Peter King's past earmark requests
Rep. Pete King's Last Earmarks, funded for 2010
King did not request any earmarks for the upcoming year, 2011, honoring the House Republican Conference one-year moratorium on earmarks. Below is a list of the earmarks that King requested last year that Congress funded. Under the moratorium, King chose not to request earmarks for these or other projects for the coming fiscal year of 2011.
| Recipient | Location | Description | $ Granted |
| Metropolitan Transportation Authority | New York | East Side Access project | $202,522,853 |
| U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (New York District) | New York | Study for Fire Island to Montauk Point Project. | $5,480,000 |
| New York University | New York | School of Medicine Center of Excellence | $2,400,000 |
| Webb Institute | Glen Cove | Construction of a modern ship model testing facility | $2,000,000 |
| American Defense Systems, Inc. | Hicksville | Enhanced Small Arms Protective Insert | $1,600,000 |
| Long Island Forum for Technology | Babylon | Pilot program for advanced technologies | $1,000,000 |
| City of Glen Cove | Glen Cove | Construction of a fast ferry boat terminal | $1,000,000 |
| Partnership for Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Science | Point Pleasant | Partnership for Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Science | $1,000,000 |
| U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (New York District) | New York | Work from Jones Inlet to East Rockaway Inlet (Long Beach). | $904,000 |
| Tuesday's Children | Manhasset | First Responder Institute for mental healthcare to 9/11 first responders | $750,000 |
| St. Francis College | Brooklyn | Project Access, an education program f | $650,000 |
| City of Glen Cove Police Department | Glen Cove | Equipment for the Emergency Command Center | $615,000 |
| City of Glen Cove | Glen Cove | Repairs to two downtown parking structures | $500,000 |
| City of Glen Cove | Glen Cove | Repair drinking and storm water infrastructure | $500,000 |
| Nassau County Police Department | Mineola | Heroin Abatement Program | $385,000 |
| Nassau County | Mineola | Report on relocation of the Bay Park Sewer Treatment Plant | $300,000 |
| Parents for Megan's Law, Inc. | Stony Brook | Sex Offender Registration Tips (SORT) and Support Programs | $300,000 |
| Suffolk County Police Department | Yaphank | Program to combat computer and internet crime | $250,000 |
| National Kidney Registry | Babylon | Upgrade to enhanced human leukocyte antigen (HLA) testing | $177,000 |
| U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (New York District) | New York | Town of Babylon's Fire Island to Jones Inlet Project. | $143,000 |
| Total | $222,476,853 |
Christa House earmark withdrawn after nonprofit closed.
Source: House Appropriations Committee
For fuller description of King's 2010 requests, go here.
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