Map Adds Transparency For Local Stimulus
The office of Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Calif., believes their boss is the first member of Congress to show how federal recovery funds will be spent in her congressional district to stimulate the economy. Matsui will post an interactive Google Map on her Web site today to show where the funding received from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which President Obama signed into law on Feb. 17, is going in Sacramento. The office said Matsui plans to update the Web site as new funds become available to her district in the future.
"Transparency and accountability have been key components of the economic recovery bill, as such; I have posted a running list of programs and projects that have received funding from the stimulus package on my website, and a Google Map showing where the federal money is going throughout the Sacramento area," said Matsui in a statement. These funds are being dolled out in significant sums to recipients working on efforts that include public safety programs, the evaluation of direct geothermal feasibility and solar photovoltaic systems to reduce energy costs, public housing programs, electric cars to transport disabled visitors, and transportation and sidewalk improvements. -- Winter Casey
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