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Pet spending projects that lawmakers put in the fiscal '05 budget are listed. Administration requests aren't.
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In fiscal year 2005, there were more than 13,000 earmarks with a total value of $19 billion. Here are the top recipients.
California ... $1.66 (in billions)
Pennsylvania ... 1.09
Virginia ... .94
Texas ... .78
Florida ... .72
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California projects
About three-fourths of California's $1.6 billion in earmarks are directed to two areas - defense and transportation. Here is a selection of some of the recipients:
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Defense
Allied Container Systems
(Pleasant Hill): $29.7 million for range enhancements at Twentynine Palms Marine base
MC Depots
(Barstow): $21.5 million for repairing battle-damaged vehicles
General Atomics-ASI
(Rancho Bernardo): $30 million to acquire two new Predator UAVs
Defense Language Institute
(Monterey): $6.7 million for a dental clinic
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Transportation
California Department of Transportation: $197,000 for Angels Flight in Los Angeles
L.A. County Metropolitan Transportation Authority: $1.9 million for the MTA bus program
L.A. County MTA: $496,000 for Gold Line subway Foothill extension
Caltrans: $4.2 million for ongoing earthquake retrofit of the Golden Gate Bridge
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Source: Office of Management and Budget
