Simpson sets aside millions in House bill for air base improvements 
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Published: June 23,2009
Time posted: 1:00 am
More than $20 million in federal funding has been earmarked for Mountain Home Air Force Base in the latest round of military appropriations.
Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, said “This funding will help improve the operations of the base, provide better facilities for its servicemen and women, and ensure the Base remains a vibrant part of our nation’s defense.”
The legislation is expected to be approved by the House Appropriations Committee later this afternoon.
The funding is split among the following two projects:
- $690,000 is slated to go to the Civil Engineer Maintenance Complex at MHAFB. The funding will be used for planning and design of a replacement facility for civil engineering functions at the base. Those functions are currently dispersed among 10 World War II and Korean War era facilities that are in various stages of disrepair. The existing buildings are a danger to those working in them and adversely affect all daily civil engineering operations.
- $20 million is slated to go to the Logistics Readiness Center at MHAFB. Once fully funded, the new Logistics Readiness Center will provide command and control for all materials in-bound and out-bound, including freight processing, packing, crating, and provide bulk and bin storage. These functions are currently dispersed among several buildings because the existing Logistics Supply building is a condemned 53 year-old wooden structure beyond economical repair.
The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill also contains funding for military facilities across the world and a variety of programs assisting our nation’s veterans. A summary of the entire bill is available upon request. The bill now heads to the House floor where approval is expected in the next few weeks.
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