Earmarks Sponsored by Rep. Alcee Hastings [D, FL-23]

According to data from Taxpayers for Common Sense, Rep. Hastings sponsored 16 earmarks worth $78,392,000 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
Sugarcane Variety Research, Canal Point, FL $1,395,000 Canal Point, FL Senate: Martinez [, FL], Nelson [, FL]
US Agricultural Research Service Laboratory, Canal Point, FL $521,000 Canal Point, FL Senate: Martinez [, FL], Nelson [, FL]
House:  Boyd [, FL-2]

Commerce, Justice & Science

Description Amount Location Other Sponsors
ARISE Foundation $728,500 FL Senate: Martinez [, FL], Nelson [, FL]
House:  Crenshaw [, FL-4], Diaz-Balart [, FL-21], Wasserman Schultz [, FL-20]
Lauderdale Lakes, FL Law Enforcement Technology $164,500 Lauderdale Lakes, FL

Defense

Description Amount Location Other Sponsors
Western Hemisphere Information Exchange Program (WHIX) $2,400,000 Miami, FL House:  Ros-Lehtinen [, FL-18]

Energy & Water

Description Amount Location Other Sponsors
Herbert Hoover Dike (Seepage Control) $54,884,000 FL Senate: Martinez [, FL], Nelson [, FL]
Intracoastal Waterway (IWW), Jacksonville to Miami, Florida. $3,800,000 FL Senate: Martinez [, FL], Nelson [, FL]
House:  Crenshaw [, FL-4], Diaz-Balart [, FL-21], Feeney [, FL-24], Ros-Lehtinen [, FL-18], Wasserman Schultz [, FL-20], Wexler [, FL-19]
Modified Water Deliveries $9,840,000 FL House:  Diaz-Balart [, FL-25]
St Lucie Inlet, FL $1,873,000 FL

Labor-HHS-Education

Description Amount Location Other Sponsors
Broward Community College, Broward County, FL for an education and training program in emergency preparedness and response $292,000 Broward County Broward County, FL
City of West Palm Beach, FL for training programs for at-risk youth $365,000 West Palm Beach, FL
Palm Beach Community College, Lake Worth, FL for equipment and technology $316,000 Lake Worth, FL House:  Wexler [, FL-19]

Transportation and Housing & Urban Development

Description Amount Location Other Sponsors
City of Lauderdale Lakes for renovation and construction of a new educational and cultural addition to the library $196,000 Lauderdale Lakes, FL
St. Lucie County International, new parallel runway construction $490,000 FL
Town Center Transit Hub $392,000 Miramar , FL
U.S. 441/SR7 Interchange at 11st Street $735,000 Lauderhill Broward County, FL
 

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