As Congress debates earmark reform legislation, I will be posting on this site a list of all earmarks I have received for Eastern Oklahoma. You deserve to know what I am doing on your behalf and how your tax dollars are being spent. To read more about my position on earmark reform click here.
111th Congress - 1st Session (2009)
$6,400,000 in the FY10 Consolidated Appropriations Act:
- $800,000 for improvements to the Sequoyah Wildlife Refuge road
- $500,000 for widening and other improvements to US-169
- $2,000,000 for a National Weather Radar Testbed Phased Array Radar for the University of Oklahoma and the NOAA-ORF
- $750,000 for law enforcement equipment for the Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations Law Enforcement
- $900,000 for a statewide public safety communications system for the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety
- $180,000 for law enforcement equipment for the Roland Police Department
- $270,000 for an emergency response communications system for Southeastern Oklahoma State University
- $450,000 for a wildlife management technician program for Oklahoma State University
- $250,000 for facility improvements and equipment upgrades to the McCurtain Memorial Hospital
- $300,000 for equipment upgrades for the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
$17,563,000 in the FY10 Energy and Water Appropriations Act:
- $6,173,000 for operations and maintenance projects on the McClellan-Kerr Navigation System for the U.S. Corps of Engineers Tulsa District Office
- $6,625,000 for operations and maintenance projects on Tenkiller Lake for the U.S. Corps of Engineers Tulsa District Office
- $1,800,000 for the Red River Basin Chloride Control project for the U.S. Corps of Engineers Tulsa District Office
- $2,200,000 for Red River Emergency Bank Protection project for the U.S. Corps of Engineers Tulsa District Office
- $250,000 for the Oklahoma Comprehensive Water Plan for the U.S. Corps of Engineers Tulsa District Office
- $190,000 for the Grand Lake Comprehensive Study for the U.S. Corps of Engineers Tulsa District Office
- $25,000 for the Red River Navigation Study for the U.S. Corps of Engineers Tulsa District Office
- $300,000 for the Southeast Oklahoma Water Resource Study for the U.S. Corps of Engineers Tulsa District Office
$2,278,000 in the FY10 Agriculture Appropriations Act:
- $177,000 for Oklahoma State University and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to conduct research to develop and refine crop management techniques
- $839,000 for Oklahoma State University, University of Oklahoma, and Mississippi State University and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to conduct biomass-based energy research
- $382,000 for Oklahoma State University and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to conduct research on food safety from point-of-origin to consumption
- $274,000 for Oklahoma State University and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture develop sustainable and ecologically sound animal waste management practices
- $223,000 for Oklahoma State University and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture develop practices and technology to increase profitability of dual-purpose wheat enterprises
- $209,000 for Oklahoma State University and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to provide technology and engineering services to small, rural manufacturers
- $174,000 for Oklahoma State University and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture for preservation and processing research
$21.6 Million in the FY 09 Omnibus Appropriations bill:
- $5,401,000 for operations and maintenance projects on the McClellan-Kerr Navigation System for the U.S. Corps of Engineers Tulsa District Office (see press release)
- $1,785,000 for operations and maintenance projects on Lake Oologah for the U.S. Corps of Engineers Tulsa District Office (see press release)
- $3,522,000 for operations and maintenance projects on Lake Tenkiller for the U.S. Corps of Engineers Tulsa District Office (see press release)
- $4,358,000 Webbers Falls Lock and Dam Powerhouse on the McKellan-Kerr Navigation System for the U.S. Corps of Engineers Tulsa District Office (see press release)
- $332,500 for an elevated railway project running through the City of Claremore (see press release)
- $380,000 to widen SW 9th Ave from Main St. to US-69/75 in Durant, OK (see press release)
- $300,000 for infrastructure improvements and updates to the McAlester Water Treatment Plant (see press release)
- $2,142,000 for the Biofuels Production Systems Research Project at the USDA-ARS, South Central Agricultural Research Center in Lane, OK (see press release)
- $274,000 for the Animal Waste Management Project at the Oklahoma State University (see press release)
- $839,000 for the Biomass-based Energy Research Center at Oklahoma State University for refining and commercialization of a process utilizing plant biomass to produce liquid fuel (see press release)
- $382,000 for the Food Safety Research Program at the Oklahoma State University (see press release)
- $175,000 for Rural Enterprises Inc. of Oklahoma to establish a Native American Business Center at Eastern Oklahoma State University (see press release)
Project Requests for the Second District (111th Congress – 2nd Session)
Project Requests for the Second District (111th Congress – 1st Session)
110th Congress (1st and 2nd Session)
109th Congress (1st and 2nd Session)
