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For Immediate Release
October 16, 2001
FINAL VERSION OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION BILL
FUNDS PIER, SKILLS CENTER IN BREMERTON
WASHINGTON, D.C. – {House and Senate negotiators approved a final version of the Military Construction Appropriations bill today, endorsing the earlier agreement to fund the second phase of the new carrier pier as well as the construction of the new Industrial Skills Center in Bremerton, U.S. Congressman Norm Dicks said.
The legislation contains all spending for construction and facility improvements at military bases in the U.S. and overseas during the current fiscal year, including $251 million in Washington State, Rep. Dicks said. The conference agreement reached today will be ratified later this week by the House and Senate, he added.
Included will be $24 million for the second stage of construction to replace the carrier pier at Naval Station Bremerton, and another $14 million for a Puget Sound Naval Shipyard renovation project that consolidates training programs and relocates an emergency communications center. The plan also calls for the removal of an outmoded structure, which will allow for the expansion of Bremerton's downtown ferry terminal.
The bill also represents a major boost for the Army's "transformation" concept, pioneered by Fort Lewis in Tacoma. It provides a total of $136 million for construction activity associated with two brigades that are being reconfigured at Fort Lewis to address emerging threats worldwide, said Rep. Dicks.
The final version of the FY 2002 Military Construction Appropriations bill contains the following Washington State expenditures:
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| Fort Lewis |
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| Ammunition Supply Expansion |
$17,000,000 |
| Barracks Complex – 17th & B St. – First Increment. |
$48,000,000 |
| Combat Vehicle Trail |
$ 7,300,000 |
| Deployment Staging Complex |
$15,500,000 |
| Deployment Staging Complex RAIL |
$16,500,000 |
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| Pallet Handling Facility |
$13,200,000 |
| Vehicle Maintenance Facility |
$ 9,100,000 |
| Vehicle Maintenance Facility |
$ 9,600,000 |
| Army Reserve Center Maintenance Shop. |
$21,978,000 |
| * Special Operations Command Language Facility |
$ 1,100,000 |
| * Special Operations Command Tactical Equip.Complex |
$ 5,800,000 |
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| NAVY |
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| Puget Sound Naval Shipyard |
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| Industrial Skills Center Project |
$14,000,000 |
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| Sub Base Bangor |
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| Utilities and Site Improvements |
$ 3,900,000 |
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| Naval Station Bremerton |
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| Carrier Pier Replacement Increment II. |
$24,460,000 |
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| Naval Station Everett |
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| Shoreside Intermediate Maintenance Facility |
$ 6,820,000 |
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| Whidbey Island NAS |
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| P-3 Support Facility |
$ 3,470,000 |
| Aircrew Survival Training Facility |
$ 6,600,000 |
| New Control Tower |
$ 3,900,000 |
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| AIR FORCE |
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| McChord Air Force Base |
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| ADAL Mission Support Center Phase One |
$15,800,000 |
| Extension of Nose Docks for C-17 aircraft |
$ 4,900,000 |
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| Fairchild AFB |
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| Replacement of Munitions Maintenance Facility |
$ 2,800,000 |
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| TOTAL Washington State Military Construction FY 2002 |
$251,728,000 |
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