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The Senate voted to pass the bill on Sunday 57-39, and the House of Representatives approved the measure on Thursday. The bill is before President Obama, and he is expected to sign it into law.
Regional projects in the bill are listed by topic. If a member of Congress supported the project, that member's name is also listed:
Transportation
* $1.4 million for the Erie Mass Transit Authority for a transit maintenance building in Erie County. (Specter-Casey; Dahlkemper)
* $750,000 to implement safety improvements on U.S. Route 322 in Centre County. (Specter-Casey; Thompson)
* $360,000 for Area Transportation Authority of North Central PA to replace public transit vehicles in Cameron, Clearfield, Elk, Jefferson, McKean and Potter Counties. (Specter; Thompson)
* $300,000 for the Centre Area Transportation Authority to purchase compressed natural gas powered articulated transit buses Centre County. (Specter; Thompson)
Housing and Urban Development
* $400,000 for the City of Warren for capital improvements and streetscaping in downtown Warren. (Specter-Casey; Dahlkemper)
Financial Services
* $100,000 for the Northwest Pennsylvania Incubator Association for an incubator project in Erie County. (Casey)
Health and Human Services
* $100,000 for operating room X-ray equipment at the DuBois Regional Medical Center toward the purchase of a digital mobile C-Arm, an X-ray machine used in the operating room. (Specter-Casey; Thompson)
* $100,000 for Corry Memorial Hospital Association in Erie County for equipment. The equipment will be used in a replacement facility, which will improve access to care for residents of northwestern Pennsylvania. (Specter-Casey; Dahlkemper)
* $100,000 for Hamot Medical Center in Erie County for equipment. This equipment includes ventilators and IV pumps. (Specter-Casey; Dahlkemper)
* $100,000 for Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie County for equipment. Funds will be used for a Practice Management Information Syste to educate medical and pharmacy students on health information technology, such as electronic medical records and e-prescribing. (Specter)
* $100,000 for Meadville Medical Center for equipment. Funds will be used to upgrade a CT Scanner. (Specter)
* $100,000 for Sharon Regional Health System in Mercer County for equipment. Funds will be used to upgrade equipment in the Cardiac Cath Lab in the Heart Center at the hospital, including IV upgrades and cardiac monitors. (Specter; Dahlkemper)
* $150,000 for Mount Nittany Medical Center in Centre County for facilities and equipment. This will be used to expand the hospital's East Wing as well as upgrade medical equipment in patient rooms.
* $100,000 for Altoona Regional Health System in Blair County for equipment. Funds will be used for digital mammography equipment in the breast imaging center. (Specter-Casey; Thompson)
* $100,000 for American Prosthodontic Society Foundation in Clearfield County for scholarships and program costs related to training in prosthetic dentistry and clinical prosthodontics. (Specter)
* $100,000 for Charles Cole Memorial Hospital in Potter County for facilities and equipment. The hospital plans to expand and renovate the Emergency Department, including a remodeled trauma room, secure psychiatric room, new triage room and additional specialty treatment rooms. (Specter)
* $100,000 for Elk Regional Health Center in Elk County for equipment. Funds will be used to purchase digital mammography equipment to provide women with access to mammograms. (Specter-Casey)
* $100,000 for Pennsylvania State University in Centre County for evidence-based prevention programs in schools and communities to reduce youth substance abuse. The Promoting School-Community-University-Partnerships to Encourage Resilience (PROSPER) program will be implemented in Potter County with the goal of strengthening families, building youth skills, and reducing youth substance use, as well as other problem behaviors. (Specter)
Education
* $100,000 for Mercyhurst College in Erie County for education programs and support services for individuals with disabilities. (Specter-Casey)
Criminal Justice
* $200,000 for the Pennsylvania Children's Advocacy Centers and Multidisciplinary Teams in Erie County for a program to educate parents and adults on the protection of children from online sexual predators. (Casey)
* $500,000 for Clarion County for interoperable communications, which will serve a sixcounty region. Clarion County will work in partnership with the Northwest Central Emergency Response Group, which consists of Clarion, Cameron, Clearfield, Elk, Jefferson and McKean counties, for the purpose of promoting seamless interoperability capabilities among counties, hospitals, and regional, state and federal agencies. (Casey-Specter; Thompson)
* $500,000 for Centre County for emergency communications system upgrades which will improve safety for citizens of the county and allow for interoperability among multiple agencies. (Casey-Specter; Thompson)
* $100,000 for Somerset County for Somerset County Communication Tower to support a county-wide communications systems upgrade to enhance emergency responder services. (Specter; Shuster)
