$9 million in earmarks for UGA

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By Lee Shearer lee.shearer@onlineathens.com Story updated at 11:50 pm on 3/11/2009

Funds for research tucked into spending bill

The University of Georgia will benefit from about $9 million in earmarks in the federal spending bill President Obama signed into law Wednesday.

Research projects to find plant-based fuels, combat cotton pests and use water more efficiently are among a dozen earmarks state legislators tucked into the $410 billion spending bill. The bill authorizes spending in the 2009 fiscal year, which began Oct. 1.

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