Earmarks Sponsored by Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL]
According to data from Taxpayers for Common Sense, Sen. Nelson sponsored 135 earmarks worth $1,226,799,750 for Fiscal Year 2008. His earmarks are listed below, grouped by the bill containing the earmark.
Ag-Rural Development-FDA
| Description | Amount | Location | Other Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aquaculture (CA, FL, TX) | $443,000 | CA; FL; TX | House: Brown-Waite [, FL-5], Davis [, CA-53], Ortiz [, TX-27] |
| Citrus Canker/ Greening, FL | $1,296,000 | FL | Senate:
Martinez [, FL]
House: Boyd [, FL-2], Brown [, FL-3], Crenshaw [, FL-4], Mack [, FL-14], Putnam [, FL-12], Stearns [, FL-6], Wexler [, FL-19] |
| Climate Forecasting, FL | $2,656,000 | FL | House: Boyd [, FL-2] |
| Displacing Imported Petroleum With Renewables | $149,000 | FL | Senate:
Martinez [, FL]
House: Stearns [, FL-6] |
| Sugarcane Variety Research, Canal Point, FL | $1,395,000 | Canal Point, FL | Senate:
Martinez [, FL]
House: Hastings [, FL-23] |
| US Agricultural Research Service Laboratory, Canal Point, FL | $521,000 | Canal Point, FL | Senate:
Martinez [, FL]
House: Boyd [, FL-2], Hastings [, FL-23] |
Commerce, Justice & Science
| Description | Amount | Location | Other Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARISE Foundation | $728,500 | FL | Senate:
Martinez [, FL]
House: Crenshaw [, FL-4], Diaz-Balart [, FL-21], Hastings [, FL-23], Wasserman Schultz [, FL-20] |
| City of Flagler Beach, FL | $211,500 | Flagler Beach, FL | House: Mica [, FL-7] |
| City of Flagler Beach, Flagler County, FL, for emergency and law enforcement equipment | $178,600 | Flagler Beach Flagler County, FL | House: Mica [, FL-7] |
| City of Melbourne, Brevard County, FL for radio system upgrades | $133,950 | Melbourne Brevard County, FL | |
| City of Temple Terrace, Hillsborough County, FL, for an interoperable communications system | $312,550 | Temple Terrace Hillsborough County, FL | |
| Girls, Inc. | $470,000 | FL | Senate:
Bayh [, IN],
Clinton [, NY],
Hutchison [, TX],
Lincoln [, AR],
Pryor [, AR],
Schumer [, NY]
House: Crenshaw [, FL-4] |
| Hendry County, FL, for law enforcement communications equipment | $178,600 | Hendry County, FL | Senate: Martinez [, FL] |
| Hendry County, FL, Law Enforcement Communications Equipment | $366,600 | Hendry County, FL | Senate: Martinez [, FL] |
| Hurricane Mitigation Alliance, research to develop cost effective techniques for reduction of hurricane hazards to life and property, Florida International University | $446,500 | Miami-Dade County, FL | Senate:
Martinez [, FL]
House: Wasserman Schultz [, FL-20] |
| Marion County, FL | $282,000 | Marion County, FL | House: Keller [, FL-8], Stearns [, FL-6] |
| Marion County, Marion, FL, for fingerprint identification equipment | $178,600 | Marion County, FL | House: Keller [, FL-8], Stearns [, FL-6] |
| Regional Climate Centers, cooperative agreement with the National Climatic Data Center, Univ. of NE; Illinois State Water-Survey; Cornell University; S.C. Dept. of Natural Resources; Louisiana State University; Desert Research Institute | $3,572,000 | IL; LA; NE; NV; NY; SC | Senate:
Clinton [, NY],
Ensign [, NV],
Johnson [, SD],
Nelson [, NE],
Schumer [, NY]
House: Hinchey [, NY-22], LaHood [, IL-18] |
| South Florida Anti-Gang Task Force, Broward County, FL, to fight gang violence | $357,200 | Broward County, FL | |
| Temple Terrace, FL Phoenix House | $564,000 | Temple Terrace, FL | House: Bilirakis [, FL-9] |
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