Kansas Lieutenant Governor Mark Parkinson announced Tuesday a new Web site to help Kansans take advantage of the federal stimulus package.

The site will help Kansans tap into the opportunities of the stimulus act that President Obama signed Tuesday - like tax credits, construction jobs and unemployment benefits, Parkinson said in a news release.

Parkinson said the site, www.governor.ks.gov/recovery, focuses on five areas:

• Tax cuts to make work pay and create jobs: More than 35 percent of the package will provide direct tax relief to 95 percent of American workers, spurring investment and job growth for American businesses.
• Modernizing roads, bridges, transit and waterways: Kansas will receive an estimated $350 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for highway construction projects. In addition, Kansas will receive an estimated $27 million to be spent on transit projects throughout the state.
• Education for the 21st century: Kansas will receive increased funding in a State Fiscal Stabilization Fund, distributed in part to local school districts using existing funding formulas, which can be used for preventing cutbacks and preventing layoffs.
• Lowering health care costs and ensuring broader coverage: The stimulus bill will support the state's efforts to accelerate adoption of Health Information Technology systems by doctors and hospitals, in order to modernize the health care system, save billions of dollars, reduce medical errors and improve quality.
• Clean, efficient American energy: The economic recovery bill provides a total of $30 billion for such initiatives as a new, smart power grid, advanced battery technology, and energy efficiency measures, which will create nearly 500,000 jobs across the country.

Parkinson announced the creation of the Web site at a meeting of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Advisory Group, a group of state leaders and legislators whose goal it is to ensure that Kansas maximizes the opportunities in the stimulus bill.

He said the site will be updated as new details of the stimulus plan are released.