(Washington, DC) — Sixth District Congressman James E. Clyburn today announced that Congress has approved more than $8 million that he requested for South Carolina projects as part of the Transportation, Treasury, Judiciary, Housing & Urban Development and Related Agencies appropriation bill that passed the U.S. House of Representatives before it adjourned for the Thanksgiving recess this weekend.
Here is a list of the projects and the federal funds appropriated for them:
|
Recipient |
Project |
Appropriation |
|
S.C. Department of Transportation |
Briggs-DeLaine-Pearson Connector |
$2 million |
|
S.C. Department of Transportation |
Pedestrian Walkway over railroad in Orangeburg |
$1.7 million |
|
S.C. Department of Transportation |
Assembly Street Railroad relocation in Columbia |
$1.3 million |
|
S.C. Department of Transportation |
Charleston Airport garage construction |
$1 million |
|
EngenuitySC |
Hydrogen research project |
$1 million |
|
City of Walterboro |
Great Swamp Sanctuary Discovery Center and sidewalks |
$300,000 |
|
Paxville Community Development Corp. (CDC) |
Multipurpose Technology Center construction/renovation |
$200,000 |
|
Lee County National Council of Negro Women |
Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial Park construction |
$200,000 |
|
Marion County |
Nichols Wellness Center construction |
$150,000 |
|
BibleWay Community Development Corp. (CDC) |
Multipurpose facility construction |
$125,000 |
|
Boys & Girls Club of the Pee Dee |
Renovation and construction of facilities in Florence and Sumter |
$100,000 |
|
Town of St. Stephens |
Berkeley Seniors’ Center renovation |
$100,000 |
|
Georgetown County |
Choppee Regional Resource Center construction |
$100,000 |
|
Williamsburg County Boys & Girls Club |
Gym renovation/improvements |
$75,000 |
|
The Progressive Circle (John’s Island) |
Multipurpose building renovation |
$50,000 |
“All of these projects were initiated by me at the request of the recipients,” Congressman Clyburn said. “I am pleased to be able to return $8.4 million in federal funds to communities throughout the Sixth Congressional District to improve the quality of life for my constituents.”
Congressman Clyburn is the only member of the South Carolina delegation that serves on the Appropriation Committee. He also was the only member of the delegation to serve on the Conference Committee that worked out the difference between the House and Senate version of this appropriations bill.