Congressional earmarks in UT
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 33 provisions worth $95.92M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Chris Stewart Rep. UT · $46.42M · 13
- Blake D. Moore Rep. UT · $27.00M · 11
- Burgess Owens Rep. UT · $15.30M · 6
- John Curtis Rep. UT · $7.20M · 3
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $95.92M · 33
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Iron Springs Road UT · UT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Chris Stewart UT | $7.00M |
| 2024 | Coral Pink Sand Dunes Road Widening and Reconstruction Project UT · UT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Chris Stewart UT | $5.42M |
| 2024 | Mormon Trail Road Reconstruction Project UT · UT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Chris Stewart UT | $5.00M |
| 2024 | West Jordan 1300 West Reconstruction Project UT · UT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Burgess Owens UT | $4.50M |
| 2024 | Airport Apron improvements Ogden-Hinkley Airport (OGD) · UT | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Blake Moore UT | $4.50M |
| 2022 | Ephraim Road Safety & Economic Development Project · UT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Chris Stewart UT | $4.00M $466.1K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Highland Drive Reconstruction and Complete Streets Project UT · UT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative John Curtis UT | $3.60M |
| 2023 | SR-7 Exit 5 Interchange, Southern Hills Bridge and Roadway Project · UT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Chris Stewart UT | $3.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | UTA Westside Express Utah Transit Authority · UT | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Burgess Owens UT | $3.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Ibapah Road Safety and Rehabilitation Project · UT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Chris Stewart UT | $3.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Industrial Road Improvements · UT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Chris Stewart UT | $3.00M $279.7K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Cache Valley Transit District - Bus Request and Tracking App Cache Valley Transit District · UT | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Blake Moore UT | $3.00M $2.79M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | SR-174 Improvements Phase 1 · UT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Chris Stewart UT | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | 4700 South Reconstruction Project · UT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Chris Stewart UT | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Utah Military Installation Development Authority - 3-Gate Trail site acquisition and construction · UT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Blake Moore UT | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | 1450 South Extension - River Road to Dixie Drive Interchange (I-15) Project · UT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Chris Stewart UT | $2.50M $671.3K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | High Valley Transit Bus Operations, Maintenance, and Charging Facility High Valley Transit District · UT | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Blake Moore UT | $2.50M |
| 2024 | Highway 132 Improvement Project UT · UT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Burgess Owens UT | $2.50M |
| 2023 | Ephraim Canyon Road Improvements · UT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Chris Stewart UT | $2.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Cache Valley Transit District Vehicle Maintenance and Bus Storage Facility Cache Valley Transit District · UT | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Blake Moore UT | $2.00M |
| 2023 | Young Street Bridge Project · UT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Blake Moore UT | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Ogden Canyon Shared Use Pathway · UT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Blake Moore UT | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | 200 South Transit Corridor Phase 3 - Transit Lane Compliance and Capacity Optimization Salt Lake City Corporation · UT | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Chris Stewart UT | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Harrisville City Complex Roadway UT · UT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Blake Moore UT | $2.00M |
| 2023 | 4700 South Roadway Reconstruction Phase 3 · UT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Burgess Owens UT | $2.00M $186.5K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Old Highway 91 Improvement Project · UT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Chris Stewart UT | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Western Arterial Concept Planning and Environmental Analysis project for Cache Parkway UT · UT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Blake Moore UT | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Terminal Apron Expansion Provo Municipal Airport (PVU) · UT | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative John Curtis UT | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Ogden City Gateway Trail Access Phase UT · UT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Blake Moore UT | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Electric Bus Implementation Utah Transit Authority · UT | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Blake Moore UT | $2.00M |
| 2023 | 4700 South Reconstruction · UT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Burgess Owens UT | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Lake Powell Ferry Replacement Feasibility Study UT · UT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative John Curtis UT | $1.60M |
| 2023 | Neffs Canyon Trailhead Improvement Project · UT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Burgess Owens UT | $800.0K $0 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.