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House Approves $345M in Military Construction for Guam
House Requires Veterans Affairs to Report on Guam Clinic Status  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—June 15, 2007–Washington, D.C–

The House of Representatives today passed H.R. 2642 the Fiscal Year 2008 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act.  The bill appropriates $345 million for military construction projects on Guam for fiscal year 2008.  The projects are listed below.

  • $101.8 million to build Phase I of the Kilo Wharf extension;
  • $59.4 million to improve security of electrical systems at Naval Base Guam;
  • $57.2 million to replace Naval Family Housing on Guam;
  • $45.2 million for a fitness center at Naval Base Guam;
  • $40.8 million to repair and upgrade the Naval Base Guam wastewater treatment plant;
  • $31.4 million to build Phase I of a potable water distribution system at Naval Base Guam;
  • $10 million for infrastructure at Northwest Field; and

 

“The military construction activity will go a long way in stimulating our economy and new tax revenues from these federal projects will be a significant help to our island once the projects are undertaken.” Bordallo said.

The bill also includes report language that directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to report on its plans to activate the previously funded Community-Based Outpatient Clinics on Guam, as well as twenty-eight other sites across the United States.

“The Committee report includes language that will force answers to the concerns that I have expressed to the Department of Veterans Affairs on several occasions regarding the delays in starting construction of the proposed veterans’ Community Based Outpatient Clinic.” Bordallo said. “The veterans’ clinic for Guam is a priority that should be constructed by funds provided to the Department of Veterans Affairs.”

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Contact: Joseph E. Duenas in Washington, D.C. at 202-225-1188 or Cathy Gault at 671-477-4272/4

joseph.duenas@mail.house.gov or cathy.gault@mail.house.gov

www.house.gov/bordallo


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