CAGW's
Preliminary Report on Pork |
AGRICULTURE $1 million for the Iowa historical Society for exhibits related to the world food prize $560,000 for the Montana Sheep Institute in Bozeman $1 million for a DNA bear sampling study in Montana $280,000 for asparagus technology and production in Washington $220,000 to research future foods in Illinois $250,000 for research on the interaction of grapefruit juice and drugs $700,000 for the Midwest poultry consortium in Iowa $600,000 for Tri-state joint peanut research in Alabama $500,000 for Missouri, Iowa, and Illinois Corn Growers Association for a pilot program to develop "production protocols" $50,000 to combat "feral hogs" in Missouri $500,000 to continue hybrid poplar research in Wisconsin $2 million for the Biomass Gasification Research Facility in Birmingham, Alabama $500,000 for the gasification of switchgrass in Iowa $1 million for the National Agricultural-Based Industrial Lubricants Center $3 million for an award to the National Technology Transfer Center for a coal slurry impoundment pilot project in Southern West Virginia $1 million for the Automated Nursery Project in Mississippi $500,000 for Vermillion Community College in Ely, Minnesota for development of a Professional Forest Harvester Program $631,000 for research into alternative salmon products, AK $360,000 for research into alternative uses for tobacco, MD $6.2 million for wood utilization research $750,000 for sea otter research $732,000 for the Center for Designing Foods at Iowa State $500,000 for catfish health in Stoneville, Miss. $350,000 for sweet potato research in Miss. $300,000 grasshopper and cricket control in Nebraska $250,000 for wine research at UC-Davis $250,000 to research interactions between grapefruit juice and drugs $210,000 for swine hoop barn research in Iowa $100,000 for the Sea Otter Commission in Alaska $50,000 to study shiitake mushrooms in Booneville, Ark
VA-HUD $180,000 for the Franco-American Heritage Center in Lewiston, Maine $405,000 for continued renovations of the Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville $450,000 for the capital needs of the Lubbock (TX) Amphitheater $900,000 for the renovation of the El Paso Plaza Theater $450,000 for the National Soccer Program Development Initiative $405,000 for continued renovations of the Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville $900,000 for the renovation of the El Paso Plaza Theater $45,000 for construction of facilities associated with the Helen Keller festival in Tuscumbia, AL $180,000 for renovations to the Mercado shopping center in Guadalupe, AZ $202,500 for the National Cherry Festival in Michigan $270,000 for renovations to the Virginia Park Shopping Center in Detroit, Michigan $90,000 for remodeling the Sammy Burke Youth Boxing Center and for a motor vehicle to serve the Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico $270,000 for construction at the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia $725,000 for the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia $750,000 for the Baseball Hall of Fame $650,000 for grasshopper and cricket control in Utah $500,000 for the Boat House Museum in St. Charles, Missouri $500,000 for Tongass Coast Aquarium in Alaska $350,000 for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame $90,000 for the Cowgirl Hall of Fame $300,000 for historic preservation of the Daly Mansion $202,500 to the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame, Sports Research Center in Patchogue, New York for facilities renovations $405,000 to the Staten Island Soccer League of New York for facilities construction $800,000 to the New York Olympic Regional Development Authority for facilities construction for the Mount VanHoevenberg Olympic Sports Complex $202,500 for facilities construction for the Dual Rail Industrial Park in Dooly County, Georgia $180,000 for the City of Shreveport, Louisiana for the re-development of a bus terminal $405,000 to the City of Elgin, Illinois for construction of pedestrian improvements $250,000 to the Missouri Soybean Association to develop a Missouri soybeen seed composition and analysis program; $202,500 for the National Peanut Festival Fairgrounds for construction of the National Peanut Festival Agriculture Arena in Donthan, Alabama $405,000 to the London-Laurel County Tourist Commission, Kentucky for facilities construction for the Blue Gray Civil War Theme Park $81,000 to the Lawrence County Farm Show, Inc. for facilities construction in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania $202,500 for the City of Clearwater, Florida for Waterfront facilities construction of the "Beach by Design Initiative" $90,000 to the City of Cleveland, Ohio for economic development planning for the LTV Steel Economic Development Initiative $202,500 for the Warner Robins Museum of Aviation in Houston County, Georgia for expansion of facilities for the Century of Flight exhibit $283,500 to the Monroe County Wellness Center, Inc. of Monroe County, Kentucky for facilities construction $450,000 for the Northeast Ventures Corporation in Duluth, Minnesota for a revolving loan fund $202,500 to the Michigan State Trust for Railway Preservation, Inc. for construction of facilities for the Steam Railroading Institute's "linear museum concept" in Shiawasse County, Michigan $1.5 million for the Food and Agriculture Policy Research Initiative in Columbia, Missouri to analyze commercial shipping alternatives $135,000 to the Culinary and Hospitality Academy Center of Las Vegas, Nevada for construction related to expansion of an education training center $270,000 for Garth Fagen Dance Studio in Rochester, New York for construction of a new theater $202,500 to the city of Clairsville, Ohio for renovation and restoration of the Clarendon Hotel building $202,500 to continue the rehabilitation of the former Alaska Pulp Company mill site in Sitka, Alaska $450,000 for the Mananuska-Susita Borough for an agricultural processing facility in Wasilla, Alaksa $81,000 to the County of San Bernadino, California for facilities expansion for the Big Bear Zoo $90,000 for the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California for renovations necessary for theater improvements $202,500 for the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum in Palm Springs, California for facilities reconstruction $405,000 for the Harp Foundation for construction of the Historic Arkansas Riverwalk "Link" Project of Pueblo, Colorado $90,000 to the City of Meriden, Connecticut for a study to determine the feasibility of the construction of a community play house and arts center that is $90,000 just to study whether or not something should be built $90,000 for the City of Waterbury, Connecticut for an economic feasibility study focused on construction of a multi-purpose sports facility $90,000 to St. Petersburg, Florida for completion of facilities improvements at the Florida Botanical Garden and Folk Cultural Center $900,000 for the historic restoration and renovation of the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Florida.
ENERGY AND WATER $1.6 million for enhanced oil spill prevention activities in the waters of Washington State
LABOR-HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES $800,000 Institute for International Sport at the University of Rhode Island to support the Scholar-Athlete Games $50,000 School District of Flambeau, Tony, WI, for equipment and technology to create a national parks virtual reality program $300,000 Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, for Universal Kitchen Design project $400,000 - Alaska Humanities Forum to develop Alaska State history texts and curriculum, including oral history, for use in Alaska schools $250,000 - Anchorage Musem of History and Art and Alaska Humanities Forum to develop curriculum on Alaskan culture and art for Alaska schools $3 million - Council of Chief State School Officers for Business/Education Leaders Institute - this is a total liberal group that fights us on anything good in education $800,000 - GRAMMY Foundation,
CA, for music and arts education programs $7 million - Exchanges with
Historic Whaling and Trading Partners $200,000 for the Maxine Waters Employment Preparation Center;
$250,000 multidisciplinary
driver research program $200,000 Living Wall project
Farmington Hills, Michigan $500,000 Lowell Canalway and Riverwalk Design Massachusetts
INTERIOR $1 million for a bear DNA sampling project in Montana $250,000 for beaver management in North Carolina
COMMERCE-JUSTICE-STATE $150,000 for Charleston Bump Billfish Tagging $150,000 for Lobster Sampling $650,000 for Horseshoe Crab Research $450,000 for Pacific Tropical Ornamental Fish $450,000 to the competitive analysis of global salmon $10 million for the Alaskan Seafood Marketing Program $5 million for McGruff the Crime Dog $50 million to establish the United States Travel and Tourism Promotion Advisory Board $35 million for the shrimp industries of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic, to provide far-reaching assistance for many aspects of these fisheries $20,000,000 provided for voluntary capacity reduction programs in the Northeast and West Coast groundfish fisheries $5 million for Hawaiian fishermen affected by fishing area closures and other management rules $5 million is for blue crab fisheries affected by low harvests $10 million from the "Promote and Develop Fishery Products and Research Pertaining to American Fisheries" fund, to develop an Alaskan seafood marketing program
LEG BRANCH $150,000 for new office space for the "King of Pork," Sen. Robert Byrd $200,000 for the replacement of Minton Tile in the Capitol complex $319,000 for Chandelier Restoration and Crystal Globe Replacement in the Capitol; $25,000 for the maintenance of an outdoor sculpture on the Capitol Grounds $108,000 for kitchen exhaust and redesign in the Senate Office Buildings $1 million for a company called Culpeper Glass in Warrenton, VA, that produces glass display cases for the Library of Congress $989,000 for a Lewis and Clark Exhibition at the Library of Congress
MISC. $48 million for the Denali Commission to fund projects in Alaska (this is in addition to all the other earmarks for Alaska) $278,000 for the George Eastman house |