CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A spending bill approved by Congress contains millions of dollars for projects in Wyoming, including a new courthouse and renovation of Old Faithful Inn at Yellowstone National Park, Sens. Craig Thomas and Mike Enzi said Monday.

"We directed money to critical Wyoming projects and needs," Thomas, R-Wyo., said. "This funding fits into my vision for better access to health care, job growth and improved visitor services for national parks."

Enzi, R-Wyo., said the $388 billion spending plan, which was approved Saturday and awaits President Bush's signature, has provisions that will benefit Wyoming through better roads, job creation and animal disease research.

"Every Wyoming citizen from school children to veterans to ranchers to business owners will be affected by the funding in this bill," he said.

The measure provides $2.655 million to build a new courthouse at Yellowstone and $9.8 million to restore the Old Faithful Inn, which marked its 100th anniversary this year.

Yellowstone also will get $1 million for snowcoaches, which transport tourists in the winter.

The Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center in Casper will receive $3 million to help fund its research, which includes exploring how carbon dioxide might be stored underground.

The Wyoming Substance Abuse Treatment and Recovery Center in Sheridan stands to collect $1.1 million.

Wyoming also stands to get $4.75 million to make safety improvements on U.S. 287 - the same highway eight University of Wyoming athletes died on when their vehicle collided head-on with a pickup truck on Sept. 16, 2001.

The Wind River Reservation would receive $4.5 million for construction along 17 Mile Road, and Grand Teton National Park would get $4 million for a pathway system for visitors to walk and bike on.

"In the past few years, two people have been killed while riding their bicycles in the park," Thomas said. "We must provide a safe alternative for visitors to access the park."

Another $750,000 will go toward construction of a business incubator center at UW in Laramie.

And Laramie, Rock Springs and Worland would continue to receive subsidies for air service under the spending proposal.