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Member Designated Requests Fiscal Year 2023

Below are Congressman John Curtis designated project requests for FY2023.

Below are Congressman John Curtis designated project requests for FY2023.

Title: Integrated Energy Systems – Analytical Equipment for Advanced Energy Laboratory
Location: PO Box 754, Castle Dale, UT 84513
Project Sponsor: San Rafael Energy Research Center
Project Amount: $1,865,000
Purpose: The funding would be used for the purchase of electrolysis equipment and lifetime and performance analysis studies of electrolyzers. Specifically, this funding will enable the center to perform advanced hydrogen and nuclear energy research where harsh conditions and associated degradation occurs during fuel cell operations.
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Title: Hydrogen Electroyzer Performance Study for Coal Power Plant Conversion to Hydrogen Power
Location: PO Box 754, Castle Dale, UT 84513
Project Sponsor: San Rafael Energy Research Center
Project Amount: $1,350,000
Purpose:The funding would be used for the purchase of electrolysis equipment and lifetime and performance analysis studies of electrolyzers. This will not only create local jobs in a rural part of Utah but also help bring clean energy onto the grid at a time when this is a priority of the federal government that benefits all taxpayers.
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Title: Wasatch Front Water Conservation Effort
Location: 56 N State Street, Orem, UT 84057
Project Sponsor: Orem City (local government)
Project Amount: $3,000,000
Purpose: The funding would be used for the construction of a 9,000 square foot building that will house three cloth media tertiary filters, chemical storage areas, a 50,000-gallon chlorine contact/ storage and equalization tank, reuse pumps and effluent pumps at the OWRF, and 5,000 feet of 12 foot PVC pipe off-site to the four different water delivery locations. Utah has been experiencing historic droughts, and this multijurisdictional project would help relieve stress on water usage during the drought period.
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Title: San Juan County Cancer Screening
Location: 117 Main Street, #221, Monticello, UT 84535
Project Sponsor: San Juan County
Project Amount: $515,952
Purpose: The funding would be used for physical examinations and subsequent cancer screenings as necessary in Monticello, Utah. The Monticello Mill, owned and operated by the U.S. government between 1941 and the early 1960s, was deemed a superfund site in 1989. Prior to this, toxic waste polluted the air and the waterways in the greater-Monticello community. This led to noticeably high rates of cancer diagnoses, some tragically resulting in death. These funds would ensure that depleted resources from prior Congressional authorizations could be boosted and ensure community members can catch these cancers early that are directly caused by the acts of the federal government.
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