| For immediate release October 1, 2009 |
Contact: Erin Donar
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| Kildee Secures More Than $2 Million for the Flint Area | ||||
| {WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Dale E. Kildee (D-MI) announced today that he has secured $2,010,000 in federal funding for projects in the Flint area. The funding was secured in the Conference Report on H.R. 3183, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2010, which passed the House of Representatives today by a vote of 308 to 114.. The bill is expected to pass the Senate shortly and then be signed into law by the President. “I am very pleased that the House of Representatives has approved my requests for these important community projects. These projects will make critical infrastructure improvements, protect public health and sanitation, and promote the development of advanced fuel cell technology here in Michigan. I am proud to support these initiatives and I am thankful for the benefits they provide to our community. I also want to thank my colleague Senator Carl Levin, whose work was instrumental in securing this funding,” said Congressman Kildee. Listed below are the projects in the Flint area that received funding at the request of Congressman Kildee: $242,000 for the Hamilton Dam Repair/Rehabilitation/Replace Project, Flint River: The Hamilton Dam is owned by the City of Flint, Michigan, and has been classified by the State of Michigan dam safety inspection team as a “high hazard potential” dam. This funding will help rehabilitate the dam and protect public safety. In total, Congressman Kildee has secured $342,000 for this project over the last two years. $518,000 for the Kearsley Creek Interceptor Project: The funding would be used for the Kearsley Creek Interceptor project, and would complete construction of 23 miles of sanitary sewer pipe and two pump stations. Since 2004, Congressman Kildee has secured $4,255,064 for this important project. $1,250,000 for the 21st Century Renewable Fuels, Energy & Materials Initiative: This funding will be used for a new collaborative initiative between Kettering University, Oakland University, Michigan Molecular Institute, and Saginaw Valley State University to develop proton exchange membranes and produce prototype membrane electrode assemblies for higher temperature, higher performance and less expensive hydrogen fuel cell stacks. The collaborative will also improve efficiency and longevity of fuel cell catalysts; develop environmentally friendly bioenergy crops to be used as a fuel for hydrogen fuel cells; and develop enhanced performance, longer life membrane materials for next-generation, high power density, lithium-air batteries. ###} |
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