- $13 million for an Aquatic Center in Danville, Illinois.
- $15 million to fund promotional efforts to attract soccer’s 2026 World Cup to New Jersey.
- $20 million used to modernize fish hatcheries in Maine.
- $5 million for the development of moonshine walking trails in North Carolina.
- $7 million to boost horse racing in Arizona.
- $2 million to plant 3,600 trees in New York.
- $140 million to build a 29-story luxury hotel in Broward County, Florida.
Most absurd, nearly $2 billion of American Rescue Plan funds were earmarked for nonexistent county governments in Connecticut and Rhode Island.
Source: Jacob Lane, Wall Street Journal