(Columbia, S.C.) – House Majority Whip and Sixth District Congressman James E. Clyburn secured $17.6 million in this year’s appropriations bills for agriculture, energy, water, homeland security and national parks projects for South Carolina. Each of the entities receiving funding made a request of Congressman Clyburn for assistance.
“I am pleased to respond to the needs of South Carolinians by securing federal funding for projects indentified by local entities,” Congressman Clyburn said. “These projects meet goals of the federal government and benefit South Carolina by supporting preservation, infrastructure, and research and development initiatives.”
These earmarks were including in appropriations bills that have been signed into law by the President.
| Agency | Recipient | Project | Amount |
| National Parks Service | Congaree National Park | Land acquisition--Purchase of part of the Riverstone tract | $1,320,000 |
| National Parks Service | Historic Columbia Foundation | Modjeska Simkins Home Restoration | $150,000 |
| Environmental Protection Agency | Town of Coward | Drinking water and wastewater improvements | $500,000 |
| Army Corps of Engineers | Lake Marion Regional Water Agency | Continue work on water/sewer line reaches | $4,170,000 |
| Department of Energy/ National Nuclear Security Administration | Historically Black Colleges and Universities | STEMS programs | $10,000,000 |
| Federal Emergency Management Agency | Williamsburg County Sheriff’s Department | Williamsburg County Emergency Operations Center | $1,000,000 |
| National Institute of Food and Agriculture | Claflin University | Cellulosic Biomass | $469,000 |
| TOTAL | $17,609,000 |
There are seven other appropriations bills pending in the Congress for fiscal year 2010.