397,000 for cotton fiber quality (GA)
Unrequested earmark of $171,000 for cranberry/blueberry (MA)
Unrequested earmark of $234,000 for cranberry/blueberry disease and breeding (NJ)
Unrequested earmark of $397,000 for crop diversification (MO)
Unrequested earmark of $300,000 for crop integration and production (SD)
Unrequested earmark of $199,000 for crop pathogens (NC)
Unrequested earmark of $63,000 for dairy and meat goat research (TX)
Unrequested earmark of $497,000 for dairy farm profitability (PA)
Unrequested earmark of $204,000 for delta rural revitalization (MS)
Unrequested earmark of $820,000 for designing foods for health (TX)
Unrequested earmark of $224,000 for drought mitigation (NE)
Unrequested earmark of $750,000 for drought management (UT)
Unrequested earmark of $1,490,000 for efficient irrigation (NM, TX)
Unrequested earmark of $596,000 for environmental biotechnology (RI)
Unrequested earmark of $243,000 for environmentally-safe products (VT)
Unrequested earmark of $300,000 for ethnobotany research (AK)
Unrequested earmark of $2,000,000 for exotic pet diseases (CA)
Unrequested earmark of $277,000 for expanded wheat pasture (OK)
Unrequested earmark of $138,000 for farm injuries and illness (NC)
Unrequested earmark of $828,000 for feed barley for rangeland cattle (MT)
Unrequested earmark of $750,000 for feedstock conversion (SD)
Unrequested earmark of $415,000 for fish and shellfish technologies (VA)
Unrequested earmark of $397,000 for floriculture (HI)
Unrequested earmark of $250,000 for food chain economic analysis (IA)
Unrequested earmark of 1,515,000 for Food and Agriculture Policy Research Institute (IA, MO)
Unrequested earmark of $487,000 for Food Marketing Policy Center (CT)
Unrequested earmark of $350,000 for food quality (AK)
Unrequested earmark of $1,118,000 for food safety (AL)
Unrequested earmark of $558,000 for food safety (OK)
Unrequested earmark of $199,000 for food safety (TX)
Unrequested earmark of $1,650,000 for food safety risk assessment (ND)
Unrequested earmark of $402,000 for food security (WA)
Unrequested earmark of $550,000 for Food Systems Research Group (WI)
Unrequested earmark of $431,000 for forages for advancing livestock production (KY)
Unrequested earmark of $458,000 for forestry (AR)
Unrequested earmark of $1,500,000 for functional genomics (UT)
Unrequested earmark of $300,000 for future foods (IL)
Unrequested earmark of $715,000 for genomics (MS)
Unrequested earmark of $139,000 for grain sorghum (KS)
Unrequested earmark of $408,000 for grass seed cropping systems for sustainable agriculture (ID, OR, WA)
Unrequested earmark of $250,000 for grazing research (WI)
Unrequested earmark of $500,000 for greenhouse grop production (AK)
Unrequested earmark of $325,000 for hoop barns (IA)
Unrequested earmark of $150,000 for horn fly research (AL)
Unrequested earmark of $732,000 for human nutrition (IA)
Unrequested earmark of $715,000 for human nutrition (LA)
Unrequested earmark of $397,000 for improved dairy management practices (PA)
Unrequested earmark of $213,000 for improved fruit practices (PA)
Unrequested earmark of $790,000 for increasing shelf life of agricultural commodities (ID)
Unrequested earmark of $745,000 for infectious disease research (CO)
Unrequested earmark of $596,000 for institute for biobased products and food science (MT)
Unrequested earmark of $1,214,000 for Institute for Food Science and Engineering (AR)
Unrequested earmark of $207,000 for integrated production systems (OK)
Unrequested earmark of $650,000 for international arid lands consortium
Unrequested earmark of $1,765,000 for Iowa Biotechnology Consortium
Unrequested earmark of $540,000 for livestock and dairy policy (NY, TX)
Unrequested earmark of $300,000 for Livestock waste (IA)
Unrequested earmark of $263,000 for Lowbush blueberry research (ME)
Unrequested earmark of $149,000 for Maple research (VT)
Unrequested earmark of $219,000 for Meadowfoam (OR) Unrequested earmark of $468,000 for Michigan biotechnology consortium
Unrequested earmark of $429,000 for Midwest Advanced Food Manufacturing Alliance (NE)
Unrequested earmark of $646,000 for Midwest agricultural products (IA)
Unrequested earmark of $700,000 for Midwest poultry consortium (IA)
Unrequested earmark of $745,000 for Milk safety (PA)
Unrequested earmark of $284,000 for Molluscan shellfish (OR)
Unrequested earmark of $556,000 for Montana sheep institute (MT)
Unrequested earmark of $603,000 for Missouri Alliance for Biotechnology
Unrequested earmark of $297,000 for Multi-commodity research (OR)
Unrequested earmark of $123,000 for Multi-cropping strategies for aquaculture (HI)
Unrequested earmark of $668,000 for National beef cattle genetic evaluation consortium (NY, CO)
Unrequested earmark of $1,000,000 for National Center for Soybean Technology (MO)
Unrequested earmark of $146,000 for Nematode resistance genetic engineering (NM)
Unrequested earmark of $522,000 for Nevada arid rangelands initiative (NV)
Unrequested earmark of $500,000 for New crop opportunities (AK)
Unrequested earmark of $737,000 for New crop opportunities (KY)
Unrequested earmark of $285,000 for Nursery, greenhouse, and turf specialties (AL)
Unrequested earmark of $224,000 for Oil resources from desert plants (NM)
Unrequested earmark of $250,000 for Organic cropping (WA)
Unrequested earmark of $99,000 for Organic waste utilization (NM)
Unrequested earmark of $427,000 for Ozone air quality (CA)
Unrequested earmark of $250,000 for Pasture and forage research (UT)
Unrequested earmark of $260,000 for Peach tree short life (SC)
Unrequested earmark of $303,000 for Pest control alternatives (SC)
Unrequested earmark of $184,000 for Phytophthora root rot (NM)
Unrequested earmark of $2,250,000 for Pierce’s disease (CA)
Unrequested earmark of $245,000 for Plant, drought, and disease resistance gene cataloging (NM)
Unrequested earmark of $1,416,000 for Potato research
Unrequested earmark of $737,000 for Precision agriculture (KY)
Unrequested earmark of $207,000 for Preharvest food safety (KS)
Unrequested earmark of $200,000 for Preservation and processing research (OK)
Unrequested earmark of $750,000 for Protein utilization (IA)
Unrequested earmark of $318,000 for Rangeland ecosystems (NM)
Unrequested earmark of $286,000 for Regionalized implications of farm programs (MO,TX)
Unrequested earmark of $500,000 for Ruminant nutrition consortium (MT, ND, SD, WY)
Unrequested earmark of $132,000 for Rural Development Centers (ND, LA)
Unrequested earmark of $1,262,000 for Rural Policies Research Institute (NE, IA, MO)
Unrequested earmark of $318,000 for Russian wheat aphid (CO)
Unrequested earmark of $301,000 for Seafood and aquaculture harvesting, processing, and mar-keting (MS)
Unrequested earmark of $1,192,000 for Seafood harvesting, processing, and marketing (AK)
Unrequested earmark of $422,000 for Seafood safety (MA)
Unrequested earmark of $400,000 for Seed research (AK)
Unrequested earmark of $350,000 for Seed technology (SD)
Unrequested earmark of $397,000 for Small fruit research (OR, WA, ID)
Unrequested earmark of $129,000 for Soil and environmental quality (DE)
Unrequested earmark of $389,000 for Southwest consortium for plant genetics and water resources
Unrequested earmark of $844,000 for Soybean research (IL)
Unrequested earmark of $99,000 for Sudden oak death (CA)
Unrequested earmark of $432,000 for Sustainable agriculture (MI)
Unrequested earmark of $149,000 for Sustainable agriculture and natural resources (PA)
Unrequested earmark of $994,000 for Sustainable beef supply (MT)
Unrequested earmark of $596,000 for Sustainable engineered materials from renewable resources (VA)
Unrequested earmark of $449,000 for Sustainable pest management for dryland wheat (MT)
Unrequested earmark of $492,000 for Swine waste management (NC)
Unrequested earmark of $99,000 for Tick borne disease prevention (RI)
Unrequested earmark of $379,000 for Tillage, silviculture, and waste management (LA)
Unrequested earmark of $596,000 for Tri-State joint peanut research (AL)
Unrequested earmark of $298,000 for Uniform farm management program (MN)
Unrequested earmark of $409,000 for Value-added product development from agricultural resources (MT)
Unrequested earmark of $750,000 for Virtual plant database enhancement project (MO)
Unrequested earmark of $1,788,000 for Viticulture consortium (NY, CA, PA)
Unrequested earmark of $79,000 for Water conservation (KS)
Unrequested earmark of $482,000 for Water use efficiency and water quality enhancement (GA)
Unrequested earmark of $4 32,000 for Weed control (ND)
Unrequested earmark of $750,000 for West Nile virus (IL)
Unrequested earmark of $ 336,000 for Wetland plants (LA)
Unrequested earmark of $263,000 for Wheat genetic research (KS)
Unrequested earmark of $502,000 for Wheat sawfly research (MT)
Unrequested earmark of $ 6,786,000 for Wood utilization (AK, OR, MS, MN, NC, ME, MI, ID, TN, WV)
Unrequested earmark of $292,000 for Wool research (TX, MT, WY)
Federal administration:
Unrequested earmark of $450,000 for Agriculture-based industrial lubricants (IA)
Unrequested earmark of $690,000 for Agriculture waste utilization (WV)
Unrequested earmark of $710,000 for Agriculture water policy (GA)
Unrequested earmark of $300,000 for Alternative fuels characterization laboratory (ND)
Unrequested earmark of $299,000 for Animal waste management (OK)
Unrequested earmark of $447,000 for Aquaculture (OH)
Unrequested earmark of $248,000 for Aquaculture (PA)
Unrequested earmark of $745,000 for Biotechnology (MS)
Unrequested earmark of $886,000 for Botanical research (UT)
Unrequested earmark of $250,000 for Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (IA)
Unrequested earmark of $199,000 for Center for North American studies (TX) Unrequested earmark of $1,182,000 for Cotton research (TX)
Unrequested earmark of $160,000 for Feed efficiency (WV)
Unrequested earmark of $248,000 for High value horticultural crops (VA)
Unrequested earmark of $195,000 for Livestock marketing information center (CO)
Unrequested earmark of $322,000 for Mariculture (NC)
Unrequested earmark of $1,043,000 for Mississippi Valley State University
Unrequested earmark of $636,000 for Phytoremediation plant research (OH)
Unrequested earmark of $435,000 for PM–10 air quality study (WA) Unrequested earmark of $650,000 for Precision agriculture/Tennessee Valley Research and Extension Center (AL)
Unrequested earmark of $348,000 for Rural systems (MS)
Unrequested earmark of $150,000 for Salmon quality standards (AK)
Unrequested earmark of $4,187,000 for Shrimp aquaculture (AZ, HI, LA, MA, MS, SC,TX)
Unrequested earmark of $100,000 for The Land Institute (KS)
Unrequested earmark of $400,000 for Vitis gene discovery (MO)
Unrequested earmark of $600,000 for Water pollutants (WV)
Unrequested earmark of $431,000 for Water quality (ND)
Earmark of $250,000 is provided for collaborate work between the University of Missouri and the University of Wisconsin, Madison, for an analysis of dairy policy changes.
Language directing the CSREES to continue to support at the fiscal year 2003 level the cotton technology transfer coordinator at Stoneville, MS.
Federal administration and special grants:
Unrequested earmark of $130,000 for Agricultural and entrepreneurship education (WI)
Unrequested earmark of $375,000 for Alabama beef connection
Unrequested earmark of $174,000 for Beef producers improvement (AR)
Unrequested earmark of $500,000 for Conservation technology transfer (WI)
Unrequested earmark of $235,000 for Dairy education (IA)
Unrequested earmark of $220,000 for Dairy industry revitalization (WI)
Unrequested earmark of $918,000 for Diabetes detection, prevention (WA)
Unrequested earmark of $373,000 for E-Commerce (MS)
Unrequested earmark of $2,027,000 for Efficient irrigation (NM/TX)
Unrequested earmark of $149,000 for Extension specialist (MS)
Unrequested earmark of $300,000 for Food preparation and marketing (AK)
Unrequested earmark of $450,000 for Food product development (AK)
Unrequested earmark of $894,000 for Health education leadership (KY)
Unrequested earmark of $280,000 for Iowa vitality center (IA)
Unrequested earmark of $250,000 for National Center for Agriculture Safety (IA)
Unrequested earmark of $250,000 for National Wild Turkey Federation
Unrequested earmark of $1,000,000 for Nutrition enhancement (WI)
Unrequested earmark of $600,000 for Ohio-Israel Agriculture Initiative
Unrequested earmark of $300,000 for Oquirrh Institute
Unrequested earmark of $336,000 for Pilot technology transfer (OK, MS)
Unrequested earmark of $300,000 for Potato pest management (WI)
Unrequested earmark of $243,000 for Range improvement (NM)
Unrequested earmark of $200,000 for Rural business enhancement (WI)
Unrequested earmark of $700,000 for Rural development (AK)
Unrequested earmark of $392,000 for Rural development (NM)
Unrequested earmark of $348,000 for Rural technologies (HI, WI)
Unrequested earmark of $650,000 for Urban horticulture (WI)
Unrequested earmark of $200,000 for Web-based agriculture classes (MO)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Language directing APHIS to provide not less than the number of inspectors and inspection equipment required in the APHIS-Hawaii staffing plan for fiscal year 2003.
Language stating the Committee provides continued funding at the fiscal year 2003 level for a cooperative agreement with the Wisconsin Animal Health Consortium for ongoing activities related to animal and animal-based product tracking and database management.
Language stating the Committee provides continued funding at the fiscal year 2003 level for the National Farm Animal Identification and Records Project.
Increase of $250,000 for the New Mexico Rapid Syndrome Validation Program to develop an early detection and reporting system for infectious animal diseases.
Language stating the Committee expects APHIS to work with the Wisconsin Animal Health Consortium, the National Farm Animal Identification and Records Project, and the Rapid Syndrome Validation Program to coordinate activities.
Increase of $100,000 above the fiscal year 2003 level, to continue the cooperative agreement with the Murray State University, Breathitt Veterinary Center, Hopkinsville, KY, to determine the impact on animal health from common agricultural chemical usage.
Earmark of $250,000 toward an alkaline digester in the State of Kansas to destroy and dispose of animal carcasses suspected of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy infection and other diseases.
Earmark of $250,000 to address bio-safety issues relating to antibiotic resistant strains of bacterial pathogens in the State of Vermont.
Earmark of $250,000 to establish a national institute at Iowa State University devoted to risk assessment, mitigation, and communication for genetically modified agricultural products.
Language stating the Committee is aware of interest by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to move toward completion of the Western Escambia County Agriculture Interdiction Station and encourages APHIS to work with the State of Florida to determine and develop a collaborative agreement for operations at this station.
Increase of $112,000 above the fiscal year 2003 level for the bruccellosis program, which continues funding at the fiscal year 2003 level for the State of Montana to protect the State's brucellosis-free status and for the operation of the bison quarantine facility and the testing of bison that surround Yellowstone National Park.
Language continuing funding at the fiscal year 2003 level for the Greater Yellowstone Interagency Brucellosis Committee, and encourages the coordination of Federal, State, and private actions to eliminate brucellosis from wildlife in the Greater Yellowstone area (amount shall be equally divided between the States of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming).
Earmark of $2,000,000 to address chronic wasting disease in the State of Wisconsin
Earmark of $250,000 to address chronic wasting disease in the state of Utah
Earmark of $500,000 for the Conservation Medicine Center of Chicago which is a collaboration between the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, and the Brookfield Zoo.
Language continuing the fiscal year 2003 level for the Asian long-horned beetle program in Illinois and New York, of which no less than $1,500,000 shall be for activities in the area of Chicago, IL.
Earmark of $1,000,000 for activities related to the emerald ash borer in the State of Michigan.
Earmark of $1,000,000 shall be for grasshopper and Mormon cricket activities in the State of Utah
Additional $300,000 for grasshopper and Mormon cricket activities in the State of Nevada, including survey, control, and eradication of crickets.
Language continuing funding at the fiscal 2003 level for the State of Tennessee for additional control activities.
Increase of $150,000 for the Nez Perce Bio-Control Center to increase the availability and distribution of biological control organisms used in an integrated weed management system.
Language continuing funding at the fiscal year 2003 level for an invasive species program to prevent the spread of cogongrass in Mississippi
Language stating the Committee continues its concern for the serious threat to pastures and watersheds resulting from the introduction of alien weed pests, such as gorse and miconia, into Hawaii, and directs APHIS to work with the Hawaii Department of Agriculture and the Natural Resources Conservation Service to develop an integrated approach, including environmentally safe biological controls, for eradicating these pests, and to provide funds as necessary.
Earmark of $5,000,000 for the tuberculosis program for activities in Michigan.
Increase of $500,000 above the fiscal year 2003 level for remote diagnostic and wildlife disease surveillance activities with North Dakota State University and Dickinson State University.
Language continuing funding at the fiscal year 2003 level for integrated predation management activities in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona, and New Mexico. Of this amount, no less than $1,050,000 shall be available for activities in the Western Great Lakes States.
Language continuing funding at the fiscal year 2003 level for the Tri-state predator control program for livestock operators in Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming.
Language continuing funding at the fiscal year 2003 level for a cooperative agreement with the University of Georgia, Auburn University, and the Wildlife Services Operations in the State of Georgia to address the fluctuations in game bird and predator species resulting from recent changes in land use throughout the southeastern United States.
Language continuing funding at the fiscal year 2003 level for the operation of the State Wildlife Services office in Hawaii to provide on-site coordination of prevention and control activities in Hawaii and the American Pacific.
Language continuing funding at the fiscal year 2003 level for the Hawaii Department of Agriculture to coordinate and operate a comprehensive brown tree snake prevention and detection program for Hawaii and to initiate eradication and control of coqui frogs.
Language continuing funding at the fiscal year 2003 level for wildlife service operations with the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks to meet the growing demands of controlling predatory, nuisance, and diseased animals.
Language continuing funding at the fiscal year 2003 level for the management of beavers in Mississippi.
Language continuing funding at the fiscal year 2003 level to continue control measures for minimizing blackbird damage to sunflowers in North Dakota and South Dakota.
Language continuing the fiscal year 2003 funding level for blackbird management efforts in Louisiana.
Increase of $100,000 to assist the Nevada Division of Wildlife with returning displaced wildlife back to its natural habitat.
Language continuing funding at the fiscal year 2003 level for a cooperative agreement with the Eastern Idaho Sandhill Crane Lure Crop Project for integrated predator management activities to reduce sandhill crane depredations and grain crop damage in Eastern Idaho.
Language continuing funding at the fiscal year 2003 level for beaver control in the State of North Carolina
Earmark of $150,000 for beaver control in the State of Kentucky
Earmark of $1,300,000 for the Predator Research Station in the State of Utah
Increase of $200,000 for the control of birds in the State of New York
Increase of $225,000 for the control of blackbirds in the State of Kansas
Increase of $250,000 to address wildlife damage in the State of New Hampshire.
Language stating the Committee notes the growing problem due to cormorants in the Lake Champlain basin and urges APHIS to provide support, as deemed necessary, to assist in the management of cormorants in the region.
Earmark of $1,000,000 to update equipment needed to test certain animal samples in the State of Colorado
Increase of $200,000 from the fiscal year 2003 level to enhance existing research efforts at the National Wildlife Research Center field station in Starkville, MS, for resolving problems regarding bird damage to aquaculture farms in the Southeast.
Increase of $400,000 from the fiscal year 2003 level to expand the existing program at the Jack Berryman Institute for addressing wildlife damage management issues, including wildlife disease threats and wildlife economics, and facilitating a cooperative relationship with the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station.
Language providing for funding for maintenance and operations necessary to support wildlife methods development at the National Wildlife Research Center in Fort Collins, CO.
Language continuing funding at the fiscal year 2003 level for the cooperative agreement with the Hawaii Agriculture Research Center for rodent control only in active agricultural areas.
Earmark of $750,000 for the National Wildlife Research Station located in the State of Texas for activities related to emerging infectious diseases associated with wildlife populations and human health.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Language stating the Committee encourages the Department to make grants to the Kenai Peninsula Borough and Alaska regional marketing organizations to promote wild salmon. Language stating the Committee fully supports the Alaska Grown Program to promote the sale of Alaskan products in both military and civilian markets and expects the Department again to give full consideration to funding applications submitted for the Alaska Grown Program, which includes Alaska agricultural products and seafood harvested in the State.
Language stating the Committee directs that $2,000,000 be provided to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection for the creation of specialty markets.
Language stating the Committee encourages the Department to establish a cooperative relationship with the Iowa Corn Growers Association and the Illinois Corn Growers Association, and provides $500,000 to continue a study of process verification systems with protocols.
TITLE II - CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
Earmark of $1,500,000 to continue the Georgia Agricultural Water Conservation Initiative.
Language stating the Committee directs the agency to maintain a national priority area pilot program under the guidelines of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program [EQIP] in the Delta of the State of Mississippi.
Language directing the agency to work in cooperation with Clemson University for a study to characterize the on-site consequences, estimate off-site impacts, and develop strategies to facilitate land use change while preserving critical natural resources. The agency is directed to work in cooperation with Clemson University.
Earmark of $290,000 to expand the cooperative efforts with the Claude E. Phillips Herbarium in the State of Delaware.
Earmark of $550,000 shall be for grazing land conservation activities in the State of Wisconsin.
Earmark of $350,000 to obtain and evaluate materials and seeds of plants indigenous to regions north of 52 degrees North Latitude and equivalent vegetated regions in the Southern Hemisphere (south of 52 degrees South Latitude). Language stating the Committee directs the agency to continue working in conjunction with the Alaska Division of Agriculture in this effort.
Earmark of $500,000 for a cooperative agreement with Western Kentucky University.
Earmark $700,000 to continue support of agricultural development and resource conservation on the Island of Molokai in the State of Hawaii.
Earmark of $860,000 for the Appalachian Small Farmer Outreach Program.
Earmark of $1,500,000 for technical assistance for the Franklin County Lake Project in the State of Mississippi.
Language stating the Committee expects NRCS to continue to support all existing offices in the State of Alaska at current levels. Also, the Committee notes that currently all administrative functions for NRCS are handled out of Spokane, Washington--1,000 miles from the Alaska headquarters. Language stating the Committee directs the agency to provide an additional two staff positions to enable the Palmer office to manage human resources, budget, and contracting operations in Alaska.
Language stating the Committee directs the agency to work with soil scientists at regional land-grant universities to continue the pilot project in Washington, Sharkey and Yazoo Counties, Mississippi, to determine the proper classification and taxonomic characteristics of Sharkey soils.
Earmark of $1,200,000 to address the erosion in the Loess Hills/Hungry Canyon area in Western Iowa.
Earmark of $160,000 to conduct nitrogen soil tests and plant-available nitrogen tests, and to demonstrate poultry litter and wood composting in an effort to improve farmers' economic returns and minimize potential water quality conditions resulting from excess application of nutrients from manure and fertilizers on West Virginia's cropland.
Earmark of $1,425,000 for the Delta Conservation Demonstration Center in Washington County, Mississippi.
Earmark of $200,000 to continue the Idaho One-Plan in Canyon County, Idaho.
Earmark of $300,000 to continue the expansion of the Potomac and Ohio River Basins Soil Nutrient Project to include Jefferson, Berkeley, and Greenbrier Counties.
$350,000 for evaluating and increasing native plant materials in the State of Alaska.
The Committee provides $1,000,000 for technical assistance for the Tanana River watershed project in Salcha, Alaska.
Earmark of $800,000 for the continued development of a geographic information system database in the State of South Carolina to integrate commodity and conservation program data at the field level for watershed analysis purposes.
Earmark of $600,000 to provide technical assistance for improved nutrient management and protection of water resources in the Lake Tahoe Basin.
Earmark of $450,000 for the Little Red River Irrigation Project in the State of Arkansas.
Earmark of $3,000,000 to provide technical assistance for the Kentucky Soil Erosion Control/Soil Survey Program.
Earmark of $1,000,000 for cattle and nutrient management in stream crossings in cooperation with Mississippi Conservation Districts.
Earmark of $400,000 to continue the Certified Environmental Management Systems for Agriculture in cooperation with the Iowa Soybean Association.
Earmark of $4,500,000 for the establishment of a Geographic Information System Center of Excellence in cooperation with West Virginia University.
Earmark of $175,000 for a cooperative agreement between NRCS and Alcorn State University for the analysis of soil erosion and water quality.
Earmark of $1,000,000 to continue the conversion to sprinkler irrigation in the vicinity of Minidoka, Idaho, in order to reduce water quality impairments resulting from the return of water runoff to the aquifer by way of agricultural drain wells.
Earmark of $900,000 for the New Jersey State Conservation Cost Share Program.
Earmark of $600,000 to continue assistance for conservation programs related to cranberry production in the States of Massachusetts and Wisconsin.
Earmark of $300,000 to provide expedited conservation planning of the Lake Okeechobee Watershed project in the State of Florida. The Committee expects the agency to work in cooperation with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Earmark of $500,000 for the ecological site description project in the State of Idaho. The Committee directs the agency to work in cooperation with the Idaho Association of Soil Conservation Districts.
Earmark of $400,000 for fiscal year 2004 for flood protection around the Humphreys County Hospital and the City of Belzoni, Humphreys County, Mississippi.
Earmark of $250,000 for the Utah CAFO/AFO pilot project.
Earmark of $500,000 for geographic information system based mapping and hyperspectral imaging of agricultural lands in the State of Alaska. Earmark of $2,500,000 for a native grassland demonstration project in the vicinity of Tar Creek, Oklahoma.
Earmark of $1,100,000 for the Dry Creek project in the State of Utah.
Earmark of $100,000 for fiscal year 2003 for drainage improvements on Watkins Drive in the City of Jackson, Mississippi.
Earmark of $300,000 for fiscal year 2003 for drainage improvements in the City of Port Gibson, Mississippi.
Earmark of $500,000 for a study to examine the environmental benefits of using vegetative buffers along waterways. The agency is directed to work in cooperation with the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Earmark of $500,000 for conservation programs in the Great Lakes Watershed.
Language stating the Committee expects the NRCS to work in conjunction with the ARS Dairy Forage Laboratory in Madison, Wisconsin, regarding dairy waste management and in the development of a working arrangement regarding planned expansion of the Dairy Forage Laboratory activities at Marshfield, Wisconsin and the possible establishment of a NRCS Waste Management Institute at that location.
Earmark of $6,000,000 to implement the Source Water Protection Program and encourages that these funds be used in States with the greatest needs.
Earmark of $300,000 to assist in the Wyoming soil survey mapping project.
Additional $1,500,000 for NRI pilot activity development in Alaska and directs NRCS to provide no later than December 30, 2004 a report describing the technology, personnel, and other resources needed to include Alaska in the NRI annual reporting system.
Earmark of $120,000 for the Conservation Land Internship Program in the State of Wisconsin to help students learn about resource conservation.
Earmark of $500,000 for fiscal year 2003 for technical assistance in the State of North Carolina to address concerns with the application of phosphorous on agricultural lands.
Earmark of $200,000 for the Old Canton Road erosion control project in Hinds County, Mississippi.
Language stating the Committee directs the Secretary to take all necessary measures to maximize participation and to provide a fair allocation of resources under the Farm Bill to Alaska because the Committee is disturbed that the State of Alaska has largely been ignored thus far in the implementation of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Farm Bill).
Earmark of $800,000 for additional conservation technical assistance funding to Kentucky Soil Conservation Districts.
Earmark of $500,000 for a study to examine the effect of vegetation manipulation on water yields and other watershed functions. The agency is directed to work in cooperation with Utah State University.
Earmark of $2,100,000 for the Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission cooperative agreement.
Earmark of $467,000 for bank stabilization and channel improvement work in the Oaklimeter Watershed in the State of Mississippi.
Earmark of $100,000 for a surface water impoundment in Choctaw County, Mississippi.
Earmark of $300,000 for the Richland Creek Watershed in Rankin County, Mississippi.
Earmark of $780,000 for the Lower Payette Ditch Irrigation Diversion Project in the State of Idaho.
Earmark of $300,000 for the West Cary Watershed and Farmland Protection Project in the State of North Carolina.
Earmark of $500,000 for range revegetation at Fort Hood in the State of Texas.
Earmark of $500,000 for the Innovative Environmental Technologies program in the State of Indiana.
Earmark of $250,000 for technical assistance for a water project in Hardin County, Kentucky.
Earmark of $300,000 for the McCarthy Watershed project in the State of Alaska.
Earmark of $500,000 for a cooperative agreement with the University of Northern Iowa.
Earmark of $500,000 for a cooperative agreement with the Alaska Soil and Water Conservation District.
Earmark of $500,000 for the continued development of a conjunctive use optimization model in the Pawcatuck Watershed in the State of Rhode Island.
Earmark of $300,000 for the testing of emerging alternative technology in the State of Vermont to reduce phosphorus loading in Lake Champlain.
$900,000 for a surface water impoundment in the Port De Luce Watershed in the State of Louisiana.
Earmark of $300,000 for a study on the effectiveness of agriculture and forestry best management practices on water quality. The Committee directs the agency to work in cooperation with Louisiana State University.
Earmark of $300,000 for a cooperative agreement with the Wisconsin Tribal Conservation Advisory Committee for conservation and sustainable agricultural activities.
Earmark of $1,000,000 for a cooperative agreement with the Sand County Foundation in the State of Wisconsin to carry out an expanded nitrogen removal test project.
Earmark of $300,000 for a cooperative agreement with the University of Wisconsin-Platteville for the Pioneer Farm project.
Earmark of $600,000 to carry out riparian restoration activities along the Rio Grande and Pecos Rivers in the State of New Mexico.
Earmark of $150,000 for the evaluation of manure management systems in the State of New York.
$600,000 for a cooperative agreement with Tufts University to conduct pilot programs in the State of Connecticut to improve conservation practices and enhance the diversification of agricultural production in the area.
Earmark of $600,000 to the North Central Planning Council so that it may work with the Devils Lake Basin Joint Water Resource Board on a Devils Lake water utilization test project to determine to what extent excess water from Devils Lake can be used to irrigate land for beneficial use.
Earmark of $1,490,000 to continue the Red River Basin Flood Prevention Project in the State of North Dakota
Earmark of $450,000 for assistance in the Iroquois River Watershed in Iroquois County, Illinois.
Earmark of $250,000 for the Illinois River Agricultural Water Conservation Project in the State of Illinois, in conjunction with Ducks Unlimited.
Earmark of $250,000 for a wildlife habitat education program in the State of Illinois, in conjunction with the National Wild Turkey Federation.
Earmark of $900,000 to continue implementation of pilot projects designed for nutrient reducing waste treatment systems for dairy operations in the State of Florida.
Language stating the Committee urges the Department to give consideration to the use of EQIP funding for projects in Rhode Island, and similar areas, that will enhance these habitats.
Earmark of $200,000 to establish a Pilot Farm Viability Program Project in the State of Vermont.
Earmark of $750,000 to continue the Delta Water Resources Study in the State of Mississippi.
Earmark of $250,000 for an erosion control project in Rankin County, Mississippi.
Earmark of $500,000 for a cooperative agreement with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for conservation education.
Earmark of $500,000 for the establishment of a plant materials center in the vicinity of Fallon, Nevada.
Earmark of $375,000 for the planning and design of a new storage facility at the Alaska Plant Materials Center.
Language stating the Committee provides funds for the agency to continue assistance for the Potomac Headwaters Land Treatment Project in the State of West Virginia.
Language stating the Committee provides funds for the agency to complete measures regarding the Upper Tygart Valley Watershed, Upper Deckers Creek Watershed, and Little Whitestick Creek Channel improvements in the State of West Virginia.
Language stating the Committee provides funds for the agency to continue assistance for the Lost River Watershed Project in the State of West Virginia.
Language stating the Committee provides funds for the agency to complete the Square Butte Project in the State of North Dakota.
Language stating the Committee provides funds for the agency to continue assistance for Big Creek/Hurricane Creek, Moniteau Creek, East Locust Creek, West Fork of Big Creek, East Yellow Creek, McKenzie Creek, Hickory Creek, East Fork of Grand River, Troublesome Creek, Willow Cravens Creek, and Upper Locust Creek projects in the State of Missouri. Language stating the Committee provides funds for the agency to complete the Lower Hamakua Ditch Watershed, Upcountry Maui Watershed, Lahaina Watershed, and the Wailuku-Alenaio Watershed projects in the State of Hawaii.
Language stating the Committee provides funds for the agency to complete the Kuhn Bayou Project in the State of Arkansas.
Language stating the Committee provides funds for the agency to provide assistance for the Ditch 26 Improvement Project in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Language stating the Committee provides funds for the agency to continue assistance for the Turkey Creek, Troublesome Creek, 12-Mile Creek, East Fork of Grand River, West Fork of Big Creek, A&T Longbranch, Mill Creek, Hacklebarney, Bear Creek, Little Paint, Mill-Pacauyne, Soap Creek, Little Sioux River, and West Tarkio Creek projects in the State of Iowa.
Language stating the Committee provides funds for the agency to complete the Dry Gulch-Martin Lateral, Muddy Creek-Orderville, Tri-Valley, and Coal Creek projects in the State of Utah.
Language stating the Committee provides funds for the agency to continue assistance for small watershed projects in the State of Vermont.
Language stating the Committee provides funds for the Muenster Lake Project in the State of Texas.
Language stating the Committee provides funds for the agency to continue assistance for the Piney Creek Watershed Project in Yazoo County, Mississippi.
Language stating the Committee provides funding for the agency to continue assistance for the Matanuska River Erosion Control Project in the State of Alaska.
Language stating the Committee provides funds for the agency to continue assistance for the construction of the Town Creek Floodwater Retarding Structure #8 in Lee County, Mississippi.
Language stating the Committee provides funds for the agency to begin assistance in the Marmaton Watershed in the State of Kansas.
TITLE III - RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
Language stating the Committee recognizes that the town of Tchula, Mississippi, has requested technical and program assistance for housing, business, and other essential community needs, and expects the Secretary to provide additional resources, and encourages the use of available national reserve funds to assist this Delta community.
Language stating the Committee applauds the Department for establishing the Centralized Service Center [CSC] in St. Louis, Missouri, which has resulted in significant cost savings, and encourages the Department to work within USDA and with other Federal agencies to explore the possibility of turning this facility into a Government-wide Federal debt collection center.
Language stating the Committee recommends continued staffing and operations of the Rural Business Cooperative Service Office in Hilo, Hawaii, to address the continuing and increasing demands for marketing and purchasing cooperatives.
Language stating the Committee is aware of and encourages the Department to give consideration to applications relating to community facilities for the following: Alaska Rural Telecommunications Service; Illinois Valley Community Arts and Economic Center, OR; Maine Rural Community Innovation Center, MA; Noxubee County Multi-Purpose Facility, MS; Franklin Parish School Renovations, LA; Union and Wallowa Counties Rail Line, OR; City of Port Gibson, MS; Mississippi Blood Services, MS; Southern Plain Conference Center, OK; Elmo, UT; Casey County Agricultural Center, KY; Montana Food Bank, MT; Coushatta Tribe, LA; Jefferson Street Drainage Improvement Project, LA; Grand Isle Multiplex Center, LA; Golden Meadow Multi-purpose Facility, LA; City of Bozeman, MT; City of Port Gibson, MS; Vineland Produce Auction Association, NJ; City of Bayfield, WI; Bawcomville Flood Control Pump, LA; White County Emergency Warning System, AR; Central Upper Peninsula Fitness, Growth and Learning Center, MI; Village of Owego, NY; Heritage Christian Home Center, NY; Salkehatchie Leadership Center, SC; Miles City Improvement District, MT; West Baton Rouge Parish Communications Center, LA; Donaldsonville Natural Gas Line, LA; Public Ice Facilities, Bristol Bay Borough, AK; Kawerak's Bering Region Cultural Center, Nome, AK; and the Southern Training and Social Services Complex, LA.
Language stating the Committee encourages the Department to give consideration to applications for rural business opportunity grants [RBOG] for the following: Santiam Canyon Economic Development, OR; Quinebaug-Shetucket Corridor, CT; and the Louisiana Communication and Information Technology Capability Project, LA.
Language stating the Committee is also aware of and encourages the Department to give consideration to applications for rural business enterprise grants [RBEG] for the following: Sustainable Systems, MT; Mission Valley Market, MT; Power Applications Resource Center at Montana State University-Northern; University of Montana Business Incubators, MT; Grants to Public Broadcasting Systems; New Product Development and Commercialization Center, OK; Calista Native Corporation, AK; Vineland Produce Auction Association, NJ; Southern Maryland Regional Processing Kitchen and Agriculture Business Incubator, MD; Quinebaug-Shetucket Heritage Corridor, CT; Technology Venture Center TechRanch, MT; New York Agricultural Development, NY; Agricultural Innovation Center, NJ; Hibbing Technology Business Center, MN; Kershaw County Industrial Park, SC; Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership, MA; Continental Structural Plastics, LA; Quachita Terminal and Dock, LA; Bering Straits Native Corporation, Nome, AK; Vermont Maple Industry Council; Covington Northern Kentucky Regional Farmers Market; Daviess County BioTech Cluster Initiative, KY; Kentucky Thoroughbred Association; Chesapeake Innovation Center, MD; Center for Blackbelt Development, GA; Rural Enterprise Assistance Program, NE; Mobile Slaughter Facility, OR; Oregon Center for Rural Policy; Southern Ohio Diversification Initiative, OH; and Chesapeake Fields Institute, MD.
Language stating the Committee is aware of and encourages the Department to consider applications for water and waste disposal loans and grants for the following projects: Iron County Sewer and Waste Water Treatment Facility, UT; City of Oxford, MS; Port Gibson, MS; City of Wasilla, AK; Pueblo of Picuris, NM; Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM; Pueblo of San Felipe, NM; Carnuel MDWWCA, NM; Pueblo of Laguna, NM; Pueblo of Acoma, NM; Pueblo of Pojoaque, NM; Miles Crossing Sanitary Sewer District, OR; Neuse Regional Water and Sewer Authority, NC; Dillon County Bingham Project, SC; Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, MT; Alger County, MI; City of Watervliet, MI; Alachua County, FL; Desoto County, FL; St. John the Baptist Drinking Water, LA; Dallas County, AR; Brushy Island Water Improvement Association, AR; Albany Water Conservation, OR; Miles City Improvement District, MT; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, LA; Neshoba County Central Water Association, MS; Adair County, KY; Russell County, KY; and Hardin County, KY.
Language stating the Committee encourages the Department to work with the Union-Lincoln Water Supply Initiative to provide technical assistance relating to alternative sources of water for the Sparta Aquifer that supplies Northern Louisiana and Southern Arkansas.
Language stating the Committee is aware of and encourages the Department to consider applications from the Alaska Village Safe Water Program to provide statewide training in water and waste systems operation and maintenance.
Language stating the Committee is aware of the need for landfill improvements for Point Barrow, Alaska, and urges the Department to give priority consideration for an application for a solid waste management grant.
Earmark of $5,000,000 to administer a demonstration housing program for agriculture processing workers in the States of Alaska, Mississippi, and Wisconsin.
Language stating the Committee encourages the agency to consider the following for intermediary relending loans: LED Microenterprise, LA; Forest County Technology, PA; and the Clarion County Economic Development, PA; and Women in Technology in Hawaii and Wisconsin.
Language stating the Committee is aware of and encourages the Department to consider a grant application from the Rural Information Technology Cooperative, IA.
Language stating the Committee encourages the Department to give consideration to applications for loans and grants for the renewable energy program for the following: Montana Bio-Refinery Project, MT; Biodiesel Feedstock Feasibility Study, MT; Agri-Waste to Ethanol Program, MN; Ethanol Feedlot Project in Mead, NE; and Ecofuels Project in Wisconsin and Iowa.
Language stating the Committee is aware of and encourages the Department to give consideration to the following applications for grants and loans: Alaska Federal Health Care Access Network; Caswell Foundation, NC; Rural Information Technology Cooperative, IA; Louisiana Online; Pioneer Public T.V., MN; Maui Community College Skybridge Interactive Network, HI; Jamerson Rural Nevada Small Business Project; Nurses for Tomorrow, WA; SWIFT Cyber Group, WA; REAPNET Program in Bowling Green, KY; Montana Agriculture Knowledge Network; Kentucky Partnership for Farm Family Health and Safety in Bowling Green, KY; and National Rural Telework Institute of Appalachia, OH.
The Committee is aware of the innovative work in Iowa and Wisconsin to make milk available through school vending machines. Due to their success
Language stating the Committee is aware of the efforts of several non-profit groups throughout the country, such as Farm Share in Florida, whose mission is to recover and distribute surplus fresh and nutritious fruits and vegetables. The Committee believes the activities carried out by these organizations are extremely worthwhile, and strongly encourages USDA to support their efforts in any way possible.
Language stating the Committee encourages the Foreign Agricultural Service to assist the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute and the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation in marketing Alaska salmon and other seafood to overseas markets.
Total Earmarks: Over $270 million