U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler is seeking $81.5 million in earmarks.

The Waynesville Democrat released his list of 79 requested appropriations for the federal budget on his Web site.

The largest request is for $6 million for Swain County as part of the U.S. Department of Interior's payments over not building the North Shore Road. The smallest is $125,000 for the Macon County Sheriff's Office to build a firing range.

Other notable earmarks:

* Fund the National Textile Center at N.C. State University, $3.5 million.

* Build a water treatment plant in McDowell County, $3.5 million.

* Run a youth program through the N.C. National Guard, $1.7 million.

* Fund biology and chemistry programs at UNC-Asheville, $1 million.