Feb. 13, 2012

Defense Budget Contains Another $581 Million for
Construction at Washington State Military Facilities

The budget submitted to Congress by the Obama Administration today contains a total of $580,933,000 for military construction projects at Washington State military facilities, according to U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks. 

The budget includes the second increment of funding for the $715 million replacement of the 30-year old explosives handling wharf at Submarine Base Bangor.  For construction work on the upgrade in the next fiscal year the Navy has requested $280 million, Rep. Dicks said. 

Two other large items in the FY 2013 Military Construction budget proposal are $91 million for a wastewater treatment plant and $73 million for a Battalion Complex, both at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma.

“These substantial expenditures reflect the military value of our state’s defense bases which are strategically located and which house some of the most important elements of our nation’s military force,” said Rep. Dicks.   He added that “the consistently-high amount of construction funding in the defense budget for Washington has also helped to boost local employment, particularly in the Puget Sound area. “

The complete military construction budget request for Fiscal Year 2013, which begins Oct. 1, 2012, follows:

ARMY
Wastewater Treatment Plant JBLM……………………...….…...….$  91,000,000
Battalion Complex - Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM)..….....….$  73,000,000
Convoy Live Fire Range – Yakima Firing Ctr………...…...………..$    5,100,000
Readiness Ctr – Army National Guard Fort Lewis….….....…….....$  35,000,000
Army Reserve Ctr. JBLM…………......…………….......…….….....…$  40,000,000
Special Ops Forces Battalion Operations Facility JBLM…….........$  46,553,000
Special Ops Forces  Military Working Dog Kennel JBLM ….….….$    3,967,000

NAVY
Explosives Handling Wharf Increment 2 Sub Base Bangor……..$280,041,000
EA-18G Flight Simulator Facility Whidbey Island NAS…………….$    6,272,000

TOTAL Washington State Military Construction FY 2013……….....$580,933,000

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