Some of the pork monies from the 2005 Budget released

[LdyGuique]

Alaska Delegation Announces Nearly $55 Million in Grants

Washington, D.C. - Senator Lisa Murkowski, Senator Ted Stevens and Congressman Don Young announced that Federal agencies have awarded a series of grants to the State of Alaska and to Alaska programs.

The grants totaling nearly $55 million released this week are:

The Department of Homeland Security has allocated the following funds from the Transportation Security Administration:

$100,000 for the Ketchikan International Airport and $1.71 million for the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport to offset the costs of electronic baggage screening.

The Department of Transportation has awarded the following:

$30,296,337 to the State of Alaska for the repair or reconstruction of federal-aid highways and roads on federal lands damaged as a result of the 7.9 magnitude earthquake that struck near Fairbanks, on November 3, 2002.

$9,931,409 to the State of Alaska for the repair or reconstruction of federal-aid highways and roads on federal lands damaged as a result of sever rainstorms that struck Kodiak and the Kenai Peninsula on October 23, 2002 and November 23, 2002.

$603,262 to the State of Alaska for the repair or reconstruction of federal-aid highways and roads on federal lands as a result of flooding that occurred outside of Nome between May 17 and 26, 2002.

$500,000 to the State of Alaska Department of Transportation to provide an airport master planning process for the Ralph Wien Memorial Airport in Kotzebue.

$1,878,000 to the State of Alaska Department of Transportation to construct a snow removal equipment building at the Red Devil Airport.

$250,000 to the City of Wasilla to design plans for additional apron space for the Wasilla Airport.

$7,745,000 to the State of Alaska Department of Transportation to provide funds to construct a snow removal equipment storage building at the Perryville Airport.

$1,967,357 to the Alaska Railroad Corporation for the construction of the Fairbanks Rail/Bus Transfer facility.

Source: Sitnews

[ClintonTyree]

1. Yep, Alaska's got a little bit of oil up there...............

and the slugs mean to grease enough palms to keep it coming their way. They really don't have to though, Alaska's as red as they get. Just a few "paybacks" I imagine, for all of the "support" bush has gotten. :eyes:

[LdyGuique]

2. Acutally, "Uncle" Ted is an accomplished porker

It's what keeps him in office -- the Natives love him. This has nothing to do with the oil -- He was Chair of Senate Appropriations last year. It makes it very difficult to evict him.

[Blue_In_AK]

3. Well, it's good to fix the roads...

I don't have a problem with that.

[snowbear]

4. OMG......

......."$7,745,000 to the State of Alaska Department of Transportation to provide funds to construct a snow removal equipment storage building at the Perryville Airport."

:o :o :o :o :o :o :o

The population of Perryville is something like 98 !!!!

:o :o :o :o :o :o :o

[HullBoss]

5. Pork monies

It's incredulous unlees Frank needs a place to park the plane.
Watch for hocuspocus

[newyawker99]

6. Hi HullBoss!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast: