Congressional earmarks in ME
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 15 provisions worth $66.61M match.
By year
- FY2022 $66.61M · 15
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Susan M. Collins Sen. ME · $66.61M · 15
- Angus S. King, Jr. Sen. ME · $60.86M · 12
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $66.61M · 15
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Maine Northern Railroad Improvements Maine Department of Transportation · ME | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $12.96M $12.96M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Searsport - US Route 1 Reconstruction · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $9.20M $9.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Edgecomb to Boothbay - State Route 27 · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $8.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Dover-Foxcroft, Dover Bridge #5118 Replacement · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $7.20M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Camden - US Route 1 Reconstruction · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Augusta: Bangor Street Improvements · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $4.80M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Livermore Falls - State Route 17 Reconstruction · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Newport - US Route 2 · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Fryeburg Eastern Slope Regional Airport (IZG) Runway Extension · ME | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Susan Collins ME | $3.50M $3.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Pittsfield - State Route 11 Rehabilitation · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $3.20M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Machias Airport (MVM) Environmental Review and Property Acquisition · ME | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Susan Collins ME | $1.25M $325.5K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Presque Isle - US Route 1 Reconstruction · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $1.20M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | America's Volunteer Driver Center ITNAmerica · ME | Department of Transportation · Transportation Planning, Research, and Development | Senator Susan Collins ME | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Vassalboro - State Route 32 · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $800.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Brunswick Executive Airport (BXM) Customs and Border Protection Facility · ME | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
Enacted earmarks from GAO's Tracking the Funds data (FY2022-FY2024). FY2025 had none (a full-year continuing resolution); FY2026's are enacted but not yet in GAO's data. Amounts are what the law provided, not what was spent. Source: GAO, Tracking the Funds. Requesters are matched to today's members of Congress by name and state; former members show as GAO wrote them.