No such thing:
In fact, there is no earmark for "a Frisbee golf course" in either the House or Senate version of the recovery bill, which both specifically prohibit using funds in the bill for a "golf course." The Senate version also prohibits using funds for a "community park."
As The Wall Street Journal reported on February 4, a "36-hole 'disc golf' course" was included among a list of potential projects provided by the United States Conference of Mayors in a January 17 report. However, according to the Conference of Mayors report: "Mayors recognize that the economic recovery initiative to be undertaken by the new administration and Congress will include a review process through which projects eligible for funding will be identified. The projects listed in this report in no way represent an inventory of projects formally proposed for funding." The Conference of Mayors report stated that cities were invited to submit projects that "reflected their unique local infrastructure needs, produced jobs for their residents, and contributed to future economic development." The Frisbee golf course was listed among the projects "ready to go" in Austin, Texas. The February 4 Journal article reported that "John Hrncir, [Austin's] government-relations officer, says the project list 'was put together on very short notice,' and 'we are not going to submit anything that is questionable when we seek actual funding.' "
Both the House and Senate versions of the economic recovery bill include a provision that specifically prohibits using funds for golf courses, and the Senate version also prohibits using funds for community parks.
When getting one's news from television, one should be appropriately skeptical.
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