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Below is the list of South Jersey projects requested by Congressman LoBiondo. The following projects are listed in alphabetical order:

Fiscal Year 2010 Interior-Environment Appropriations Bill-

• Cape May National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) Land Acquisition Program – requested by the New Jersey Audubon Society (11 Hardscrabble Road, Bernardsville, NJ) for land to be acquired for the Cape May NWR (24 Kimbles Beach Road, Cape May Court House, NJ). Project Description: “Wildlife refuge land acquisition project at Cape May NWR. Funding for [this project] is critical to preserving New Jersey’s rich biodiversity, protecting our natural resources, increasing recreational opportunities for our citizens and supporting our state’s growing wildlife –related recreation industry.”…Funding Requested: $1,100,000

• City of Millville, Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade – Phase I – requested by City of Millville (12 South High Street, PO Box 609, Millville, NJ). Project Description: “The project will upgrade the City’s Wastewater Treatment Plant which is approximately 50 years old and one of its most vital infrastructure components. It will create jobs, prevent an increase to sewer rate payers, and represent the City’s commitment to the environment and its future.”…Funding Requested: $4,620,000

• Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) Land Acquisition Program – requested by the New Jersey Audubon Society (11 Hardscrabble Road, Bernardsville, NJ) for land to be acquired for the Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Great Creek Road, Oceanville, NJ). Project Description: “Wildlife refuge land acquisition project at Edwin B. Forsythe National NWR. Funding for [this project] is critical to preserving New Jersey’s rich biodiversity, protecting our natural resources, increasing recreational opportunities for our citizens and supporting our state’s growing wildlife –related recreation industry.”…Funding Requested: $1,050,000

• Supawna National Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition Program – requested by The Conservation Fund (1655 North Fort Myer Drive, Arlington, VA) for land to be acquired for the Supawna NWR (197 Lighthouse Road, Pennsville, NJ). Project Description: “[Funding] to enable the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to help acquire an approximately 80 acre tract of land located within the boundary of the Supawna NWR in Salem County. ”…Funding Requested: $1,000,000

• Woodbine, New Jersey, Sewer and Water Treatment System Expansion – requested by the Borough of Woodbine (501 Washington Avenue, Woodbine, NJ). Project Description: “Sewer and water treatment expansion that will help facilitate the siting of the [ethanol] facility which will produce ethanol from algae and provide the basis of an alternative energy industry in Southern New Jersey that will yield economic benefits to the Borough [of Woodbine] and beyond.”…Funding Requested: $2,000,000