Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee approves bill with
funding
for Illinois projects
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[MAY 6, 2006]
WASHINGTON -- The Agriculture Appropriations
Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday
approved by voice vote the fiscal 2007 appropriations bill for the
U.S. Department of Agriculture. The bill contains $18.4 billion in
discretionary spending and $76.079 billion in mandatory spending.
This is the first step in the process for agriculture funding for
fiscal 2007. The full Appropriations Committee is scheduled to
consider the bill next week.
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The projects listed below are contained in the legislation and were
requested by U.S. Rep. Ray LaHood, R-Peoria.
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National Center for
Agricultural Utilization Research, Peoria
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$843,339
reprogramming request
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$500,000 for biofuels
research
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Biotechnology
Research and Development Corporation, Peoria
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University of
Illinois
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$865,000 for
Livestock Genome Sequencing Initiative
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$1,126,000 for
Soybean Disease Biotechnology Center
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$706,000 for Future
Foods Initiative
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$1,270,000 for
Illinois-Missouri Biotechnology Alliance
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$600,000 for Illinois
Rivers 2020 from Environmental Quality Incentives Program
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$100,000 for Illinois
Trees Forever from Natural Resources Conservation Service
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$500,000 for a joint
project with the Illinois and Missouri Corn Growers associations
for Product Verification Protocols Pilot from Grain, Inspection,
Packers and Stockyards Administration
The following projects were included as projects identified for
potential funding under Rural Development, but funding levels were
not contained in the legislation:
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Peoria County, Ill.,
to expand water treatment facilities
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Midwest Emergency
Department Services for a rural telemedicine program
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Illinois office of
USDA's Rural Development to complete a statewide rural water map
[News release from
Rep. Ray LaHood,
18th Congressional District] |