Congressional earmarks in CO
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 12 provisions worth $15.65M match.
By year
- FY2023 $15.65M · 12
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- John W. Hickenlooper Sen. CO · $13.05M · 10
- Michael F. Bennet Sen. CO · $8.66M · 7
- Jason Crow Rep. CO · $2.80M · 1
- Joe Neguse Rep. CO · $2.61M · 2
- Ed Perlmutter Rep. CO · $2.33M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Environmental Protection Agency $15.65M · 12
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | City of Aurora for a Waterline Replacement Program · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Jason Crow CO | $2.80M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Northglenn for Water Treatment Plant Improvements · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Ed Perlmutter CO | $2.33M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town of Minturn for a Water Treatment Plant · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Representative Joseph Neguse CO | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town of Cheraw for a Regional Consolidation Project · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $1.63M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town of Superior for a Water Treatment Plant Project · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $1.28M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town of Naturita for Wastewater Treatment Plant Lagoon Upgrade and Collection System · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $1.25M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town of De Beque for Wastewater Treatment Plant, Collection System, and Related Infrastructure · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $1.25M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Trinidad for a Drinking Water Infrastructure Project · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $1.15M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town of Wellington for a Water Infrastructure Project · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Joseph Neguse CO | $608.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town of La Jara for Wastewater Sewer Lagoon Rehab Project · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Michael Bennet CO | $600.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Beulah Water Works District for Raw Water Storage · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $380.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Delta for North Delta Water Line Replacement · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $380.0K $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.