Earmark List from Two Bills

Earwigs? Earrings? What is that word? Oh, yes, earmarks. Drew Griffin at the blog of Anderson Cooper (of all people!) has put up links to earmarks included in two pieces of legislation. They can probably be found elsewhere but I got them from AC. He also has a link to a list of Congressional representatives and whether or not they responded to a request for a list of their priorities as far as earmark projects for their districts go. You can check for yourself on your reps. The two times I have checked the list I found different answers so I think they have changed over time, and thus won’t post information that may be fluid.

Anyway, on the earmarks in the legislation. I went through and picked out the PA people. In no particular order here is the information.


2008 Financial Services Bill

Project / Agency / Amount / Member submitting request
Ben Franklin Technology Partners / SBA / $250K / Charles Dent (R-15)

Catalyst, Eastgate HOPE VI project / DC / $81K / Chaka Fattah (D-02)

Community College of Philadelphia, Northeast Regional Center for Small Business Development / SBA / $231K / Patrick Murphy (D-08), Allyson Schwartz (D-13)

Delaware County Community College Small Business Center, Media, PA / SBA / $231K / Joe Sestak (D-07), Jim Gerlach (R-06)

Johnstown Area Regional Industries Incubator and Workforce Development Program / SBA / $231K / John Murtha (D-12)

Mifflin County Industrial Development Corporation / SBA / $150K / John Peterson (R-05)

North Side Industrial Development Co., New Business – New Beginning Program / SBA / $150K / Michael Doyle (D-14)

Oil Region Alliance of Business, Industry and Tourism / SBA / $150K / John Peterson (R-05)

STEEED Youth Program / DC / $150K / Chaka Fattah (D-02)

The president added in a few things, none for our fair state.

The Dept of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2008 (HR 2643)

Agency / Project / Amount / Requestor
National Park Service / Southwest Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation Commission / $1.2M / John Murtha (D-12)

NPS / Payne Gallery, Moravian College / $150K / Charles Dent (R-15)

NPS / Philadelphia Art Museum Exterior Façade / $100K / Chaka Fattah (D-02), Bob Brady (D-01)

NPS / W. A. Young & Sons Foundry, Greene County / $150K / John Murtha (D-12)

NPS / Embassy Theatre, Burnham / $250K / John Peterson (R-05)

NPS / Delaware Water Gap Recreation Area / $1.5M / President Bush

NPS / Fort Necessity National Battlefield / $250K / John Murtha (D-12)

NPS / Flight 93 National Memorial / $5M / President Bush

EPA / New Castle, Lawrence County Planning Office for Neshannock Twp / $5K / Jason Altmire (D-04)

EPA / City of Williamsport, Lycoming Dept of Planning & Community Development for a water system for Muncy Industrial Park / $5K / Chris Carney (D-10)

EPA / Borough of Slatington for Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements / $165K / Charles Dent (R-15)

EPA / City of Cressona, Cressona Borough Authroity for the Cressona Belt Filter Press / $80K / Tim Holden (D-17)

EPA / City of Hershey, Derry Twp Municipal Authority for Wastewater Treatment Facility / $83K / Tim Holden (D-17)

EPA / Yardley, Yardley Borough Sewer Authority for Wastewater Infrastructure / $500K / Patrick Murphy (D-08)

EPA / Township of Cecil, Cecil Twp Municipal Authority for the Miller’s Run Sewer System / $500K / Tim Murphy (R-18)

EPA / Borough of Stoystown, Somerset Twp Municipal Authority for Stoystown Water Project / $675K / John Murtha (D-12)

EPA / City of Lock Haven, Clinton County Municipal Authority for Sewer Pump Station Construction in Woodward Twp / $500K / John Peterson (R-05)