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. 40 provisions worth $279.33M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Susan M. Collins Sen. ME · $276.74M · 38
- Angus S. King, Jr. Sen. ME · $263.37M · 32
- Jared F. Golden Rep. ME · $2.60M · 2
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $279.33M · 40
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Presque Isle International Airport (PQI) Presque Isle International Airport (PQI) · ME | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $20.46M |
| 2023 | Abbot-Greenville Route 15 Rehabilitation · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $16.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Old Town Llewellyn Estes Bridge Replacement ME · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $15.75M |
| 2024 | Wiscasset-Augusta State Route 27 Rehabilitation ME · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $14.40M |
| 2024 | Belgrade-New Sharon State Route 27 Rehabilitation ME · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $14.40M |
| 2023 | Ashland-Eagle Lake, Route 11 Rehabilitation · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $14.40M $6.85M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Farmington-Eustis State Route 27 Rehabilitation ME · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $13.00M |
| 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 |
| 2024 | Milbridge-Harrington US Route 1A Reconstruction ME · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $12.80M |
| 2023 | Milbridge-Cherryfield US Route 1 Reconstruction · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $12.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Cross Lake Township—New Canada State Route 161 Reconstruction ME · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $10.40M |
| 2023 | Van Buren, US Route 1 Reconstruction · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $10.40M $6.36M 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 |
| 2024 | Medway-Millinocket Route 11/157 Rehabilitation ME · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $9.00M |
| 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 |
| 2024 | Saint George River Bridge Replacement ME · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $8.00M |
| 2024 | Fort Kent State Route 161 Reconstruction ME · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $8.00M |
| 2023 | Biddeford Elm Street Improvements · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $7.80M $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 |
| 2024 | Acton Route 109 Reconstruction ME · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $6.00M |
| 2024 | Western Maine Transportation Services Workforce Transit Project Maine Department of Transportation · ME | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Susan Collins ME | $5.11M |
| 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 |
| 2024 | Route 22 at Broadturn Road Intersection Improvements ME · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $3.50M |
| 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 |
| 2024 | US Route 1 at State Road Reconstruction ME · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $2.80M |
| 2024 | Orono Main Street Pedestrian Improvements ME · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $2.40M |
| 2023 | Composites Materials for Transportation Infrastructure and Resilience University of Maine System · ME | Department of Transportation · Transportation Planning, Research and Development | Senator Susan Collins ME | $1.98M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Aircraft Hangar Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport (LEW) · ME | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Jared Golden ME | $1.60M $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 |
| 2024 | Burrough Road Bridge Replacement, Lisbon, Maine ME · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Jared Golden ME | $1.00M |
| 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 |
| 2024 | Bath Workforce Transportation Study Maine Department of Transportation · ME | Department of Transportation · Transportation Planning, Research, and Development | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $1.00M |
| 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 |
| 2024 | Mi'kmaq Transportation Safety Improvements Mi’kmaq Nation · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME | $530.0K |
| 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.