Maine projects in federal budget

Here is a partial list of some of the Maine projects included in the omnibus federal spending bill:

. $10 million (recommended) for the Penobscot River restoration project.

. $3.25 million for working forest easements on 24,500 acres near Great Pond in Hancock County.

. $1.1 million to be shared by the University of Maine and other schools to develop new potato varieties.

. $4.9 million to be shared by the University of Maine and other schools for research into bioplastics, wood composites and other wood products.

. $185,000 for research on low-bush blueberry processing and sustainable production.

. $316,000 for the New England Invasive Plant Center, a joint program involving the University of Maine.

. $886,000 for research at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute.

. $500,000 for Atlantic salmon restoration programs in the Penobscot River.

. $188,000 for the Lobster Institute’s Lobster Conservation, Outreach, Research and Education program.

. $295,000 to construct a new pipeline to redirect wastewater from Presque Isle Stream to the Aroostook River.

. $295,000 to the city of Ellsworth to acquire land to construct a new wastewater treatment plant.

. $590,000 to Acadia National Park to acquire 148 acres at the former Pooler Farm in the Northeast Creek watershed.

. $295,000 for the University of Maine: Northeastern States Research Cooperative to support research beneficial to the northern forests.

Sources: Members of Maine’s congressional delegation.