The following projects were included in the 2009 Continuing Resolution Spending Bill.
$17.5 million for the construction of a chapel facility on Fort Hood. This facility will help meet religious needs of the nearly 50,000 soldiers stationed at Fort Hood while also providing counseling services, child care and family support services for soldiers and their families.
$32 million for the construction of Vehicle Maintenace Facilities at Fort Hood. These funds will support construction of unit maintenance and operations facilities for a Clearance Company and a Military Police Unit. The facilities will help support the troop increase requested by the Secretary of Defense as part of the "Grow the Force" initiative for the Army.
$10.8 million for a Joint Air Ground Center at Fort Hood. These funds will support construction of a Joint Air Ground Center to support the administrative, training, vehicle and equipment maintenance and storage requirements for the 3rd Air Support Operations Goup and the 9th Air Support Operations Squadron at Fort Hood. This project will help cement the Air Force presence at Fort Hood.
$1.52 million for Texas State University to establish a center for geospatial intelligence and investigation that will enhance the Criminal Justice Program at the Round Rock Higher Education Center. This progam will ultimately teach our soldiers and law enforcement how to track terrorist activities.
$2.8 million for the Fort Hood Training Lands and Restoration and Maintenace Project. This project will provided dedicated resources to rehabilitate lands at Fort Hood degraded by over 60 years of training with military vehicles. This program will reduce soil erosion and compaction, increase vegetation, fill gullies, construce sediment traps, and provide appropriate tank trails, stream-crossings and hilltop access points for tactical vehicles.
$2 million for Teco-Westinghouse Motor Company in Round Rock. The funds will provide research tools to accommodate the introduction of the High Temperature Superconductor (HTS) Trap Field Magnet (TFM) Motors which will help future Navy ships meet power requirements for future fleets.
$23 million for National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center (NERRTC). The funding will be used to provide relevant and effective weapons of mass destruction (WMD)/terrorism training and education to our nation's emergency responders and their supervisors. Note: The $23 million is split between six lawmakers who requested the funds.
The following projects were included in the FY08 Omnibus Spending Bill and the FY08 Department of Defense Spending bill.
$705,000 for the Tarleton State University Rural Law Enforcement Project. These funds will provide for new technology that will allow the Tarleton law enforcement agencies access to an information database so they can share information between different law enforcement jurisdictions.
$250,000 for a Middle Brazos River Feasibility Study. The Corps of Engineers and the Brazos River Authority are evaluating the feasibility of increasing the water supply of the Middle Brazos basin by raising lake levels (reallocating flood pool storage to water supply). This is a long-term project aimed at developing additional water at existing reservoir sites for future needs.
$713,000 for a Texas Water Allocation Assessment. These funds will provide for a critical assessment that will help the Texas Water Board plan for the future water needs of the state. The Texas Water Allocation Assessment will enable the Corps of Engineers to assist water regions in determining if existing water can be better allocated to support more balanced water use for future needs. Texas regional water planning groups are working together to explore water supply opportunities in Texas to meet the state’s future water requirements.
$250,000 for a Williamson County Water Reuse Project. Williamson County is exploding with new residents and the water system must be able to keep up with the growing population and increased water needs. Cities in Williamson County have indicated the need to construct new or additional wastewater effluent reuse projects to supplement Williamson County’s water supply. In order to stretch available clean water resources, the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) is proposing to combine several current and future projects into a Williamson County Regional Reuse System.
$750,000 for Killeen Metroplex Hospital. These federal funds will provide new cardiac catherization equipment and research at Killeen Metroplex Hospital.
$500,000 for Killeen Water and Sewer Infrastructure. These funds will provide for critical new infrastructure that will supply a sewer and water system to serve the new police headquarters in Killeen.
$438,000 for the Round Rock Higher Education Nursing Center. These funds will be used to establish a nursing program at Round Rock Higher Education Center, an entirely new major for the Texas State University System.
$268,000 for Southwestern University’s Center for Hispanic Studies. These funds will strengthen American society by increasing educational access for Hispanic students and advancing Latin American studies and scholarships.
$136,000 for Harris Methodist Erath Hospital. The recent renovations in the radiology department have set in motion new patient care opportunities. These federal funds will be used to further enhance those opportunities within the department with emphasis especially on technological advancements and patient flow.
$195,000 for Tarleton State Rural Nursing Program. The Rural Nursing Education Program will receive $195,000 thousand for new teaching equipment.
$341,000 for Temple Health and Biosciences District. Temple has in place many of the elements needed to become a player in the development of biotechnology and bioscience activities in Texas.
$253,000 for Communities-In-Schools in Bell and Coryell Counties.
$18 million for a CH-47 Hangar at Fort Hood. This funding will allow for the construction of a CH-47 maintenance hangar at Hood Army Airfield in order to support the Army’s initiative to transform aviation brigade sized units to combat aviation brigade sized units. This transformation will provide more flexibility and supports the Global War on Terrorism. The present hangar was built in the 1950’s, only supports three aircraft, and does not meet the current requirement to support the maintenance needs of today’s advanced aircraft. These funds provide Fort Hood with an adequate facility required to support a Combat Aviation Brigade and also prevent unnecessary hardships to the unit’s ability to maintain and train soldiers. The new hangar will provide sufficient space to protect aircraft from inclement and damaging weather.
$47 million for a new Barracks Complex at Fort Hood.
$45 million for a new Barracks Complex at Fort Hood (Growth the Force).
$46 million for a Unit Operations Facility at Fort Hood.
$500,000 for Round Rock Railroad Quiet Zones. These funds will establish a new 3.2 mile railroad quiet zone from Williamson County Road 172, Quick Hill Road, to A.W. Grimes Boulevard in Round Rock. The improvements include upgrading six public highway-Union Pacific rail crossings from two to four quadrant gates, adding medians and adding vehicle presence detection.
$400,000 for Round Rock Revitalization. These funds will provide infrastructure improvements on Main Street from Interstate 35 to San Saba Street including street, utility and sidewalk improvements. Construction of a new bridge across Lake Creek is also included in the scope of the project.
$350,000 for the Georgetown NE Inner Loop Project. Central Texas is booming and the roads must be able to keep up with the growing population and economy. These funds are critical to rebuild the pavement and realign the lanes on the NE Loop in Georgetown, and will provide added capacity and safety to accommodate the recent developments in the area.
$500,000 for Cedar Park RM 1431. These funds are critical to widen a four-lane section and add a raised median to bring this portion of RM 1431 to the same width as the rest of the road. This project is vital for the growing transportation infrastructure in Cedar Park.
$400,000 for the Harker Heights Armed Services YMCA. These funds will be used to build a new Armed Services YMCA in Harker Heights. Not only will this project provide military and civilian families with a place to exercise, but it will also provide programs to help wounded soldiers who are returning home from the war rehabilitate and adjust to their new way of life. The facility is scheduled to include a fitness center, gymnasium, indoor swimming pool, cardio center and a child care center.
$140,000 for the Temple Performing Arts Center. The Temple Performing Arts Center will be used by the City of Temple, Temple College, the Temple Symphony, the Temple Civic Theater, as well as other local area public and private schools as a venue for the performing arts. This project will allow for the restoration of historic buildings while providing a central location for theater productions in Temple. The construction of a theater in downtown Temple will spur economic development in the community.
$357 for the Fort Hood Range Revegetation Project. This is a joint project between the Texas Water Resources Institute and Fort Hood to revegetate 30,000 acres where heavy artillery traffic has disturbed soils and left the land largely without vegetation. This plan also gives Fort Hood the ability to utilize more of its land for training purposes as well as removing substantial amounts of composted dairy manure from the North Bosque River watershed.
$220,000 for Blackland Soil and Water Research. This program develops and uses databases and models to evaluate soil and water conservation practices and programs. The funding will enable field monitoring studies to determine the impact of land use and management, and suggest practices that will improve water quality in the Central Texas rivers and lakes. The research being conducted at the USDA-ARS is helping maximize the effectiveness of conservation programs across the country.
$810,000 for the Big Creek Watershed Project. These federal funds are necessary to complete archeological, biological and design surveys to bring the Big Creek (Tri-County) Watershed to construction. The structures are for flood control and for a new water reservoir for the City of Marlin.
$2.4 million to Applied Physical Electronics in Austin . This funding will be used for continued development of the Electro-Magnetic Flak Impulse System to mitigate terrorist activities.
$3 million for Fort Hood Training Lands Restoration and Maintenance. This funding will be used to rehabilitate training lands on Fort Hood through a program that reduces soil erosion and compaction, increases vegetation, fills gullies, constructs sediment traps, and provides appropriate stream-crossing and hilltop access points for vehicles. In addition, this program will verify the effectiveness of training land rehabilitation efforts.
$2 million for The Tactical Local Area Network Program. This program provides Special Operational Forces’ operational commanders and forward deployed forces advanced automated data processing and display capabilities to support situational awareness, mission planning and execution, and command and control of forces.
$1.6 million for High Optemo Performance Soldier Training to University of Texas. This funding will be used for critical research of soldiers in conditions of stress and fatigue in order to create recommendations that will result in improved soldier performance and their ability to survive in high stress situations.
$1 million to Fort Hood, the University of Texas, and Texas A&M for digitization support. This program has provided high-end technical support for the problems encountered during the transformation of the Army’s digitization program.
