U.S. Rep. Larry Kissell is seeking $530.1 million in earmarks.

The Biscoe Democrat released his list of 103 requested appropriations for the federal budget on his Web site.

The largest request is for $84.7 million to extend a road through the Fort Bragg Army base in Fayetteville. The smallest request is $35,000 for Project Fresh Start, a program to help former prison inmates.

Other notable earmarks:

* Extend Charlotte's Lynx transit system, $30 million.

* Build a sewage treatment plant in Hoke County, $21.2 million.

* Build new headquarters for the 406th Army field support at Fort Bragg, $16.5 million.

* Help N.C. National Guard prepare unmanned aerial systems, $6.1 million.

Proposals to establish a transfer tax on real estate sales were shot down by voters in several North Carolina counties today.

Voters in Graham, Hoke, Gates, Washington, Davie and Union counties voted down the tax, according to unofficial totals.

Update: With 16 of 19 precincts reporting in Chatham County, 6,850 people voted against the transfer tax referendum and 3,133 voted for it, according to unofficial totals.