Marin earns nearly $7 million in earmarks in new federal spending bill
Marin stands to gain nearly $7 million in budget earmarks as part of a new federal spending bill.
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, which President Biden is poised to sign, contains earmarks that allow members of Congress to direct federal funds for specific projects to their states and districts.
Specifically, the omnibus spending bill approved by Congress on Friday contains $6.95 million in earmarks for Marin projects. The single biggest beneficiary will be MCE, formerly known as Marin Clean Energy, which received funding for three projects totaling $3.25 million.
“We are thrilled to learn that all three requests were included in the federal spending package,” Jamie Tuckey, MCE’s chief of staff, said in an email.
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“The $1.8 million in federal funding for the design of the SMART Rail Extension to Healdsburg– which U.S. Congressman Jared Huffman nominated for community project funding – is a strong step towards expanding commuter rail service and increasing climate-friendly transportation alternatives in the North Bay,” Julia Gonzalez, a spokeswoman for SMART, said in an email.
Homeward Bound of Marin will receive $750,000, which it will use to help it create 50 units of housing for veterans at the decommissioned Hamilton Army Airfield in Novato. Huffman requested $1.5 million for the project, but the House Committee on Appropriations, which makes the final call on which projects get funded, cut the amount in half.
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By: Richard Halstead
Source: Marin Independent Journal
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