Ryan King and Erin Partin of Columbus, Ohio, walk on the beach at the Gateway National Recreation Area at Sandy Hook, N.J., in this May 18, 2001, file photo.  The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association is pushing for more water projects to be funded by the stimulus bill.President Barack Obama’s ban on earmarks in the $825 billion economic stimulus bill doesn’t mean interest groups, lobbyists and lawmakers won’t be able to funnel money to pet projects.