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Jerry Lewis: I submit the following: Statement of Managers Correction for H.R. 3058 Relating to the Economic Development Initiative…

On the recordNovember 18, 2005
I submit the following: Statement of Managers Correction for H.R. 3058 Relating to the Economic Development Initiative Submitted by the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives November 18, 2005. The following corrects, and constitutes a complete substitute for, the provisions of the statement of managers of the committee of conference accompanying H.R. 3058 relating to the Economic Development Initiative of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Community Development Fund. The conference agreement includes $310,000,000 for the Economic Development Initiative with specific requirements on how these funds can be used. The conference agreement directs HUD to implement the Economic Development Initiatives program as follows: 1. $100,000 to the Salvation Army, City of Anchorage, Alaska for facilities construction associated with the SAFE Center at Chester Creek; 2. $400,000 for Bean's Cafe, in Anchorage, Alaska for the expansion of its kitchen; 3. $150,000 for the Alaska Botanical Garden in Anchorage, Alaska for expansion and renovation of its infrastructure; 4. $750,000 for the Bering Straits Native Corporation in Nome, Alaska for Cape Nome Quarry upgrades; 5. $950,000 for the Western Alaska Council, Boy Scouts of America in Anchorage, Alaska for construction of the Boy Scouts High Adventure Base Camp near Talkeetna, Alaska; 6. $750,000 for the construction of the Tongass Coast Aquarium; 7.…
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Jerry Lewis
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