Appropriations Committee Okays Abercrombie's $553 Million for Military Construction in Hawaii
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Appropriations Committee Okays Abercrombie's $553 Million for Military Construction in Hawaii
The House Appropriations Committee today approved $553 million in military construction funding for Hawaii requested by U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie and authorized in the 2009 National Defense Authorization Act.
"This budget addresses the crisis in our military readiness, which has suffered terribly during the five-year occupation of Iraq," said Abercrombie, who chairs the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces. "By addressing the military readiness crisis equipment, manpower, training and facilities these funds will have a large and direct impact on Hawaii-based troops and military installations, including Schofield Barracks on Oahu, Pohakuloa Training Area on Hawaii Island, and the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai.
Abercrombie's Hawaii projects include:
Schofield Barracks (barracks, battalion complex, brigade complex, infrastructure) - $279 million
Wideband SATCOM Operations Center, Wahiawa - $40 million
Pohakuloa Training Area (Saddle Road construction, phase five) - $9 million
Pacific Missile Range Facility Advanced Radar Detection Laboratory - $28.9 million
Marine Corps Base Hawaii Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (part of ongoing improvements to bachelor enlisted quarters) - $28.2 million
Naval Station Pearl Harbor (joint forces deployment staging area, fitness center, child development center) - $80.29 million
Submarine Drive-in Magnetic Silencing Facility Phase II - $41.088 million
Defense Logistics Agency, Pearl Harbor, replacement of fuel pipeline - $27.7 million.
Army Reserve Center, Fort Shafter - $19.199 million
"This measure also recognizes the critical role of the National Guard and Reserve and addresses their modernization programs with an additional $800 million," Abercrombie said.
In addition, the resulting work for Hawaii building trades and related businesses will stimulate new economic activity that's important to the strength of Hawaii's construction industry and overall economy.
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